By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the killing of an officer with the Traffic Management and Regulatory Agency (TRAMRA), who was allegedly attacked by a commercial driver during a traffic enforcement operation in Calabar, the state capital. The incident occurred on Monday, May 25, 2026, at approximately 10:00 AM around…
The Department of State Services (DSS), under the leadership of Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, has released a young man, Mr. Ya’u Mohammed from Gashua town in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, after investigations confirmed that he had no connection to any wrongdoing. In what has been described as a rare humanitarian gesture, the DSS…
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Inspectors Ayanniyi Jelili, Durojaye Francis, and Olayemi Titus, attached to Zone 16 Headquarters, Yenagoa, who allegedly engaged in armed robbery, kidnapping, and extortion while operating illegal patrols within Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Anthony Placid disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims, including the Chief Medical Director of Crown Hospital, Nkpor, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu while disclosed this while briefing Journalists at the Command’s headquarters Amawbia-Awka, on Wednesday, said the rescued…
A male suspect simply identified as Goodnews who allegedly defiled a 16- year-old girl in Rupokwu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State last week has escaped from Police custody. The case was being investigated by the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Port Harcourt. It was gathered the suspect escaped when the…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have again recorded another major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown on violent criminal gangs in the state, following the recovery of sophisticated firearms, explosive devices, and large cache of ammunition from a suspected criminal hideout in a forest in Owerre-Ezukala community, Orumba South Local Government…
Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court has convicted and sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Kumo, to two years and six months imprisonment for bribery. Kumo was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a three-count charge bordering on corruption. A statement on Wednesday by the EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a notorious cultist, Mr Favour Izunna, aged 22 years over the gruesome killing of five persons at Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed the arrest in a statement signed and…
By Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu What began as a journey of faith has turned into a nightmare of anguish, fear, and desperate hope. For eight harrowing days, thirteen young Cross Riverians, vibrant, hopeful, and committed to service, have been held captive by ruthless bandits in Aloma Village, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Their…
By Kelvin Obambon A tragic motor accident along the Calabar–Itu Highway has claimed the lives of at least two individuals, believed to be students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS). The incident, which occurred on the night of May 1, 2026, involved a head-on collision between a commercial coaster bus and a heavy-duty…
