By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a cable vandalism gang and recovered several cut-to-size armoured cables in Guzape, Abuja. Adeh said police operatives attached to Guzape Division, at about 1:30am, sighted a Lexus SUV and a Toyota Sienna parked under suspicious circumstances.
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 27 to deliver judgment in the charges the Federal Government filed against the alleged Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapping negotiator, Mr. Tukur Mamu. Security operatives arrested the defendant in Cairo, Egypt, on September 6, 2022, shortly after the Kaduna-bound train was attacked, while he was on his way to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj with his family members.
Bench says eradication of bonded labour is a “continuing obligation”, requiring authorities to ensure that those freed are meaningfully rehabilitated
The police warn that the management would face legal consequences if any performance was held and resulted in a law-and-order problem.
Kumaraswamy accuses Shivakumar of conspiring to distribute ‘sleaze’ videos of Prajwal Revanna; he accuses the Bengaluru Police Commissioner of acting at the behest of the Chief Minister and questions the objectivity of the probe in the sting video case
CUTS International Accra, a leading research and public policy think tank, has criticised the prolonged failure of state agencies to address a loaded transit truck parked along the Achimota stretch of the Accra–Nsawam road, just before ABC Junction. Appiah Kusi Adomako, the Director of the West Africa Regional Centre of CUTS International in Accra, photographed the truck on 8 October 2026 after observing the vehicle at the location for several weeks.
Sources within the police force indicated that the officers were on their way to provide security for the APC primary election for the Zamfara North Senatorial District, which is ongoing in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the state. When contacted, the Zamfara State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer said the command was not authorised to comment on the matter, as it falls under the jurisdiction of the zonal command.
Sources within the police force indicated that the officers were on their way to provide security for the APC primary election for the Zamfara North Senatorial District, which is ongoing in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the state. When contacted, the Zamfara State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer said the command was not authorised to comment on the matter, as it falls under the jurisdiction of the zonal command.
Two brothers had been arrested for killing the cheetah and a licensed double barrel muzzle-loading gun has also been recovered
Christian women say mobs vandalised prayers meetings in their homes and physically assaulted them, accusing them of religious conversion; most perpetrators not arrested, police attitude has changed under BJP rule, survivors say
The Parties Without Representation in Parliament (PWREP) has challenged the prosecution in the trial of former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene to establish that the GH¢49.1 million at the centre of the case was public money. Speaking on behalf of the group, the General Secretary of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Anthony Gold Ahinful, said the prosecution must address the source and ownership of the funds as part of its case.
Simon Richardson hit Michael Mullins, dragged him for more than a mile under his Volvo XC90, and ran him over A driver who ploughed into a headteacher who was cycling home from school and dragged him, trapped under his car, for more than a mile has been jailed for life. Simon Richardson, who ignored give-way signs at a junction before the collision, was told he must serve a minimum of 25 years after a jury last week found him guilty of murder.
Finds Maharashtra police action in Karnataka without informing local police illegal
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Two persons have been killed while five others sustained injuries in separate attacks on Toul and Halle communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. A Mangu resident, Gabriel Titus, who confirmed the incidents to newsmen, said one person was killed and four others injured in the attack on Toul community.
Case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, in Los Angeles comes four months after first trial ended with a hung jury A 30-year-old man accused of starting the deadly Palisades fire is being retried for arson this week, four months after his first trial ended with a hung jury. Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht, a former Uber driver, is responsible for the January 2025 wildfire, which killed 12 people and ravaged thousands of buildings in the Pacific Palisades.
By Vincent Ujumadu Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested a 24-year-old man, Chidubem Anyigo, over the alleged theft of an iPhone belonging to a Catholic priest at Awada, Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was arrested by operatives attached to the Okpoko Police Division, in collaboration with members of the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG), at Relief Market, Okpoko, in Ogbaru Local Government Area.
(EACC says five companies associated with Nyaga, his son and his wife received Sh111.5 million.
By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the Nigerian Army have destroyed a suspected kidnappers’ hideout in Edimogbo Forest, Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State, recovering 1,000 rounds of ammunition, six motorcycles and other items. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Doctors at Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru say the Class X girl is conscious and improving; Minister Nara Lokesh praises her friend Lakshmi for her bravery and the YSRCP chief demands accountability from the State government
The landmark judgment concerns personal accountability in public service as more Kenyans sue...
They are expected to camp at Kabbur Naka on Monday night and reach Hindalga Central Prison in Belagavi on Tuesday morning
