Hisbah Arrests 25 Over Alleged Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony in Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board has intervened to stop what it described as an alleged same-sex marriage ceremony, arresting 25 people in the operation. According to the Board, the arrests took place on Saturday evening at an event centre on the Hotoro Bypass, in the Tarauni Local Government Area of the State. Sheikh Dr Mujahid Aminuddeen Abubakar, Deputy Commander General (Special Operations) of the Hisbah Board, confirmed that the operation was triggered by an intelligence...

Boko Haran Insurgents Use Drones To Launch Attacks – Zulum

The outlawed group, Boko Haram have now resort of using drones to launch attacks on Borno State communities and Military bases. It will be recalled that terrorists deployed a drone to attack a military formation in the state, signaling a dangerous escalation in the capabilities of the terrorist group. Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum of Borno State has raised concern over the proliferation of drone attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, calling on the federal government to...

Era Of Treating Domestic Violence As A Family Matter Is Over– Police

The Nigerian Police Force has declared that the era of dismissing domestic violence as a “family matter” is over. The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Miller Dantawaye, made this known at the 2025 National Conference of Raising Future Leaders, organized by the Memunat Single Mother and Child Initiative, and held at the National Human Rights Commission in Abuja. Dantawaye, who was represented by CSP Blessed O. Folorunsho, Officer-in-Charge of the Gender...

Nigeria Deports192 Foreigners Convicted For Cyber-Terrorism, Others

Security agencies comprising, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has deported the remaining 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for various offenses including cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos. The first batch of 42 convicts comprising Chinese and Filipino nationals which began on Friday, August 15, 2025, followed the conviction of the offenders by the Federal High...

Police Disperse #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest in Abuja

…Organisers arrested, protesters claim live fire was used Security operatives in Nigeria’s capital on Monday foiled a planned demonstration calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resulting in arrests and accusations of undue force. The protest, organised under the hashtag #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, was led by human-rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher Omoyele Sowore and was intended to march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Security agencies had mounted heavy deployments across major routes...

Enugu Police Arrest Thief Disguised as NYSC Member

The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has reaffirmed the Enugu State Police Command’s commitment to combating crime within the state and its environs. CP Giwa states that there will be no hiding place in the state for hoodlums as his men are determined to burst their camouflage and keep Enugu safe. In a press release signed by SP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer revealed that Operatives attached to Highway Patrol arrested a...

AG Fagbemi Says Presidential Clemency Process Still Under Review

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has clarified that no inmate granted clemency under the recent presidential prerogative of mercy exercise has yet been released from custody. In a statement issued on Thursday, Fagbemi explained that the exercise is still undergoing final administrative review to ensure full compliance with legal and procedural standards before any release instrument is signed. “The process remains at the final administrative stage, which...

Bandits Slain Five Police Officers, Three Vigilantes In Zamfara

Governor Dauda Lawal of Kebbi state has confirmed the killing of five police officers and three community protection guards (CPGs) on patrol along the Gusau-Funtuwa road in Tsafe LGA in Zamfara state. The Governor confirmed the killing of the security operatives in a post on Facebook but the police command was yet to make an official statement on the ambush. The Governor wrote: “To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. I have...

Suspects Arrested Over Death of Arise TV Anchor in Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has apprehended 12 suspects in connection with the armed robbery that claimed the life of Somtochukwu “Sommie” Christella Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television, alongside a security guard. According to a police statement, the suspects have confessed to their roles in the crime. The Incident On 29 September 2025, around 3:30 a.m., about fifteen armed men invaded Unique Apartments, a 16-flat building in the Katampe (Gishiri) area...

Bandits Abducts Imam, Serving Councillors In Zamfara

Bandits have abducted Imam and two serving councillors with Maradun LGA in Zamfara State during an attack in Tsauni community in Gusau, the state capital. Hon. Sanusi Gama Giwa, Chairman of Maradun LGA, who disclosed this in a statement he personally signed, said the councillors, who represent Gidan Goga and Tsibiri wards in Maradun Local Government Area, were reportedly seized around 8:05 pm on Wednesday, near a police outpost, shortly after performing the Maghrib prayers....

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