Latest in
The troops of Nigerian Navy NNS Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom have arrested nine suspects over alleged illegal activities on maritime domain. The Commander of NNS Jubilee, Commodore Abubarka Umar disclosed this to news men at the base in Ikot Abasi on Saturday. Umar said the personnel arrested the suspects ...
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has obtained the conviction and sentencing of 13 individuals for internet-related fraud before Justices A. Isiaka, A.A. Bello and M.J. Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court. The convicted persons are Emmanuel Abelo Mike, Joseph David, Obinna Christopher, Godwin Felix, John Opayemi Olusegun, ...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has granted a 21-day window for importers who failed to meet the terms of their Temporary Admission Permits (TAP) to regularise their status or face sanctions. Dr Abdullahi Maiwada, the Service’s National Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday. He disclosed that enforcement would commence on ...
Defendants in a robbery case before a Benin High Court, including three junior secondary school dropouts, on Friday, disowned written and video confessional statements, which they allegedly wrote. The trio included Osamudiamwen Abudu, Sunday Owolabi, and Emeka Igwe. They are facing a three-count charge, pertaining to conspiracy, armed robbery, and receipt of stolen items. At ...
Justice Joel Agya, Presiding Judge, Taraba State High Court, No 1, Sitting in Jalingo on Friday sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for attempted Kidnapping. Prosper Paul, Samuel David, Nosiu Buba and Samuel Kelvin, arraigned as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants, respectively, were charged with criminal conspiracy, attempted kidnapping and kidnapping. Delivering Judgment, Agya ...
…Calls for unity, stronger institutions to combat global fragility Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has sounded the alarm over the worsening state of Nigeria’s national security, attributing the deepening crisis to terrorism, climate change, cyber threats, and geopolitical instability. Speaking at the University of Ibadan on Thursday, July 24, 2025, during a ...
Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dr Binta Adamu Bello, OON, has described human trafficking as a direct and visible threat to Nigeria’s national development. She made this known on Thursday during a press conference in Abuja to commence a weeklong campaign marking the 2025 World Day Against ...
A 22-year-old security guard, Moses Alaska, was arraigned on Thursday before the Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly defrauding three of his friends of N15,500. Alaska, who lives at 1st Avenue, Gwarinpa, Abuja, faces a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating. Prosecutor Charity Nwachukwu told the court that the ...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Mapo, Ibadan, has directed the remand of two men, Ibrahim Olasinde, 43, and Sakiru Adeleke, 38, at a correctional facility over allegations of theft and conspiracy involving a truck carrying cartons of spaghetti valued at N186 million. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge and were ordered to ...
...Victim shot during attack, hospitalised ...Robbers open fire on officers, flee with gun wounds Akwa Ibom State Police Command thwarted an attempted armed robbery at Annex B Estate in Ikot Ator Village, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, killing one suspect in a shootout while two others escaped with gunshot wounds. The incident occurred around 2:15 ...
The Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the Nigeria Police to compensate a group of #EndSARS activists with N10 million for infringing on their fundamental rights during the fourth-anniversary protest on 20 October 2024. Justice Musa Kakaki, who delivered the ruling on Thursday, found that the police breached the applicants’ constitutional rights to peaceful ...
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Hadiza Mamuda, for allegedly killing her husband during a domestic altercation in Garin Abba Village, Fika Local Government Area. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the incident occurred after a heated argument between the couple over food items. The suspect ...
Two men, David Ameh (49) and Abel Udoh (43), were on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing books valued at N5.2 million. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not disclosed, are facing two counts of conspiracy and theft. They pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to the prosecutor, ...
A 26-year-old labourer, Sani Idris, has been arraigned before a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly stealing N163,000 in cash, two ATM cards, and mobile gadgets. Idris, who resides in Kado Bimko, Gwarinpa, Abuja, is facing charges of joint act, shop-breaking, and theft. He pleaded not guilty to all counts. Prosecution counsel, ...
A young graduate from Jattu, Edo State, Oshionebo Josiah Oshiayemhe, is pleading for protection after narrowly surviving an assassination attempt by members of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity, a notorious cult group he once belonged to. Oshiayemhe, who graduated in 2023, recounted that he was lured into the cult on December 19, 2024, by a childhood ...
By Muyideen Aliyu, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured convictions against eleven individuals for offences linked to internet fraud and cybercrime. The verdicts were delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court in Ilorin and the Kwara State High Court. Among the convicts was 20-year-old electrician ...
By Tapre Timine, Bayelsa The Bayelsa State Police Command has taken into custody several suspects linked to the abduction of High Court Judge Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, who was kidnapped in Yenagoa on 21 June and held for almost two weeks. Governor Douye Diri confirmed the arrests during Wednesday’s State Executive Council meeting at Government House, ...
Residents of Zamfara State filled the streets of Gusau on Wednesday, decrying the persistent killings and abductions that have terrorised their communities for months. The demonstration, which brought movement in the state capital to a standstill for more than two hours, drew protesters from numerous communities in Gusau Local Government Area to the gates of ...
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) on Tuesday successfully intercepted and neutralised dozens of terrorists near Inana Village in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger. A statement by the Media Information Officer, OPFY, Capt. David Adewusi, on Wednesday, said the troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce firefight. Adewusi said the ...
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of 11 individuals, including a 20-year-old electrician, for offences related to internet fraud and cybercrime. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Ilorin sentenced Mathew Yaba, the electrician, to nine months in prison without an option of ...
…As court grants N500,000 bail each, adjourns case to August 21 An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of two businessmen, Mr Emeka Daniel (32) and Mr Ugochukwu Eze (35), over allegations of importing counterfeit Kiss brand condoms into Nigeria. They were arraigned by the police on Tuesday on a three-count charge bordering on ...
…Two residents shot as attackers raid homes at night Armed bandits launched an overnight assault on Lambo community in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State, leaving two people injured and abducting an unconfirmed number of men, women and children. Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers arrived in large numbers late Monday night, firing indiscriminately to ...
