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By Ezekiel Marshal Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai remains in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as investigators continue to probe an alleged N432 billion corruption case. While El-Rufai’s legal team is actively pushing for his bail, federal authorities have reportedly resisted the request, citing the need for more time ...
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has provided an update on the viral video of an alleged sexual assault shared on social media by a young woman identified as Mirabel. On Monday, the survivor’s post circulated widely after she shared on her X account, @mirab351 that she was sexually assaulted on Sunday ...
By Olakunle Oke Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have launched an investigation into a 31-year-old trader, Oduburu Lucy Oluchi, also known as Eze Chiamaka Lucy, following her arrest for allegedly dealing in counterfeit currency. Oluchi was apprehended on December 23, 2025, at Eke Nibo Market in ...
The Nigerian Police Force has officially declared several men and women wanted following allegations of homosexual activity, a practice that remains a criminal offense under current national law. In Nigeria, same-sex relations are prohibited by the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, which carries a penalty of up to 14 years imprisonment upon conviction. According to ...
The Zone 2 Police command, Onikan, Lagos, has dismantled a high-profile armed robbery syndicate linked to burglaries across upscale Lagos estates. Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Friday at the command headquarters in Onikan. He said four suspects, a woman aged 25 and three men aged 30, 34 ...
The Police Command in Osun has arrested a travel agent for allegedly defrauding two clients of N3.6 million under the pretext of securing Luxembourg visas. This is contained in a statement by DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the spokesperson for the command, in Osogbo on Thursday. Ojelabi said in January 2025, the two victims were introduced by ...
By Olakunle Oke Troops of the 144 Battalion (Rear) under Operation Eastern Sanity have arrested three suspected criminals and recovered a stolen Mack truck during a night patrol in Abia State. The operation, carried out in the early hours of February 11, 2026, followed credible intelligence on the activities of suspected criminal elements around the ...
By Olakunle Oke The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three individuals over the alleged mutilation of the Naira following a viral social media video. The suspects Adam Muhammad, Muhammad Muhammad and Bashir Musa were apprehended after a video surfaced online showing them allegedly using a N500 note ...
Justice O. A Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 dismissed the no-case submission, filed by the former director of Small Scale and Medium Enterprises (SMEDAN), Bature Masari, ordering him to enter his defence against the fraud charges levelled against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. ...
By Olakunle Oke Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated 16 ISWAP terrorists, recovered over 20 bicycles, a large cache of weapons, logistics, and other supplies, and rescued multiple kidnapping victims in Borno State. A statement by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, ...
By Olakunle Oke Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday sentenced two Chinese nationals, Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu, to 46 years’ imprisonment each for cyberterrorism and internet fraud. The convicts were part of a larger syndicate of 792 fraudsters arrested in December 2024 during a surprise operation by the ...
By Olakunle Oke The Oyo State Police Command has made a major breakthrough in its fight against kidnapping and violent crimes, arresting three suspected kidnappers and recovering firearms following intelligence-led operations. The arrests followed credible information received by the Command, which led operatives to Aliu Umaru, 22, of Komu Village, who had been on the ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is mourning the loss of a dedicated operative, Chief Narcotic Agent Sadiq Bako Mujahid, who was killed during a bloody confrontation with drug traffickers on Bonny Island, Rivers State. The tragedy occurred on Friday, February 6, 2026, during a high-stakes raid on a notorious criminal enclave known as ...
By Olakunle Oke The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, declined a request by the defence team of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to adjourn proceedings in his ongoing trial over the alleged unlawful redesign and printing of the naira. Emefiele is standing ...
By Olakunle Oke The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a fatal road traffic incident involving a DAF articulated truck and a cyclist under the LASUTH Bridge along the Airport Road corridor in Ikeja. Preliminary findings indicate that the incident occurred as both the cyclist and the truck, approaching from the Maryland axis, ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 9, 2026, brought Gidado Ibrahim before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama for his alleged involvement in a massive N603.4 million employment fraud. Ibrahim was arraigned alongside Halimat Adenike Tejusho, who remains at large, before Justice H. Muazu. The duo faces a six-count ...
By Olakunle Oke The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, James Osita (also referred to as Osita James), for the alleged defilement of a 13-year-old girl at Asio community in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area. According to a statement issued by the state's Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on Monday, the ...
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 ...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a sales representative and a Point of Sale (POS) operator for the alleged criminal diversion of over N70 million. The suspects, identified as Ibekwe Izuchukwu Emmanuel of Prince OJ Global Services Limited and Miracle Onyekachi Nnaji, are accused of conniving to ...
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 ...
