AWKA— Operatives attached to Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Okechukwu Igwegbe over suspected unlawful possession of a firearm and recovered a pump-action gun and 11 live cartridges in Uruagu, Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area.

ABUJA — The Federal Government has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the reported deaths of 37 people held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, in Minna, suspending 20 officers and setting up a 10-member independent panel.

ABUJA — A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, identified as Will Jessica Ann to 25 years in prison for importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria.

AWKA – The Anambra State Police Command has deployed police personnel, sister security agencies and other relevant stakeholders to schools and strategic locations across the state to secure school environments and ensure the safety of children, including assisting them in safe road crossing, as schools resume for the new academic session.

ENUGU– A tragic multiple-vehicle collision along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has claimed the lives of five people and left 18 others injured.

LAGOS– Police operatives attached to Zone 2 Headquarters Onikan, Lagos, has arrested three suspected cultists operating across Lagos and Ogun States and recovered a locally fabricated double barrel cut to size pistol.

Anambra– Police operatives attached to the Nnewi Central Police Station have recovered a fabricated Beretta pistol and one live round of ammunition during a dramatic chase of suspected motorcycle snatchers in the early hours of Thursday.

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old boy, suspected to be an accomplice in an armed robbery incident that occurred in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area of the state.

LAGOS – The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Simeon Akpanudom, has received a high-level delegation from the Chinese Consulate General in Lagos, in a bid to further solidify the longstanding relationship between the Nigeria Police Force and China.

Anambra– Unidentified Gunmen shot dead two persons in separate attacks across Awka on Sunday, 30th August 2026, sparking widespread outrage and an immediate police crackdown.

ANAMBRA– A combined team of security operatives has arrested nine suspects and recovered a cache of weapons, including three AK-47 rifles, during a stop-and-search operation in Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.

ANAMBRA— The Anambra State Police Command has dismantled a criminal network and arrest suspected member of a four-man armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate.