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Ekiti alleged wife killing: Police seek suspect in Ado-Ekiti

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Ekiti Police are investigating the death of 25-year-old Kehinde Onizeokaraga and are seeking Sodiq Ibrahim, identified in reporting as her husband, over an alleged attack in Ado-Ekiti. No arrest, charge or finding of guilt has been established....

Sokoto attack: One killed, reported INEC worker abducted in Kebbe

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Sokoto Police confirm one person was killed and another abducted in Girkau, Kebbe LGA, with the abducted man reported to be an INEC worker and his current status still unresolved....

OPay shutdown notice: Police arrest woman after cybercrime probe

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OPay denied the viral shutdown notice, while police say cybercrime investigators traced its publication to an account linked to Hafsat Abubakar....

Ogun police probe two separate domestic-death cases

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Police are investigating separate deaths in Ogungbade and Ibogun Akinode. One husband is in custody, while another man accused in a separate case was later reported dead after a road crash....

Bauchi police probe officer over two-year salary access dispute

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Corporal Yusuf Aliyu says his salary was processed but inaccessible for about two years. Bauchi Police say a BVN-name mismatch caused the restriction and have ordered an investigation....

Kaduna police recover 332 suspected fake $100 notes, firearms, vehicles

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Kaduna police say separate operations produced suspected counterfeit currency, firearms and two vehicles, but the cases are not being treated as one criminal network....

Police respond to reported ₦40m bandit levy in Kebbe, Sokoto

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Residents of Kebbe, Sokoto State, face a reported ₦40m extortion demand as police say they are responding to threats linked to the levy....

Benue Kidnapping: Five Passengers Rescued, Nine Still Held at Latest Police Update

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Five passengers have been rescued after gunmen attacked an Enugu-Abuja commercial bus in Benue State, while nine remained in captivity at the latest police-confirmed update....

IGP Disu Orders Heightened Surveillance Across States Over Middle East Tensions

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Acting Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu has ordered commissioners nationwide to intensify surveillance and intelligence gathering amid escalating Middle East tensions. The directive prioritises northern zones and major urban centres, with emphasis on preventing the importation of foreign ideological or sectarian conflicts into Nigeria. Authorities describe the move as precautionary, not reactive....

Sowore’s Arrest and Courtroom Scuffle: When Justice Becomes a Battlefield

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The Nigeria Police Force has defended transferring activist Omoyele Sowore to Kuje Prison just minutes after he was granted bail, citing “court procedure.” The chaotic re-arrest inside the court premises sparked outrage from rights groups, reigniting debate over police excesses, judicial independence, and Nigeria’s vanishing tolerance for dissent....

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Ekiti alleged wife killing: Police seek suspect in Ado-Ekiti

Sokoto attack: One killed, reported INEC worker abducted in Kebbe

OPay shutdown notice: Police arrest woman after cybercrime probe

Ogun police probe two separate domestic-death cases

Bauchi police probe officer over two-year salary access dispute

Kaduna police recover 332 suspected fake $100 notes, firearms, vehicles

Police respond to reported ₦40m bandit levy in Kebbe, Sokoto

Benue Kidnapping: Five Passengers Rescued, Nine Still Held at Latest Police Update

IGP Disu Orders Heightened Surveillance Across States Over Middle East Tensions

Sowore’s Arrest and Courtroom Scuffle: When Justice Becomes a Battlefield

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