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A security guard, Joseph Meshack, has been sentenced to three years in prison by a Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State after pleading guilty to charges of burglary and theft. Meshack was arraigned alongside a second defendant, Akon Samson, on a five-count charge related to shop breaking and stealing within the Oba Afunbiowo Housing Estate in ...
A military operation aimed at curbing insecurity in the border region between Bauchi and Gombe states turned tragic on Friday evening when a soldier, identified as Yusuf Ahmed, was killed in an ambush by suspected bandits. The officer was part of a joint military team conducting a patrol following intelligence reports regarding the presence of ...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that more than 100 senior lawyers in Nigeria are currently facing trial for various corruption-related offenses. Olukoyede made this revelation on Friday while delivering the keynote address at the second annual lecture organized by the Body of Benchers in Abuja. He ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, opened its case against Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Minister of Justice; his wife, Asabe Bashir, and son, Abdulaziz, in the alleged money laundering trial to the tune of N8.7 billion. Trial judge, Justice Justice Joyce Abdulmalik directed the EFCC to call its first witness,. Although ...
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has dismissed the no-case submission filed by Dr. John Abebe and his company, Inducon Nig. Ltd, regarding their ongoing trial for an alleged ₦120M fraud. The defendants were arraigned on Sept. 19, 2022, on a 6-count charge bordering on conspiracy to steal, stealing, and ...
By Ismail Azeez The Ondo State Police Command has arrested Imeje Mathew, a 62-year-old man, for the alleged lure and sexual violation of a 12-year-old girl in Akure. According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the incident took place during the evening hours of February 28, 2026, in the Ehin Ala ...
By Azeez Sulaiman The family of an abducted National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, identified as Abba, is facing a harrowing period of uncertainty as they express grave fears that he may have been killed despite the payment of a N10 million ransom. According to sources close to the situation, all communication with the kidnappers ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, says it has arrested a 45-year-old man, Ashiru Bala, for allegedly possessing 1,499 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano. He quoted the command’s Commander, Dahiru Yahaya-Lawal, as saying ...
By Dele Oyewale Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Iziga Jude Ikechukwu, also known as “Easy-money,” for allegedly abusing Naira notes during his birthday party. Ikechukwu, a 24-year-old palm kernel dealer, was arrested following actionable intelligence received via a viral video circulating on social media, ...
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 58-year-old fugitive drug suspect who had been on the wanted list of the agency and British authorities for over 15 years. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, ...
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has convicted two men for producing and selling fake alcoholic beverages in Lagos State, sentencing them to a combined total of 40 years in prison. The convicts are Otuorimuno Nelson Aziakpono, aged 58, and Ikegwuonu Davidson Ikechukwu, aged 28. Hon Justice Allagoa.J. of the Federal High Court found them ...
By Matthew Denis Authorities have arrested five security officers over their alleged involvement in a security breach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Feb. 12, 2026, involving former Kaduna State Gov. Nasir El-Rufai. In a statement issued on Tuesday, officials said the arrests followed a joint investigation into what was described as a violation ...
Akinpelu Opeyemi has come forward with a harrowing account of the kidnapping and murder of her sister, Akinpelu Latifat, alleging the tragedy is rooted in a volatile dispute with her in-laws. According to Opeyemi, the crisis originated from persistent threats and hostility from her husband’s family, which had already caused severe emotional distress. In an ...
Operatives of the Ekeki Division of the Police Command in Bayelsa have arrested a pastor and his wife over alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in Yenagoa. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Iyamah Edebor, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday. He said the case had been transferred to the Gender Unit at ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has secured a judgement of 40 years jail term against two individuals peddling fake alcoholic beverages in Lagos state. The agency, in a statement on Monday, said the suspects were charged to court on an eight count charge covering possession of unwholesome ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully apprehended a notorious drug kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, who had been in hiding for 13 years following his involvement in cocaine and heroin shipments. Chidiebere was first arrested in 2013 for smuggling cocaine but jumped bail and disappeared shortly after his arraignment. His criminal activities resurfaced ...
By Ismail Azeez The Osun State Police Command has apprehended four individuals in connection with a threatening wall inscription that triggered widespread fear in the Ila-Orangun area. The suspects, identified as Idris Abubakar, 16; Ahmed Abubakar, 19; Mohammed Omotayo, 16; and an adult, Abubakar Audu, face allegations of conspiracy and conduct likely to cause a ...
...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 ...
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo No fewer than six suspected fraudsters have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud residents in Idanre Local Government area of the Ondo state. The suspects, identified as Fadahunsi, Kolade, Tijani, Iyanuoluwa, Arijesulola and Ademola reportedly operated in an organised manner, assigning specific ...
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. ...
