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By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops have sustained operational momentum across the North-East, recording major successes against Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists while ensuring peaceful Eid-el-Adha celebrations in the region.The Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), in conjunction with Operation Desert Sanity V/Siege Operations, disclosed that troops foiled terrorist attacks, neutralised insurgents, arrested criminal collaborators and rescued ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Operatives of the Obantoko Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected one-chance robbers terrorising residents of Obantoko and surrounding communities in Abeokuta, recovering a stolen iPhone 12 Pro and other mobile phones allegedly stolen from victims. The suspects, identified as Odunuga Kehinde and Olajide Rasak, were ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, May 15, 2026, arraigned one Igoin Tokoni Peter, a fake presidential adviser, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged ₦25 million fraud. Peter, who paraded himself as the Special Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ...
The Kebbi Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with a Hajj seat scam. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Usman Bashar, confirmed the arrests in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to him, the prime suspect, Aminu Hassan Zauro, was arrested alongside three others,Tabiu ...
A Benin-based woman, Mrs. Rose Edobor of No. 14, Jude Otasowe Street, Off Medical Stores Road, Benin City, Edo State, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, denied knowing the whereabouts of Victor Osakue Osas before the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID, Edo State Police Command. It was revealed that Victor Osakue Osas is currently wanted ...
Police Launch Fresh Manhunt, Place ₦5m Bounty on Suspects after May 9 shooting of policemen By Bassey Umoh OWERRI — The Nigeria Police Force has launched a fresh manhunt for the masterminds of the Mpama Egbu shooting, which left several people dead and others injured. The Police Public Relations Officer in Imo State said on ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, has arrested a 24-year-old suspect over an alleged internet fraud involving a fake online vehicle purchase worth more than N3 million. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Saidi Akintayo, disclosed this during a news conference in Benin on Monday. Akintayo said the case was ...
By Zion Eboigbe A Benin based clergy, Pastor Matthew Ose Ehigiamusoe, founder of Gods Abundance Blessings Ministry on Monday 4th May, 2026 denied before the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID, Edo State Police Command knowing the whereabouts of Victor Osakue Osas who is currently wanted by the Edo Police Command for the alleged murder ...
…as Police deploy drone teams, PMF personnel to comb forests By Muyideen Aliyu Terrorists on Saturday attacked a church prayer ground at Ikiran village in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara state leaving three worshippers dead and fifteen others abducted. In a statement on Sunday, the Kwara State Police Command confirmed the incident. The ...
A woman, Akinbusola Opeyemi, has alleged that she fled her family home after enduring years of sexual abuse, physical assault and kidnapping by her father, Akinbusola Ojo Ebenezer, whom she accused of attempting to use her for ritual purposes linked to the Ogboni group. In a personal account made available to journalists, Opeyemi claimed that ...
A Magistrates’ Court in Jos on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old labourer , Shuiabu Abubakar to 30 months imprisonment for stealing wrappers and clothing from a shop. Abubakar pleaded guilty to trespass, mischief and theft. The Magistrate, Mrs Hannatu Ashom, however gave Abubakar an option on N180,000 fine. While reviewing the facts, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. ...
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has declared two men and a woman wanted for allegedly practicing homosexuality. Homosexuality, which is defined as an attraction between people of the same sex, is illegal in Nigeria and is punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment under the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act. According to the police statement, ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed a transnational drug syndicate operating a secret methamphetamine production facility in Ogun State, leading to the arrest of 10 suspects and the recovery of illicit substances and chemicals valued at over N480 billion. The NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), made the announcement during a ...
A security expert, Mr Olaniyi Daniel, has warned that the rising cases of abduction of school children and teachers across the country pose serious threats to education and national security. Daniel, the owner of Premier Guard Security Ltd, made the observation on Tuesday in Lagos, in reaction to recent incidents of abduction involving pupils. He ...
Detectives from the Agbado Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old man, Adeshola Muyiwa, for his alleged involvement in a serial fake bank transfer fraud scheme operating within the Agbado axis and surrounding areas. The arrest was made on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at about 11:45 am, following a report lodged ...
A chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Alimosho Local Government Area, Hon. Ben Davies, has reportedly gone into hiding following an alleged assassination attempt linked to rising political tensions in the area. According to his personal assistant, Mr. Moses Imonode, Hon. Davies, who was formerly known as Hon. Ben Arulogun, narrowly ...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has condemned the recent attack on schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, calling for swift security action and a united national effort against kidnapping and violent crimes across the country. In a statement released on Monday by the Director of Media ...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has clarified claims regarding the alleged denial of access to deliver food to embattled former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. Addressing journalists on Monday during a press briefing by J. Okor Odey, the Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Communications for ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has raised concern over the alleged use of beggars and destitutes by criminals to transport illicit drugs and aid criminal activities in FCT. Dr Peter Olumuji, Secretary, FCT Command and Control Centre, raised the alarm during the ongoing enforcement exercise in Abuja on Monday. Olumuji said that the enforcement, ...
…raids Delta forests, destroys 65,000kg skunk Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and various opioids concealed in walls of cartons used to package cloths and other items going to the United Kingdom and Australia. The two seizures were recorded at a courier company in Lagos on Friday ...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to promptly, thoroughly, impartially, independently, transparently, and effectively investigate allegations that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) diverted ₦800 billion for political and campaign purposes. SERAP requested that the Chairman demand full disclosure ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations of assault or arrest of University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) employees by its operatives when they visited UUTH on Tuesday. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Friday in Abuja, that the visit was purely administrative. Oyewale, however, said that the commission ...
