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By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe trial of Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the 17th Prosecution Witness (PW17), Ahmed Audu Abubakar, detailing how alleged funds were moved through Bureau De Change (BDC) operators to ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested six suspects with different quantities of illicit substances believed to be narcotics. The Commander of the NDLEA in Kano, Mr Dahiru Yahaya-Lawal, made the disclosure in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Monday in Kano. He said ...
Security operatives have arrested 13 suspected cultists during an initiation ceremony in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers. The suspects were apprehended in a forest between Alode and Onne in the early hours of Sunday. An eyewitness, identified as Lene, said that about 100 young men had gathered at the location for the initiation ritual. ...
By Damilare Adeleye United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has dismissed as false, defamatory, and malicious claims alleging that its group chairman, Tony Elumelu, has divorced his wife. An X (formerly Twitter) user had claimed that the business mogul divorced his wife after a purported DNA test showed that his seven children did not belong ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 25-year-old motorcyclist, Umar Yahúza, following a lone accident that occurred in Iseyin in the early hours of Saturday. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the incident happened at about 5:30 am at a ...
By Idowu Adebomi The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone B, has called for urgent action to protect journalists and combat disinformation, warning that press freedom remains critical to peace, development, and security. In a statement marking the 2026 World Press Freedom Day, the NUJ Vice President, Zone B, Ronke Afebioye-Samo, said the theme of ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Kwara State Police Command has recorded major operational successes in its fight against kidnapping and violent crimes, with the arrest of 16 suspects and the recovery of arms, ammunition, and other items during operations carried out across the state in April. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the ...
A family of five from Usi Ekiti in Ekiti State has reportedly gone into hiding following escalating threats and violence linked to their refusal to subject their daughters to female circumcision, a traditional practice still observed in parts of the state. Residents of the area identified the head of the family as Mr. Olabode Falusi, ...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into Ralph Chinazum Ajah, the Managing Director of Paramount Energy Limited, for his alleged involvement in a N72.3 million fraud. The suspect is being grilled following accusations of stealing and obtaining money under false pretenses related to a failed ...
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have successfully rescued five students of Gateway Polytechnic, Sapade, following a coordinated intelligence-led operation. The victims were abducted on April 27, 2026, after their vehicle was ambushed by armed criminals in the Sapade area. The Ogun state Commissioner of Police. vp Bode Ojajuni mobilized tactical units, including SWAT ...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have re-arraigned Bauchi State Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja and an unlicensed Bureau de Change operator, Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources Enterprises, before Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The duo were re-arraigned on amended five-count charge, bordering on conversion of public funds belonging ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has rescued 14 persons abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar Oron waterways.The victims were freed following coordinated operations driven by intelligence gathering and inter-agency cooperation aimed at dismantling criminal activities along the maritime corridor.According to a statement ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Police Command has arrested 5 suspected kidnappers and recovered a locally fabricated weapon following a coordinated operation in the Ifelodun Local Government Area. The operation, carried out on Apr. 23, 2026, was led by the Command's Anti-Kidnapping Team, which acted on credible intelligence and collaborated with local vigilantes and ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested four suspected bandits and recovered a cache of firearms and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation in Kaduna State. The Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS) carried out the operation on March 7, 2026, in Tayu, Sanga Local Government Area. According to a statement issued ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Rufai Abdulkarim before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court over an alleged ₦2 million fraud. The defendant faces a one-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation of funds. According to the charge, Abdulkarim allegedly misappropriated ₦2,000,000 ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against violent crime with the arrest of suspected armed robbers and cult members operating within the Amoyo axis of Ilorin. This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin by the State Police Public Relations ...
By Ismail Azeez The Ondo State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on motorcycle theft across the state, arresting key suspects, recovered stolen motorcycles in separate operations. The Police through its image maker of the Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said that the achievements were recorded under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal. ...
The Police command in Katsina State has confirmed an attack by suspected bandits at Gurbi Village, Kankara Local Government Area, leaving 11 people dead. Police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Monday, adding that two others were injured. He said the attackers struck at about 2:40 p.m. on ...
By Abbas Bamalli The Police Command in Katsina State has arrested a suspected motorcycle thief and another individual for attempting to bribe investigators to obstruct justice. The Command spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu made this in a statement in Katsina. According to him, the suspect, 27-year-old popularly known as “Dukiya,” was apprehended by operatives of the ...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have initiated legal action against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) following a formal notice from the regulator threatening to sanction broadcast stations and presenters. The lawsuit, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeks to halt what the ...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through the Iyaganku Police Station, has officially declared Mr. Opeyemi Bakare wanted following his alleged evasion of arrest regarding allegations of homosexual acts. Bakare, a male resident formerly of number 2 Binukonu Street, Challenge, Ibadan, has been the subject of an intense manhunt involving law enforcement, community vigilantes, and local ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a significant consignment of Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine often referred to as the terror drug, in Kwara State. This marks a rare and concerning recovery of the substance in Nigeria, following the first-ever African seizure recorded at the Apapa seaport in Lagos nearly ...
