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Spotlight on security contractor as $1m 'kidnapping' case heats up

Days into the landmark case, the public has already learned an accused double murderer was illegally deported in 2023. And there is still more to come.

Okpebholo vows to sign death warrant against convicted kidnappers after 30 days

The Edo governor said insecurity was a major concern when he assumed office but decided to prioritise tackling it, after raising the issue with President Bola Tinubu, who urged him to go ahead.

Masked gunmen kill seven in attack on church funeral in Jordan

At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded after two masked gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak, Jordan.

Police admit operatives shot entertainer, give reason

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that hundreds of angry youths, on Thursday, protested the killing of the entertainer, popularly known as Stone, allegedly by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Section of the police in Enugu State.

Argentina drops investigation into President Milei over crypto fraud

Javier Milei had denied acting fraudulently when a cryptocurrency nosedived after he deleted a social media post about it.

One killed, three injured as gunmen attack NDC candidate’s convoy

Police said they received a distress call about the attack in the community and immediately deployed operatives to the scene.

Brand trial ranges from backstage sex to alleged rape in his 'Gothic' home

A 2009 performance by the comedian at London's Hammersmith Apollo theatre, and what allegedly happened in the days that followed, has been the subject of much evidence at his rape trial this week.

How Brendan Nugent went from plant scientist to alleged attacker

Once known as a passionate environmentalist, neighbours and family say Brendan Nugent became increasingly isolated in the years before Monday's alleged attack.

Police arrest suspect over murder of retired Ogun teacher

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a 61-year-old retired teacher, Mrs Adedotun Adeteju Oluwaseun, who was found dead at her residence in Agbaakin Emere, Bode-Olude, Abeokuta. The suspect, identified as Alhaji Saburi Lateef Ayinde, popularly known as “Oki-Ocean”, was arrested on Monday, October 19, 2026, following investigations by detectives attached to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta.

MPSC paper ‘leak’: Fourth Commission official arrested, total arrests rise to 13

The accused, identified as Rohit Kolatakke, an assistant section officer with the MPSC, allegedly obtained the confidential question set from Abhijit Lendve, an under-secretary with the commission, who was arrested earlier in the case

Macron condemns racism after one killed in ‘terrorist’ shooting near Paris

Gunman opens fire from car in Trappes and Verrière, killing one and injuring five others, including a 12-year-old girl Emmanuel Macron has condemned racism in French society after a gunman opened fire from a car west of Paris on Friday, killing one person, wounding a 12-year-old girl and injuring four others in what the president called a “racist terrorist attack”. Macron arrived at the scene of the drive-by shooting in Trappes, a town west of Paris, on Friday night, saying he was deeply saddened by what he called the “premeditated” attack.

Police arrest three suspects over farm theft in Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing farm equipment, including water pumps and solar panels, in Bursari LGA.

NAFDAC Uncovers Empty Alcohol Bottles Stockpiled For Suspected Counterfeiting

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a residential building in Lagos where more than 100 sacks of empty alcoholic beverage bottles were stored for suspected use in producing counterfeit drinks. “We are calling on all women in Nigeria, please, when you see something taking place in your area, kindly notify the nearest NAFDAC office so that we can stop this menace, so that we can save our country from all these counterfeiters,” Ojo added.

Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, officials say

“Whoever imagines that the bullets of treachery can divide the ranks of Jordanians will fail in his endeavour before our steadfastness and unity,” the king added in a post on X. Dozens of people had been inside the church for the funeral when the shooting began, Khaled Burqan, one of the mourners, told Jordan’s al-Mamlaka state-run TV. Karak has a sizeable Christian community in the majority-Muslim Jordan.

Israel locks down occupied West Bank after Hebron shooting

Israel has imposed a lockdown across the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers.

Macron condemns ‘racist terrorist attack’ after deadly shooting near Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron visited the working-class town of Trappes southwest of Paris, where a gunman opened fire earlier in the day in an attack suspected of having targeted people of foreign origin. Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh said the man was “firing at random, wanting to cause a bloodbath” as he drove through Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere.

Former FBI officials charged in connection with Hunter Biden laptop probe

Lawyers for two accused officials say Department of Justice seeking to revive scandal in the run-up to midterm vote.

Criminals recruiting children to damage Greater Manchester HMOs, police believe

Houses being targeted because they are thought to hold immigrants, with dozens of properties affected in recent weeks Criminals are recruiting vulnerable people, including children, to damage houses suspected of being HMOs, police in Manchester believe. In recent weeks, dozens of properties have been targeted across Greater Manchester, mostly in Salford, but also in Stockport and Tameside.

KC Luxury arrives court in ambulance, seeks bail for treatment

A nurse at the Police Hospital, Falomo, Lagos, told the court that Mr Afolabi was admitted on 7 October.

Two workers killed in chloroform vapour leak at pharma unit, TGPCB orders closure

853 persons donate blood as part of Police Commemoration Week in Adilabad

Kerala HC sets aside guidelines for producing accused before judicial officer after court hours

While retaining provisions requiring prior intimation to the magistrate in cases of production after 5 p.m., court directs the State government to issue fresh guidelines

Police permission sought for over 60 RSS marches across Bengaluru

The RSS march applications became a talking point after Home Minister Priyank Kharge took to social media to share two communications from the RSS that “informed” the police of the proposed marches in the city.

One person killed in suspected ‘Islamophobic’ shooting near Paris

Antiterrorism prosecutors investigating motive of attack that seriously wounded five, including a 12-year-old girl.