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IGP Decorates Six New DIGs, One AIG
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun on has decorated six newly appointed Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and one Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).
Police smash Pakistani gang of kidnappers in Lagos, nab 2, 5 escape, rescue victim
Two Pakistanis, aged 19 and 28 are now in police net for allegedly kidnaping a fellow 48-year-old Pakistani who was lured to Lagos from Kano state.
LASTMA averts disaster as fully loaded tanker spills fuel
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has averted disaster after a fully loaded tanker overturned and spilled fuel across the main carriageway of the Oshodi-Gbagada Expressway.
NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron in Lagos after 17 years
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a wanted 59-year-old international drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff he was apprehended at his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos after 17 years of evading authorities.
How we arrested 35 Lagos robbery suspects within a week – Police
The Lagos State Police Command says it arrested 35 robbery suspects within a week in operations which covered areas from Ajah to Elemoro.
Ikeja military cantonment renamed ‘T. A. Lagbaja cantonment’
The Ikeja Military Cantonment, Ikeja, Lagos has been renamed to ‘T. A. Lagbaja Cantonment’ in honour of late Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja.
Slain Anambra lawmaker: IG urged to take over after suspects’ escape
The Ime Obi Royal Council of Onitsha Kingdom, Anambra State, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to take over the investigation of the murder of Justice Azuka, who represented Onitsha North 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly.
‘N80.2bn fraud’: EFCC presents witnesses against Yahaya Bello
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, February 24, 2025, presented its first round of witnesses in the trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
DSS nabs three for assaulting operatives at Lagos Assembly
Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three persons linked to the assault of its officers at the premises of Lagos House of Assembly last Monday.
Nine killed, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
Nine persons have been confirmed dead, while three others were severely injured in an accident that occurred in Ayetoro area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday.