CRIME

20 Rescued NYSC Members Return To Ibadan After Seven Days In Captivity 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- October 9, 2026
20 Rescued NYSC Members Return to Ibadan After Seven Days in Captivity Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were rescued after spending seven days in captivity have returned to Ibadan, Oyo State, following their release by kidnappers in Imo State. Presidency Denies Reintroducing Fuel Subsidy, Explains 30-Day NNPC Discount The graduates arrived
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Lagos Hoodlums Attack Army Officer, Wife, Steal ₦300,000 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- October 7, 2026
Lagos Hoodlums Attack Army Officer, Wife, Steal ₦300,000 Hoodlums allegedly blocked the vehicle of a Nigerian Army officer and assaulted him and his wife before dispossessing them of ₦300,000 in the Itire area of Lagos State. The incident, which occurred on October 4, was disclosed by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, during
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Police Arrest Three Over Alleged Murder, Robbery Of Family In Oyo 0
- CRIME
- October 7, 2026
Police Arrest Three Over Alleged Murder, Robbery of Family in Oyo The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder and robbery of a family at Oloba Village in Lagelu Local Government Area of Ibadan. The suspects were identified as Hammed Akinbami, Akinbami Ojo and Padonu Edward, all residents
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NYSC Kidnappers Reduce Ransom From ₦1 Billion 0
- CRIME
- October 5, 2026
Kidnappers holding 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) abducted in Imo State have reportedly reduced their ransom demand from ₦1 billion to ₦100 million. The victims were travelling from Ibadan to their NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states when gunmen reportedly attacked two buses along the Owerri-Onitsha Road
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Fear Grips Osogbo As Suspected Cult Clashes Leave Three Dead 0
- CRIME
- October 5, 2026
Tension has gripped Osogbo, the Osun State capital, following the killing of three people in separate incidents suspected to be linked to cult clashes, leaving residents worried and some businesses temporarily shut. The first incident occurred on Friday evening around Owo-Eba, in the Owode-Ilesa Garage area, where gunmen reportedly attacked a lounge where Adebayo Taoreed,
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Security Forces Kill Suspected ISWAP Commander In Ondo Forest 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- October 5, 2026
By Newsworld Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and personnel of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, have reportedly killed a suspected senior commander of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Ondo State. The suspected terrorist was identified as Abdussamad Ohida, also known as
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