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Traditional Stool Crisis: Police launch probe over death of 80-year-old man in Anambra

Nigeria, May 12 -- The police in Anambra State say they have begun an investigation into the death of the 80-year-old man, Paul Onwualu, in the state. The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochuk... Read More


Woman arrested for allegedly beating step-daughter to death

Nigeria, May 12 -- The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Enugu State Government, have arrested a woman, Ogechi John, for allegedly beating her nine-year-old stepdaughter to death in Enug... Read More


Police launch manhunt as gunmen kill two in Imo

Nigeria, May 12 -- Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have shot dead two people in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east. The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on ... Read More


Police detain, probe officers for assaulting passengers in Abia

Nigeria, May 12 -- The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained some police operatives who were filmed assaulting some passengers in Abia State, Nigeria's South-east. The police spokesperson in... Read More


Uzodimma joins Senate race, may resign as governor

Nigeria, May 11 -- Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has declared his interest to contest for the Imo West Senatorial District seat in 2027. Mr Uzodimma, who is serving his second term as governor,... Read More


Enugu information commissioner loses mum, GOCOP mourns

Nigeria, May 11 -- Laurita Nwakaego Agbo, mother of the Commissioner for Information in Enugu State, Malachy Agbo, is dead. The matriarch passed on at Niger Foundation Hospital, Enugu, after a brief ... Read More


Police dismantle IPOB hideout, arrest three suspected members

Nigeria, May 11 -- The Nigeria Police Force says its operatives have arrested three suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing, Eastern Security N... Read More


Resignations hit APC in Ebonyi amid consensus arrangement

Nigeria, May 9 -- Some high-profile politicians and entrepreneurs in Ebonyi State have resigned their membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The resignations of the politicians hap... Read More


Three soldiers injured in clash with IPOB fighters

Nigeria, May 9 -- The Nigerian Army says three of its soldiers sustained gunshot injury on Wednesday in Enugu State when troops raided a hideout of suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People ... Read More


Soludo submits commissioner-nominees to Anambra assembly

Nigeria, May 5 -- Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has submitted the first batch of commissioner-nominees to the state assembly for confirmation. The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Ass... Read More