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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 922 cases of Lassa fever and 221 deaths across Nigeria as of Epidemiological Week 26 of 2026, with the disease recording a higher case fatality rate than the corresponding period in 2025. The latest Lassa Fever Situation Reports for Epidemiological Weeks 24, 25 and ...
News
The Lagos State Government has revealed that it will pursue legal action against a social media user for allegedly spreading false information after sharing a flood video wrongly attributed to Lagos State. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a series of posts on his official X (formerly ...
Crime
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the self-acclaimed Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, following a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Watch here Adeyemi was arrested on Tuesday, shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered his arrest over his failure to appear for arraignment in a ...
Crime
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested suspected armed robbers, a suspected gunrunner and alleged cultists in separate intelligence-led operations across the state, recovering four locally made firearms, four live cartridges and other incriminating exhibits. The arrests were made as part of the Command's sustained crackdown on violent crime, illegal firearms and cult-related ...
Crime
Gunmen have abducted the Headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr. Matthew Kolawale Owoade with the abductors demanding N30 million ransom for his release. The 60-year-old educator, popularly known as "Onaiye", was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday while returning from his farm in the Budo Aare area of ...
Crime
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), through Operation Whirlwind, on Monday auctioned 20,500 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) seized from suspected smugglers in Lagos as part of efforts to curb the illegal diversion and cross-border smuggling of petroleum products. Speaking during the public auction held at the Customs Training College, Lagos, the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Deputy Comptroller Lucky Aliyu, said the exercise was in ...
Crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed the judgment of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, which awarded N10 million damages to former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, over a defamatory publication linked to the alleged 6 billion dollars Mambilla Power Project fraud.The Commission, through its counsel, Wahab Shittu, SAN, filed ...
Crime
Troops of the 65 Battalion, Nigerian Army, have intercepted a truck conveying a large consignment of illicit drugs along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, leading to the arrest of the driver. The operation, carried out on July 9, followed actionable intelligence received from a credible source, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Acting ...
Crime
Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have repelled an attempted attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on Cross Kauwa community in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, recovering a camcorder said to contain operational footage linked to foreign terrorist operatives. The Acting Media Information Officer ...
Crime
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 43 suspects during a raid on a notorious criminal hideout in Isheri-Olofin along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, opposite Kara Cattle Market, as part of its ongoing Operation Kosaye. The Command said the operation, carried out by operatives of its Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit, also led to the ...
Crime
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a commercial motorcycle rider who allegedly ingested 100 wraps of methamphetamine after arriving at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while also seizing cannabis worth over N10.3 billion at the Apapa Port. The agency also arrested a South African woman over alleged heroin trafficking at ...
Crime
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly facilitating the kidnapping of three persons in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The Command said the arrests were part of its ongoing crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes, stressing that efforts were ongoing to dismantle criminal networks and bring all those ...
Crime
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a suspected wildlife trafficker and rescued a captive baby gorilla during a targeted operation in Kofar Mata, Kano State, in a major crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking. The operation, carried out on July 7, 2026, was led by the NCS Special Wildlife Office under the Customs Intelligence Unit ...
Crime
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, have foiled multiple coordinated infiltration attempts by suspected ISWAP terrorists in different parts of Borno State, forcing the insurgents to retreat. The military said the failed attacks occurred in the early hours of Thursday, July 10, between 12:20 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., when the ...
News
The Lagos State Government has queried an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) over allegations of corruption after a viral video captured him receiving a ₦20,000 bribe from a suspected environmental offender. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, describing the alleged ...
Inside Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Hon. Dayo Bush Alebiosu, has identified illegal dredging, unregulated land reclamation, and indiscriminate refuse disposal as major factors responsible for flooding in parts of the state. Alebiosu, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television, said the state government remains committed to enforcing regulations that protect Lagos' ...
Crime
A Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters following their prosecution by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The convicts, Joshua Ejim and Danjuma Shedrack, were convicted on Thursday by Justice A.A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna after they were ...
Maritime
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commissioned a maritime museum at the Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre (NMRDC), Kirikiri, Apapa, Lagos. The commissioning was performed by the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola who was represented by the Director of Planning, Research and Data Management Services, Mrs. Aisha Jidda. Speaking at the ...
Crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an alleged fake car dealer, Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna, before the Enugu State High Court over the alleged fraudulent conversion of N15.4 million meant for the importation of vehicles. Ogbonna, who allegedly traded under the name and style of Monpere's Autos, was arraigned before Justice Vincent C. ...
Crime
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Adesola Ogunrotifa, in Abuja for allegedly stealing his employer's vehicle after abandoning her at a church service in Akure. The Police said the suspect, who was employed as a personal driver in July 2025, allegedly drove away with a Hyundai saloon car belonging to his ...
