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...recommends export ban, security equipment change A joint recommendation released by the House Appropriations and Foreign Affairs Committees, spearheaded by Congressman Riley Moore, has labelled Nigeria as the deadliest place for Christians to live. The committee in its recommendations to US President, Donald Trump called for a radical shift in U.S.-Nigeria relations to address what ...
Justice O.A. Fadipe of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Adebisi Ridwan Ayodeji to 18 months imprisonment for defrauding Sterling Bank of the sum of N30,000,000( Thirty Million Naira). The convict was initially arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ikoyi, Lagos ...
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has informed a Federal High Court that it possesses no legal authority to interfere with or halt the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) from enforcing the ban on sachet alcohol. In a counter-affidavit filed on February 23, 2026, the ministry clarified that ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested 19 suspects and dismantled several drug joints in Gezawa community as part of efforts to curb illicit drug activities during and after Ramadan. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano, by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari. ...
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of six worshippers from a Celestial Church located along the Uso/Owo Expressway. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, shortly before 1:00 a.m., when armed men stormed the premises and whisked the victims away under the cover of darkness. Upon receiving a distress call, ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to restore peace and rebuild nationwide confidence in the Nigerian Police architecture nationwide. President Tinubu issued this directive at the decoration of Disu as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, following the retirement of Kayode Egbetokun and pending the Nigeria Police Council's ratification of the appointment and ...
The House of Representatives has announced plans to review the National Tobacco Control Act to tackle the use of new nicotine products, especially e-cigarettes and vape devices. Timehin Adelegbe, chairman of the ad-committee on Drugs and Illicit Trafficking disclosed this paln during a courtesy visit by the Committee to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) headquarters in Abuja. The chairman noted that ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, on Wednesday arraigned two suspected drug traffickers, Adeola Adeniyi and Wasiu Kareem, before a Federal High Court in Ibadan over alleged drug offences. Adeniyi, 52, and Kareem, 54, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge bordering on possession and unlawful dealing in narcotics. Consequently, the ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado-Ekiti Residents of six communities in Ajoni Local Government Area of Ekiti State have issued a desperate appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ekiti State Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, warning that a looming genocide may occur unless urgent security intervention is deployed to their area. The affected communities—Itapaji, Iyemero, Oke-Ako, Irele, ...
Muyideen Aliyu, llorin The Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, ACE I Victoria Ugo-Ali sought the collaborations of the State Police command as part of efforts to reinforce inter-agency cooperation in the fight against corruption and financial crimes. Ali made this known during a visit to the state ...
A violent confrontation between local farmers and suspected herdsmen in Iru Community, within the Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, has left the agrarian settlement in a state of high tension. The clash, which reportedly occurred on March 5, 2022, has triggered a police investigation following allegations of widespread farm destruction, physical assault, and ...
A disturbing case of alleged intimidation, stalking, and physical violence is unfolding in Warri, Delta State, following the sudden death of a local businessman, Mr. Sunkanmi Oni. Insiders and family members, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to safety concerns, have described the situation as a relentless, high-pressure campaign targeting the family of the ...
Fidet Okhiria Edetanle The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos has remanded Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) in prison over allegations of money laundering, abuse of office, and unlawful enrichment to the tune of $385,000 and ₦165,438,000. The Former NRC MD was arranged on Tuesday by operatives of the Lagos ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle A routine enforcement exercise by the Ogun State Government turned fatal on Tuesday along the Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway when an unidentified soldier allegedly shot and killed a casual worker. The victim, identified as Oluwaseyi Adeoye, was part of a labor team hired to assist the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. The incident occurred at the ...
Following the recent conviction of Prophet Mesoye Esho, who was sentenced by a Lagos State High Court to fourteen years in prison for engaging in prohibited same-sex practices, the defense legal team has formally petitioned security agencies for the apprehension of his alleged partner, Buhari Babatunde Farouq. The legal practitioners, Barrister Titilayo Akintunde and Barrister ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, has destroyed cannabis farms and seized nearly two tonnes of illicit drugs in coordinated operations across forest communities in the state. The Commander of the NDLEA, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin while briefing newsmen on the recent activities of the command. Ofoyeju ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Edetanle, over alleged money laundering involving $385,000 and N165.5 million. Edetanle is standing trial before an Ikeja Special Offences Court on a seven-count charge bordering on abuse of office, money laundering and unlawful enrichment ...
By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has launched a major legal offensive against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), demanding N1 billion in damages over what he characterizes as an illegal raid on his Abuja home. In a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed at the Federal High ...
The high-profile trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, encountered a procedural setback at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday after the defense team failed to present its opening witness. The proceedings, presided over by Justice James Omotosho in Maitama, were expected to mark the commencement of the defendant's case. However, lead ...
By Azeez Sulaiman The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a specialized capacity-building initiative for its Enugu Zonal Directorate, focusing on the technicalities of documentary evidence and its admissibility in court. The training is part of a weekly series mandated by EFCC Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, to refine the investigative and prosecutorial skills ...
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended eight individuals and impounded six trucks suspected of involvement in illegal mining activities. The arrests occurred along the Ilorin-Ogbomoso axis, a critical corridor connecting Kwara and Oyo states. The operation, carried out on Saturday, February 20, 2026, was the ...
The Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized 2,115.8 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs and secured 35 convictions within four months. Mr Hassan Yaqub, the State Commander of the Agency, said this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Bauchi. He attributed the feat to sustained ...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 20 suspects for sundry electoral offences in the just-concluded Federal Capital Territory, FCT, local government elections. The suspects were arrested across the FCT, for offences ranging from vote buying, vote selling to obstruction of officers to the tune of N17, 218, 700. 00k( Seventeen Million, ...
