VIDEO: Watch as Seun Kuti regains freedom from Police custody
A video has captured when the the arrested, Afro pop singer, Seun Kuti regained freedom after days in police custody.
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Election rigging allegation: Police arrest social media user, Soludo washes hands off
Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Sunday, denied knowledge of the reason behind arrest of one Mr Nnamdi Chude, reportedly in police net since Saturday. Chude was arrested in Onitsha, following some tweet he made alleging that governor Soludo’s ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), was involved in the rigging of 2023 House of Assembly election. But governor Soludo, in Read More
Barcelona star in trouble over ‘s3xual abuse’
Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves was arrested Friday after being accused of sexually abusing a woman in Spain. The alleged act took place on Dec. 31 at a night club in Barcelona, police told The Associated Press. Alves will now go before a judge, who will decide on the charges. The charge of sexual abuse in Spain can mean anything Read More
Breaking: Detained AIT owner, Dokpesi, regains freedom
The founder of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been released after an incident which led to his arrest at the London Heathrow airport on Sunday. Confirming his release in a statement issued Monday morning by the DAAR Communications management, the group maintained that the Chief was delayed after an incident. “Dokpesi arrived via Frankfurt from Abuja on Read More
Wanted notorious kidnap gang member nabbed in Ogun
The men of the Ogun state police command have arrested another member of a notorious 12 kidnap gang who escaped into the Onigbedu forest in Ewekoro Local government area of the state. The suspect, Usman Aliyu, was arrested following a combing exercise embarked upon by the police after an information received at Ewekoro divisional headquarters that the suspect was sighted Read More
Grandma, pregnant woman in NDLEA’s net over 5,527.15kg meth, skunk
A 60-year-old grandmother and a pregnant woman were among those arrested during interdiction operations in which 5,527.15 kilograms of methamphetamine and cannabis sativa, as well as 132,090 tablets of tramadol and 2,000 bottles of codeine were recovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), across five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in the last Read More
Breaking: Police arrest popular musician, Ice Prince, for ‘abduction, assault’, to be arraigned
Popular Nigerian musician, Ice Prince, has been arrested by the Lagos state police command, for allegedly assaulting a police officer. In a tweet by the spokesperson of Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Friday, he disclosed that the music star has been arrested and would be arraigned later same day. According to Hundeyin, “At about 3am @Iceprincezamani was stopped Read More
Police evacuate girls dumped inside well in Osun
The Osun state Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, Thursday confirmed that the two girls whose mother dumped inside well water in Osogbo, the state capital, have been evacuated. The girls, Darasimi (8) and Desire (5), were dumped inside the well water by their mother, Omowumi, Monday evening. The CP who spoke through the command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the Read More
Osun poly student dies after visiting boyfriend
A National Diploma (ND1) student in the department of Mass Communication, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has been declared dead after developing sickness in her boyfriend’s house. The lady, simply identified as Wumi, was said to have visited her boyfriend at the weekend where she had complication and became unconscious. It was gathered that the lady was living at Gaa Fulani, Read More
Mother, son arrested for murder of 60-year-old neighbor
The men of the Ogun state police command have arrested one Mary Ogbeifu and her son, Godwin Ogbeifu for the gruesome murder of a 60 year old neighbor, Iyabo Olasheinde. The arrest was contained in a press statement issued by the police spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi and made available to Blueprint, Friday. The suspects, according to Oyeyemi were arrested following Read More
70-year-old man rapes 7 yr-old-girl in Bauchi
A 70-year-old-man in Bauchi state has been arrested by police detectives attached to Zone 12 command headquarters situated in Bauchi for allegedly raping a 7-year-old girl. The culprit one Alhaji Umaru Daura had allegedly defiled the minor who is his neighbour’s daughter at Toro local government of the state. The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), Thomas Goni, revealed this Read More
Insecurity: Stop tagging terrorism as banditry, Akeredolu warns
Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has warned that the various criminal activities of kidnapping, bombing and assault on the people in some parts of the country which are being referred to as banditry must be appropriately addressed as terrorism. Governor Akeredolu said that infiltration of the country’s borders and burning down of railway are activities that must be Read More
Revealed! Identities of 3 monarchs killed when gunmen invaded Imo
Earlier on Tuesday, we reported that gunmen invaded a stakeholders’ meeting and killed up to three traditional in Njaba local government headquarters of Imo state. Blueprint however reports that two out of the three of them who unfortunately lost their lives are the Obi 1 of Okwudor autonomous community, Eze E. Anayochukwu Durueburuo and Eze Sampson Osunwa of Ihebineowerre autonomous community. Read More
Police arrest 3 with 4 rifles, 567 ammunition in Niger
Niger State Police have arrested three suspected gun runners and recovered four rifles 567 ammunition from the suspects. The state Commissioner of Police, Monday Bala Kuryas, stated this at the weekend in Minna He said, “two of the gun runners, 32 years Muhammadu Bello and 30 years Nura Umar were arrested by the Police Safer Highway patrol team who were Read More
Pictures: Suspects operating Illegal rehabilitation centre nabbed
Kano state police command on, Thursday, uncovered an illegal rehabilitation centre for wrongful confinement and child abuse. The state Police spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement said the command on Thursday, October 7, received a credible source that, one Aminu Rabiu, of Yar Akwa, Naibawa Quarters, Tarauni LGA, Kano State is running an illegal rehabilitation centre Read More
VIDEO: Veteran Nollywood actor Chinwetalu Agu reveals what he was doing before Army arrested him
Actor Chinwetalu Agu in a viral video revealed that he was sharing bread when men of Nigerian army arrested him. He distance himself from the claim that he was campaigning for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network. The veteran actor was arrested by Men of Nigerian Army at Upper Iweka in Anambra state on Thursday. The Read More
Police nab robber, bank staff for attempted robbery in Ogun
The Ogun state police command have arrested one, Olagoke Dare, a staff of Abestone Microfinance bank located in Abeokuta for planning with one, Idowu Tunde to him of a cash sum of N3million belong to the bank. The police spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in a press statement made available to Blueprint Tuesday, stated that the duo were arrested following the confessional Read More
Police nab ‘armed robber’ terrorising Ogun community
The Ogun state police command have arrested one armed robbery suspect terrorising residents of Silva Estate Odomalasa area of Ilese ijebu. The suspect, Bolanle Ojomu was arrested while carrying out robbery operation in the area. The police spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in a press statement made to Blueprint Sunday, stated that the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the Read More
Breaking: Tonto Dikeh’s estranged lover, Kpokpogri, drags DSS, actress to court, demands N10bn
Estranged lover of Tonto Dikeh, a nollywood actress, Prince Joseph Kpokpogri, has dragged the actress and the Department of State Services (DSS) before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the enforcement of his fundamental rights. In the case dated 20th September, 2021 and filed today with Suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/1092/2021, the Plaintiff prayed the court for a restraining order stopping Read More
64-year-old man jailed for impersonating lawyer in Osun
Justice Peter Lifu of a federal high court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state, Wednesday, sentenced a 64-year-old man, Folorunsho Olayanju, to one year jail for impersonating lawyer. The convict who was said to be a political stalwart in Osun, was charged with six count charges bothering on fraud, impersonation and stealing. He was said to have defrauded one Hammed Bamidele, Read More
Police parades suspected killers of 7 farmers in Osun
Osun state police command Wednesday paraded five suspected killers of some farmers who were murdered on their way to farm in Modakeke. The suspects are: Akingbala Olakunle aka ‘All Stand,’ Owoniyi Segun aka ‘Agbede,’ Daramola Muideen aka ‘Ede,’ Shina Adeyemi and one Awotunde Elijah. The Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, said the suspects were arrested in connection with the murder Read More
Police burst kidnap syndicate, recover arms, vehicles in Imo
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command has bursted a kidnap and armed robbery syndicate in the state, recovering arms and vehicles from the gang. In a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters Owerri, Wednesday, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Rabiu Hussaini said the breakthrough followed the kidnapping of one Okechukwu Mbata, 42 years of age, in 2019 and Kelechi Read More
Breaking: DSS raids, arrests railway vandals, thieves in Jos (Pictures)
The Plateau state command of the Department of Security Services (DSS) on Wednesday raided vandals and thieves of railway property. The DSS according to its deputy director operations Garba Audu, a retired police inspector, was first arrested Tuesday night driving a vehicle with items and further investigation led to raiding of their stores at Bukuru in Jos South local government Read More
Ogun: Man arrested for impregnating, aborting for a 16-year-old niece
A 52-year-old man, Jimoh Mutaliu has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for impregnating and procuring abortion for his 16-years-old niece. The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Adatan divisional headquarters by the victim’s father. A statement by the command’s spokeperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi stated that the victim’s father discovered that his 16 years old Read More
Pastor, 3 others die as youths rampage against Ebubeagu in Abakaliki
A pastor, John Onu of Glorious gospel fire Assembly, Monday lost his life to a stray bullet at Hatchery road, Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi state. Pastor Onu who may be around his late forty, early fifty years was said to be praying in his house when a stray bullet allegedly from policemen hit his chest. Hatchery road was Read More