Police Arrest Suspects Over Murder, Kidnapping, Robbery in Nine States

Police Arrest Suspects Over Murder, Kidnapping, Robbery in Nine States

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested several suspects in connection with armed robbery, murder, kidnapping, culpable homicide and arson across nine states. The operations also led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition, suspected narcotic drugs and other exhibits, according to the police operational update for Tuesday, October 13, 2026. In Oyo State, police operatives arrested six suspected members of an armed robbery gang allegedly terrorising Ibadan and its environs. The […]

October 13, 2026 2

NEWS

Military Rescues 36 Kidnap Victims, Arrests Terrorist Suspects Across Six States

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Defence Headquarters says troops rescued at least 36 abducted civilians and arrested several suspected terrorists, informants and criminal gang members during operations across the country between August 31 and September 3, 2026. According to a statement signed by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, the operations targeted terrorist and kidnapping networks in the North East, North West, North Central and South East. […]

September 8, 2026 23

NEWS

NERC Hails Edo State’s New Electricity Litigation Framework

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has commended the Edo State Judiciary for adopting the Edo State High Court (Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry) Practice Directions, 2026, describing the development as a major step towards strengthening the legal and regulatory framework of the power sector. The Practice Directions, introduced by the Edo State Judiciary under the leadership of the Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa, came into effect […]

June 25, 2026 25

NEWS

NDLEA Intercepts Captagon in Kwara, Seizes Cocaine, Opioids and IED Materials Across States

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 10,000 pills of the amphetamine drug Captagon in Kwara State and recovered multiple illicit substances in coordinated operations across the country. The interception occurred on April 21, 2026, along Bode Saadu Road in Kwara, where officers stopped a passenger vehicle and arrested 33-year-old Nasiru Mu’azu. A search led to the recovery of 10 packs of Captagon and […]

April 29, 2026 22

NEWS

17 States to participate in 2O25 Olympic Day Celebration in Abuja

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja Olympic Day is a globally recognised annual event commemorating the founding of the modern Olympic Movement by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 At least 17 states across Nigeria have confirmed their participation in the 2025 Olympic Day celebration, scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Tony Nnezianya, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), announced this in a statement on Thursday. […]

June 27, 2025 35

NEWS

Stampede deaths: States list tough conditions for palliative distribution

As part of efforts to prevent tragedies at public events, several states have started the implementation of strict precautionary measures, The PUNCH reports. This comes after 67 people, 35 of them children, died in stampedes in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital; Okija, Anambra State and Abuja during a funfair and food distribution ceremonies. In the rush to secure free food items from the organisers, some of the participants were trampled […]

December 23, 2024 46

NEWS

Govs’ jobs bazaar: States’ wages rise by N900bn

Amid calls by Nigerians for a lower cost of governance, the personnel costs of the 36 states in Nigeria for the 2024 financial year have hit N2.76tn, an analysis of the budgets by The PUNCH has revealed. In 2023, the wage bill of the states according to their approved budget documents available on Open States powered by civic-tech innovation platform, BudgIT, stood at N2.26tn indicating that about N901.88bn had been added to […]

August 30, 2024 38

2

POLITICS

LG autonomy: 13 states rush to hold council polls

•Bauchi fixes LG poll for August 19, Kogi election holds October 19 •Jigawa, Imo, Anambra, Abia, Katsina, Kebbi, Benue set for exercise No fewer than 13 states have fixed dates for Local Government elections in the aftermath of last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgement which prohibited federal allocation to council being administered by caretaker committees. The states that have commenced council poll preparations include Kaduna, Kogi, Bauchi, Katsina, Osun, Enugu, Benue, […]

July 17, 2024 81 2

NEWS

12 states plan power projects, anger spreads over tariff hike

Lagos, Kano, and 10 other states have concluded plans to start generating power in their respective states in conformity with the Electricity Act 2023. it was gathered on Thursday that some of these states had established their electricity market laws and were waiting for the approval of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to have independent regulatory bodies different from the NERC owned by the Federal Government. As the states stepped […]

April 5, 2024 50

Call us +234 (0) 9073530044

states