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Detectives from the Agbado Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old man, Adeshola Muyiwa, for his alleged involvement in a serial fake bank transfer fraud scheme operating within the Agbado axis and surrounding areas. The arrest was made on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at about 11:45 am, following a report lodged ...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has condemned the recent attack on schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, calling for swift security action and a united national effort against kidnapping and violent crimes across the country. In a statement released on Monday by the Director of Media ...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has clarified claims regarding the alleged denial of access to deliver food to embattled former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. Addressing journalists on Monday during a press briefing by J. Okor Odey, the Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Communications for ...
A chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Alimosho Local Government Area, Hon. Ben Davies, has reportedly gone into hiding following an alleged assassination attempt linked to rising political tensions in the area. According to his personal assistant, Mr. Moses Imonode, Hon. Davies, who was formerly known as Hon. Ben Arulogun, narrowly ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has raised concern over the alleged use of beggars and destitutes by criminals to transport illicit drugs and aid criminal activities in FCT. Dr Peter Olumuji, Secretary, FCT Command and Control Centre, raised the alarm during the ongoing enforcement exercise in Abuja on Monday. Olumuji said that the enforcement, ...
…raids Delta forests, destroys 65,000kg skunk Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and various opioids concealed in walls of cartons used to package cloths and other items going to the United Kingdom and Australia. The two seizures were recorded at a courier company in Lagos on Friday ...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to promptly, thoroughly, impartially, independently, transparently, and effectively investigate allegations that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) diverted ₦800 billion for political and campaign purposes. SERAP requested that the Chairman demand full disclosure ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations of assault or arrest of University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) employees by its operatives when they visited UUTH on Tuesday. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Friday in Abuja, that the visit was purely administrative. Oyewale, however, said that the commission ...
Panic has gripped the Ahoro-Esinele community in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State following an invasion by gunmen on Friday morning. The armed group reportedly stormed Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., where they kidnapped the school principal, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, and an unspecified number of students. During the ...
Tension has continued to trail an incident that allegedly occurred at a funeral gathering in Lagos on December 23, 2023, after a young man identified as Adisa Akorede Abudujelili was accused of engaging in same-sex activities, leading to public outrage and calls for his arrest. According to sources familiar with the incident, Adisa reportedly attended ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into an alleged money laundering case involving $79,150 recovered at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos. Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 are currently questioning two suspects, Anih Shadrach Friday and Chukwukezie Vincent Ndonna, regarding the undeclared funds. ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court has convicted and sentenced two men, Abdullahi Suleiman and Ahmad Yahaya, for offenses bordering on cheating and criminal misappropriation involving a total sum of N7,378,000. The defendants were arraigned on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, on separate one-count charges. Suleiman, alongside Ismail Luka and ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, operating under Operation DESERT SANITY, have recorded fresh operational successes. These include the rescue of abducted civilians, the reunification of families, and the arrest of suspected terrorist collaborators across parts of the North East. According to a statement from the Military ...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering involving more than ₦500 billion. The arrest, carried out in Abuja on Wednesday, has pushed the federal energy agency into the spotlight, with EFCC investigators reportedly examining financial transactions ...
Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, rejected an application filed by the Bauchi State Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, for permission to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Muslim pilgrimage, Hajj, and a medical check-up. Jaja is facing prosecution by the Economic ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has berated the Osun State Commissioner of Police over what he described as unbridled brigandage across the state. The Governor stated that the situation could have been instantly curtailed if the police authorities had acted swiftly and decisively at the early stage of the crisis. In ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoOperatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a notorious One Chance robbery syndicate. During the operation, police recovered a tricycle used for their crimes and several suspected stolen mobile phones. The suspects were apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation along Iyana Ipaja Road. According to the Police ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the State Police Command to arrest documented thugs allegedly associated with the All Progressives Congress (APC). The directive comes amid fresh attacks on Accord Party assets and public properties across Osogbo, with the Governor warning against a situation where the public might resort to self-help. ...
Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Sunday shot dead an undergraduate said to be of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and injured three others in a violent attack. The attack reportedly occurred at about 6 p.m. along the Benin-Lagos Road, directly in front of the university’s main gate. Witnesses said the deceased, identified simply as ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has arrested three suspects for alleged vandalism and tricycle theft in different parts of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Kano by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi. Idris-Abdullahi said two suspects, Adamu Ibrahim, 25, and Abba ...
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced 20 -year-old, labourer, Nanle Solomon, to two years in prison for stealing a filing machine. The convict pleaded guilty to the 2- count charge of trespass and theft brought against him by the police. The Magistrate, Mrs Irene Pati, sentenced the convict to one year in prison for ...
A cloud of grief and controversy hangs over the Aresa family following the sudden passing of Mr. Aresa Nasiru. The elderly man’s death has sparked urgent calls for justice and an investigation into allegations of systemic bullying and intimidation by his own relatives over a disputed family matter. According to eyewitness accounts and reports from ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled a truck hijacking in the Ijebu North area of the state, recovering a stolen DAF truck loaded with motor spare parts along with a fabricated wooden rifle allegedly used by the suspects. The incident occurred on Wednesday at Oke-Ado, Ijebu North, where hoodlums ...
