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Metro • Jul 27, 2026
Ex-PCRC chairman celebrates 85th birthday, hails Oriire children's rescue, prays for Presidency
The former Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Area F. Command, Rev'd Professor Johnson A. Olatunde, has expressed delight over the rescue of the kidnapped Oriire school children, during his 85th birthday celebration which stood as a testament to a life dedicated to God, community service, and national development, with pra
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Metro • Jul 25, 2026
Lagos police nab woman for alleged N450m land fraud involving 30 victims
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a 41-year-old woman over an alleged N450 million land fraud involving no fewer than 30 victims.
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Metro • Jul 25, 2026
Police train 55 counter-terrorism operatives in intelligence, combat skills
The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the British High Commission, has concluded a two-week intensive training programme for 55 personnel of its Counter-Terrorism Unit ,CTU, aimed at strengthening intelligence gathering and tactical response to terrorism and other security threats.
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Metro • Jul 23, 2026
AIG Jimoh decorates 10 newly promoted officers in Lagos, receives PPUGI award
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, Olorundare Jimoh, decorated 10 newly promoted officers: 4 Assistant Commissioners of Police promoted to Deputy Commissioners, 5 Chief Superintendents promoted to Assistant Commissioners, and 1 Assistant Superintendent, a Medical Practitioner, promoted to Supe
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Metro • Jul 22, 2026
Police arrest 3 suspected cultists, recover firearms in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation in Imota, recovering firearms, ammunition and other dangerous weapons.
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Metro • Jul 21, 2026
Four killed, homes burnt in dawn attack on Anambra Settlement
Panic gripped the Agu-Ifite community in Awka on Tuesday morning after heavily armed assailants stormed a residential settlement in the hinterland, killing four people and setting homes ablaze in what authorities have described as a gruesome attack.
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Metro • Jul 21, 2026
IGP Disu, Minister unite against vandals, energy theft
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Riliwan Disu, hosted the Minister of Power, Chief Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, and a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Power at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, where both parties pledged stronger collaboration to combat vandalism of power infrastructure and energy theft across the country.
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Metro • Jul 21, 2026
IGP Disu decorates 13 new AIGs, 17 CPs as 30 senior officers were promoted
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has formally decorated 30 senior officers who were recently elevated to the ranks of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and Commissioner of Police (CP) in a ceremony, which took place at Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, marking the formal decora
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Metro • Jul 21, 2026
Legal team treathen law suit, demands apology over call for Nnamdi Kanu's execution
The legal team representing detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu has strongly condemned public remarks advocating for his extrajudicial killing, describing the comments as "reckless, irresponsible, and unlawful."
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Metro • Jul 21, 2026
10-year-old boy abused by guardians discharged from hospital in Anambra
The 10-year-old Chiziterem Ozuluigbo, whose case sparked nationwide outrage over child abuse has been discharged from the hospital after making a full recovery.
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Metro • Jul 20, 2026
Police arrest 147 suspects, recover 250 cartridges, machetes in Lagos crackdown
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspects and recovered 250 expanded cartridges, 22 machetes, illicit drugs and other dangerous items during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts across the state.
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Metro • Jul 20, 2026
Nigeria businessman calls for Nnamdi Kanu's execution
A Nigeria entrepreneur identified has Chigozie Nnabugwu, has publicly urged the federal government to execute the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra-IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, claiming his death would restore peace to the troubled South-East region of the country.
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