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President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive requiring ministers and senior government officials to obtain presidential approval before being assigned police escorts for official duties. The directive was given during Wednesday's Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. President Tinubu stated that security lapses often occur when police officers are reassigned without proper replacement plans, emphasizing the need for tighter coordination. "I have told the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)... If you have any problem with security, because of the nature of your assignment, please contact the IGP and get my clearance," the President stated. To address security gaps, the President also ordered the Minister of Interior to collaborate with the IGP and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to replace officers deployed for special duties. He instructed the National Security Adviser and the Department of State Services ...

AWKA, Anambra State — The Anambra State Police Command has announced a significant breakthrough in a high-profile murder investigation with the arrest of a wanted gang leader who has confessed to involvement in the abduction and killing of a state legislator last year. In a coordinated offensive on Sunday, December 8, 2025, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) apprehended 26-year-old Ugochukwu Uzor in the Iyowa Odekpe area of Ogbaru Local Government. Police described Uzor as the leader of multiple violent gangs operating across Anambra and neighboring states. According to Police Public Relations Officer SP Ikenga Tochukwu, the arrest followed "a fierce confrontation" before Uzor was subdued. During the operation, officers recovered a locally made Beretta pistol and eleven rounds of live ammunition. A Hardened Criminal and a High-Profile Confession Uzor, whose body bears distinctive tattoos reading "No Forgiveness" and ...

GEORGIA — In a disturbing twist on a classic childhood joy, Georgia authorities have dismantled a violent prison-based gang that prosecutors say used the allure of ice cream trucks and bounce houses to recruit children into a life of violent crime. The four-year investigation, which culminated in November 2025, led to the conviction of 16 members of the "1-8 Trey Gangster Bloods" in Barrow County Superior Court. Among those convicted was the gang's statewide leader, Jamar "Supreme" Ramsay, who prosecutors revealed was directing the criminal enterprise—including its youth recruitment—from a state prison cell where he was already serving a life sentence for murder. From Prisons to Playgrounds: The Anatomy of a Gang The scope of the gang's operations was vast and chilling in its organization. According to the Georgia Attorney General's Office, the racketeering conspiracy spanned from January 2019 to October 2022. Authori...

PRETORIA, South Africa – At least 11 people, including a three-year-old child, were killed early Saturday when gunmen stormed a hostel in a township west of Pretoria. The attack, which left 14 others wounded, is the latest in a string of mass shootings plaguing the nation. The violence occurred around 4:30 a.m. local time in the Saulsville township. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, at least three unidentified gunmen entered the hostel—described by authorities as an illegal drinking establishment or "shebeen"—and opened fire on a group of people who were drinking. "The gunmen... started randomly shooting," Mathe stated. She confirmed that a total of 25 people were shot in the attack. Among the dead are a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. The motive remains unknown, and no arrests have been made. Mathe emphasized the dangers posed by unlicensed liquor premises, noting that "the majority of mass shootings occur" in ...

A Nigerian police officer was fatally shot on Friday after gunmen opened fire at a security checkpoint in Benin City, the capital of Edo State. According to a statement released by the Edo State Police Command, the incident occurred around noon. Officers at the checkpoint attempted to flag down a black, unregistered Lexus SUV with heavily tinted windows, but the vehicle refused to stop. As police moved to conduct further checks, an occupant of the vehicle fired at an Inspector from the Ekiadolor Area Command at close range. The assailants then fled the scene. The officer died instantly from his wounds. Following the attack, the State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, ordered an immediate, full-scale investigation and a manhunt for the perpetrators. Police authorities have deployed intelligence and operational resources to track down the suspects. The force has also appealed to the public for assistance. Citizens are urged to report any sightin...

A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for posing as a qualified nurse for more than four years, earning nearly £173,000 while working in six care homes and placing vulnerable patients at risk. A man who impersonated a registered nurse for more than four years, working in multiple care homes across northeast England, has been jailed for 40 months for fraud. Ashton Guramatunhu, 46, assumed the identity of a genuine healthcare professional when registering with a nursing agency in Warrington, Cheshire, in late 2014. Between January 2015 and April 2019, he worked at six different nursing homes, earning an estimated £172,920.94 in wages before his deception was uncovered. The fraud came to light in January 2019 when the legitimate nurse, whose identity Guramatunhu had stolen, was contacted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) about an incident at a care home where he had never worked. The victim reported the identity theft to Clevel...

Five students abducted from a satellite campus of Rivers State University earlier this week have been rescued unharmed in a joint security operation, the state police command confirmed Thursday. Security forces in Rivers State have successfully rescued five students of Rivers State University who were kidnapped from their off-campus residences in Emuoha Local Government Area on Tuesday. According to a statement from the state police spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the rescue operation was conducted early Thursday morning at Rumuodogo 2 community. The operation involved police tactical teams collaborating with other security agencies and local community support. The rescued students—Prince London, Azubuike Kelechukwu, Elizabeth Aniete, Onyebuchi Precious, and London Sampson—have been taken to a hospital for medical examination. All were reported to be unharmed. The abduction had triggered panic and protests among the student body, leading the univ...

One of the men arrested for the killing of a Federal Road Safety Corps officer and her daughter in Osun State has claimed he knew the victims would be murdered but was unaware their organs would be harvested, according to a report by *Punch Newspaper*. A suspect in the murder of FRSC officer Lasisi Funmilayo and her daughter has told police he was aware they would be killed but did not know their organs would be harvested, *Punch Newspaper* reported on Wednesday. Victor Fajemirokun, 40, made the statement after being paraded by the Osun State Police Command alongside two herbalists, Gboyega Daramola and Sunday James. The trio is being investigated for the double murder. Fajemirokun, an Osogbo-based businessman, explained that a Muslim cleric warned him that Funmilayo had spiritually hindered his progress. Believing he needed a cleansing ritual, he lured her and her daughter from Ogun State to Ijebu-Jesa in Osun State. “I knew that they were going to kill her. I ...

A Michigan mother has been charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors allege she and the victim's stepfather tortured and killed her 22-year-old pregnant daughter, then cut the unborn baby from her womb in a wooded national forest. A Michigan woman has been charged with the murder of her pregnant daughter in what prosecutors are calling a "truly horrific homicide." Cortney Bartholomew, 40, and the victim's stepfather, Brad Bartholomew, were arrested and charged on Tuesday with first-degree murder, torture, and assault on a pregnant individual resulting in death. The victim, 22-year-old Rebecca Park, was nearly 39 weeks pregnant when she visited her mother on November 3 and subsequently vanished. According to prosecutor Johanna Carey, the couple lured Rebecca to their home in Boon Township, forced her into a car, drove her to the Huron-Manistee National Forest, stabbed her, and cut the unborn child from her womb. The baby has not been found. Rebecca...