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Johnson Idowu

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Johnson Idowu

    Eight in custody over public disturbance in A’Ibom (opens the original)

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    The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested eight persons over alleged acts capable of causing a breach of public peace and defiance of lawful security directives during a recent public disturbance in the state. The command also dismissed reports that shots were fired during the incident, saying none of its personnel discharged firearms during the operation. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday on behalf of the Commissioner of Poli

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Johnson Idowu

    ‘Tinubu Must Go’: Borno police defend five arrests (opens the original)

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    The Borno State Police Command has said five men arrested in Maiduguri while wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go” were not arrested because of their political views, but over alleged possession of substances suspected to be illicit drugs and conduct capable of causing public disturbance. The command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Nahum Daso, on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested during a routine township patrol around the West End Roundabout area of Maiduguri o

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Johnson Idowu

    Man arrested for allegedly raping 70-year-old Edo woman (opens the original)

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    The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly raping a 70-year-old woman in Igueben, Edo State. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing on the command’s operational achievements in the past week. Ikoedem, who spoke on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Patrick Daaor, said the suspect was in custody while investigation into the alleged offence continued. She said the case was “being thoroughly investi

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Johnson Idowu and Dare Olawin

    Hit-and-run driver kills Lagos policewoman during Tinubu’s return (opens the original)

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    A female police inspector, Mercy Bassey, has died after she was reportedly knocked down by a hit-and-run driver while on route-lining duty ahead of the arrival of President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Tuesday. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday from a security source who pleaded anonymity that Bassey was hit by a black Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased officer, who was attached to the Ikotun Divisional Police Station, was crossing the Third Mainland Bridge a

  5. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Johnson Idowu, Folashade Obisanya and Ibukun Adelowore

    Nigeria @66: PUNCH celebrates independence, harps on unity (opens the original)

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    Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper, PUNCH, on Wednesday celebrated Nigeria’s independence with its annual “Rep Your Tribe” cultural event, bringing together staff members from different ethnic groups to showcase their traditions and culture. This is just as the Newspaper of the Year also called for unity among the various ethnic groups in the country. The event, held at the training hall of PUNCH headquarters on the Magboro, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, featured representations from various tribes

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