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Ogun ready for State Police – Abiodun
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has declared his administration’s readiness to establish a state police force, describing it as a critical step towards strengthening security, protecting investments and sustaining the state’s growing economic activities. Abiodun said his administration had consistently strengthened the state’s security architecture through the provision of operational vehicles, allowances and equipment, as well as increased recruitment into the Ogun State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun.
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Car stolen in Enugu recovered in Cross River – Police
The latest recovery comes barely two weeks after the police in neighbouring Anambra State announced the recovery of another car.
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Supreme Court says stopping vehicles, construction to prevent pollution ‘old, tried, failed tools’
Govt., CAQM says measures like GRAP cannot be dubbed a ‘complete failure’
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Court Sentences Two To Death For Killing Woman, Six Children In Kano
A Kano State High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging for the murder of a woman and her six children in Dorayi Chiranci, Kano. Reacting to the judgment, Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkarim Kabir Maude, described the incident as one of the darkest moments in the state’s history.
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4.8 tonnes of marijuana with over US$1m street value heading towards Nigeria seized by Ghana Navy
Two large wooden boats carrying 117 sacks of substances suspected to be marijuana, with an estimated street value of more than US$1 million, have been intercepted by the Ghana Navy in an intelligence-led operation on the Volta Lake estuary at Ada in the Greater Accra Region. Assembly The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ada East, Kenneth Kofi Kabu Kanor, who also addressed the press conference, expressed concern about the growing challenge of drug abuse and its impact on families and communities.
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Troops nab notorious terrorist in Kaduna
By: Kingsley Omonobi Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma, have arrested a suspected terrorist during an intelligence-led operation in Kagarko town, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. “In a related development, on the same day, the Air Component of the Nigerian Air Force, conducted air interdiction operations against identified terrorist locations suspected to be associated with the wanted terrorist kingpin, Dogo Gide, in Babban Doka and Kuyumbana Forest, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
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Notorious criminal wanted for RJD leader’s murder in Bihar arrested in Keralam’s Kollam
Mohammed Ajaj Ahmed was wanted in connection with the murder of Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Baidyanath Mahto and another individual in Bihar
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Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years
Paul Mackenzie and accomplices were convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.
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House gherao threat in Zubeen death case poses danger to my family, to be raised in court: Assam CM
The state government honours court orders, and those questioning them are trying to create disturbances in the State, said Sarma, adding that the Supreme Court will hear bail petitions of prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma on November 30
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NYSC members’ kidnap: Court fixes Dec 16 for judgment
By Chidi Nkwopara, Owerri An Imo State High Court, presided over by Justice Emeka Orafu, will deliver judgement in the suit, HOU/22C/2026, preferred against Usman Aliyu, Babangida Aliyu, and Mohamed Ali, for their alleged involvement in the kidnap of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, who were traveling to their orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom States. He also told the court that he knows nothing about the kidnap but was arrested while sitting at Kara by the DSS, brought to Owerri, and detained.
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Tanzania: Opposition leader Tundu Lissu jailed for four years
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been sentenced to four years in prison after being cleared of treason. Lissu condemned his conviction for incitement, which had not been among the charges he faced.
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Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years
A court in Kenya has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and an adult. He told them to starve themselves to death as part of his apocalyptic religious cult.
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Tanzania court jails opposition leader for incitement, lifts treason charge
Dismissal of treason charge means Tundu Lissu avoids threat of death penalty.
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Robbery gang targets cars parked on NH-65 during night; Telangana’s Sangareddy police arrest three
The gang allegedly used a fake air pistol and knives to rob people in cars parked along highways, sold stolen gold ornaments through a contact in Latur and planned more robberies in Telangana
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Bengaluru cab driver kills wife, six members of her family
The murders are believed to have been carried out between October 16 and November 3, with the bodies dumped at multiple locations on Bengaluru’s outskirts, including one near the foothills of Nandi Hills in Chickballapur.
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Supreme Court seeks Goa’s response on Tarun Tejpal’s appeal against rape case conviction
Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court on September 14, to serve his 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence
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Gauhati High Court quashes Assam activist’s NSA detention
The State government invoked the National Security Act against Pranab Doley on July 30, a day after a court granted him bail for protesting a luxury hotel project near Kaziranga National Park
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Macao court sentences pro-democracy ex-politician to 12.5 years in jail
Court finds Au Kam-san guilty of spreading false information and subversion in bid to disrupt Macao’s 2024 elections.
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Troops rescue 16 kidnapping victims, recover two rifles, three bombs, 33 bikes
The Army said troops ambushed suspected terrorists along a route in Kontagora LGA, recovering weapons, explosives and cash.