The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected interstate child-stealing and human trafficking syndicate, rescuing 17 children and arresting seven suspects linked to the alleged criminal network. The Police also confirmed that six children died while in the custody of members of the syndicate, while investigators uncovered allegations that the remains of children who…
The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has weakened important regional integration mechanisms and created fresh challenges for cooperation across West Africa, the Nigerian Presidency has said. The Presidency made the position known through the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public…
The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, has directed operatives of the agency to stop arresting individuals over matters that are purely civil in nature, stressing that the use of force must not be applied to settle civil disputes. Ajayi disclosed the directive during a media interview on Thursday, September 3, 2026,…
Global Mirror News gathered that 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and six other abducted persons have been rescued from kidnappers operating in Egume Forest, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victims were rescued following a coordinated search-and-rescue operation involving the Police, Military, Department of State Services (DSS), Local vigilantes…
There was a security scare at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, after a woman was allegedly caught attempting to smuggle a substance suspected to be “colos,” a psychoactive drug, into the facility for an inmate on death row. The woman, identified as Mrs. Iyabo Sowunmi, was arrested by operatives of the…
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a shocking alleged kidnapping plot in which a mother reportedly conspired with an accomplice to stage the abduction of her two-year-old child and demand millions of Naira as ransom. The development was uncovered by operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) during an intelligence-led investigation into the reported…
Three people have been confirmed dead following a violent clash between a tricycle operator and suspected touts, popularly known as Agberos, in the Ikola ayrea of Lagos State. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, August 27, 2026, reportedly began after suspected area boys allegedly stopped a tricycle rider and demanded a N200 payment. According to…
Sixty-seven Nigerians repatriated from South Africa have arrived in Lagos following renewed concerns over xenophobic attacks and violence targeting foreign Nationals in the Country. The returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, aboard a South African Airways flight on Wednesday night, August 26, 2026, where they were received by officials from relevant Federal…
