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The trial of 11 defendants accused of causing the death of Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, was stalled on Monday at the High Court in Jabi, Abuja, following their absence in court. The Commissioner of Police had charged Shamsu Hassan, Sani Surajo, Hassan Isah, Abubakar Alkamu and Abdulsalam Saleh with nine counts bordering on armed ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 62-year-old businessman at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) for attempting to smuggle nearly two kilograms of cocaine hidden within his body. The suspect, identified as Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, was apprehended on Saturday, January 31, 2026, while attempting to board an Ethiopian ...
By Olakunle Oke The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered and disrupted a suspected drug stockpiling operation in Ibadan, leading to the seizure of large quantities of suspected illicit drugs from a criminal hideout in the city. The operation followed credible intelligence received from a strategic partner of the Command, which indicated that an apartment ...
By Olakunle Oke The Kogi State Police Command has urged residents to comply fully with the State Government’s directive on the temporary closure of selected markets and motor parks in parts of the state, particularly within the Kogi West Senatorial District. The Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi gave the advice in line with ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army under 17 Brigade, Katsina, have recovered 529 rustled livestock following a fierce gun battle with suspected terrorists in Kafur Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina. Capt. Abayomi Adisa, the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 17 Brigade Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Katsina. According to ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have in the last 24 hours recorded major operational successes across multiple theatres, rescuing kidnapped victims, arresting criminal suspects and dismantling illicit activities nationwide. A reliable military source reported on Sunday that troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued four kidnapped victims during a fighting patrol at Yarsenta area in the ...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island command, has intensified its fight against illicit pharmaceuticals, handing over three containers of expired drugs to NAFDAC. Comptroller Frank Onyeka, Customs Area Controller at Tincan Island, disclosed this during the formal handover on Friday in Lagos. Onyeka reaffirmed the command’s commitment to public health and national security, pledging a ...
By Olakunle Oke Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has directed the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to launch an immediate investigation into a court registrar and a defendant following allegations of evidence tampering in a N10 billion fraud trial. The order was issued ...
The security situation in the Agbomoba Community remains tense following a botched abduction attempt on two brothers, Mr. Osifo Osasenaga Best and Mr. Osayomore Osifo, by suspected armed herdsmen. The incident occurred on October 13, 2025, near the brothers' residence along Sapele Road. The assailants intercepted the duo while they were driving, but the kidnapping ...
Pa John Egharevba, the head of the Egharevba family, has raised a public alarm regarding the persistent harassment and extortion his family members have reportedly faced at the hands of youth groups in the Ogida area of Benin City. Speaking to journalists, Pa Egharevba traced the origin of the family’s ordeal to August 2023, following ...
By Olakunle Oke The Edo State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has arrested six suspected kidnappers during a daring overnight operation deep inside Agbede Forest in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state. The raid, carried out in the early hours, followed actionable intelligence provided by a rescued kidnapping victim who ...
The Police Command in Ogun has arrested a suspect, Gafaru Rasaki, over alleged exhumation of human remains at a cemetery in Sagamu area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Office, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said that operatives of the Shakura ...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully reactivated its Super Puma helicopter, NAF 565, which had earlier been grounded due to unserviceability, in a move aimed at strengthening operational capability and sustaining airpower across the country. The aircraft was restored through the combined efforts of retired Air Commodore T.A. Badru, the Air Officer Commanding Mobility ...
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Kannywood actress Samha Inuwa over alleged abuse of the Naira. Inuwa was taken into custody on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, following the circulation of a viral video on social media showing her allegedly using Naira notes to wipe mucus from her ...
A calculated attempt to evade justice through internal sabotage and a cross-state escape has ended in the arraignment of Bello Saheed Samuel, an investment firm employee accused of orchestrating a ₦90 million insider fraud. The suspect, who served in the finance department of the unnamed firm, appeared before the Federal High Court in Lagos facing ...
Stories by Olakunle Oke Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja has demanded receipts before admitting documents in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge of money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), involving the alleged diversion ...
The Anti-Fraud Unit of the Airport Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man linked to a $35,000 (approximately N48.5 million) scam, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Lagos Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Adeola Mohammed, said the suspect, identified as Precious Onudhona, a ...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Jigawa Command rescued 147 victims of human trafficking in the state in 2025. The NAPTIP Commander in the state, Mr Abdulkadir Turajo, made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Tuesday. Turajo said the victims had ...
By Austine Emmanuel Banditry has once again struck the heart of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State, as armed assailants abducted two sisters from the Maraban Rido community during a violent late-night raid on Monday. The victims have been identified as Deborah Edward, a recently discharged member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), ...
By Olakunle Oke The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulazeez Malami, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. The defendants were docked before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on a five-count charge bordering on aiding and abetting ...
By Olakunle Oke Alarmed by Nigeria’s rising drug crisis, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has called for urgent national support for a new Alternative Development Programme designed to end illicit cannabis cultivation while lifting rural communities out of poverty. Marwa made the appeal on ...
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Hon. Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole, JCA, as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The confirmation on Tuesday was a sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, ...
The Nigeria Police Force has launched a public appeal for information leading to the arrest of Akinloye Oluwasegun Akande and his partner, Ayoade Awoniyi, following their escape from police custody. Akande, whose last known address is No. 25 Durojaiye Crescent, Otun Akute, Ogun State, is being sought in connection with alleged violations of Nigerian laws ...
