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By Tolulope Oke She was a child. Holding her Bible in small hands, wearing her Sunday best, she smiled for the camera before she went off to church. Within less than 24 hours of, she was no more — one of over 200 innocent Nigerians murdered in a merciless wave of terror in Yelwata community, ...
Seven individuals suspected of involvement in fraudulent activities have been arrested in Kankare and Zurkuda villages, located in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The arrests followed a coordinated security operation based on credible intelligence. The Jigawa State Police Command confirmed the development in an official statement issued by its spokesperson, Superintendent of ...
A fresh wave of cult-related violence has erupted in Edo State, claiming at least 10 lives in the past five days and heightening fears among residents of Upper Sakponba in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. The latest surge in bloodshed is attributed to renewed hostilities between the Eiye and Vikings confraternities, long-time rival cult groups notorious ...
...Italy-bound passenger caught with over 14,000 tramadol pills in Lagos...Intercepts multiple drug shipments, ₦1.1bn codeine container in Rivers The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 44-year-old businessman, Mr Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian, at Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State, for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine in a failed attempt to smuggle the narcotics ...
...Residents alert authorities after strange arrival at private property Authorities in Benue State on Saturday intercepted 33 men transported from various northern states under suspicious circumstances, triggering public anxiety over possible coordinated attacks amidst ongoing unrest in the region. The men, who reportedly arrived in two buses, attempted to settle at a private residence located ...
The Police Command in Anambra say its operatives have arrested two suspects who are parts of a criminal syndicate that defrauded a victim of two trucks load of cement, worth N17 million in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement, issued in Onitsha and made available to newsmen on ...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have detained 182 suspects within Kaduna metropolis, recovered a vehicle, one AK-47 rifle, 31 rounds of ammunition and 30 bags of Indian hemp after various raids. This is contained in statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, issued on Saturday in Kaduna. Hassan ...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) have busted a Transnational Organised Human Trafficking Syndicate and arrested three suspects. The operatives also said that 20 victims trafficked from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and Togo to Nigeria for various forms of labour exploitation were rescued. ...
The Police Command in Anambra has nabbed two suspects over alleged theft of two related minors at Okpuno-Oba, Idemili-South Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga made this known in a statement on Saturday in Awka. Ikenga said that on June 12, police ...
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a male suspected to be involved in the kidnap and murder of Mr George Onwurah in Ndiukwuenu, Orumba-North Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Awka, said that ...
A 26-year-old man, Jonathan Okoronkwo, has been remanded in prison for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl. The defendant is standing trial on a one-count charge bordering on child defilement before the Chief Magistrates Court 2 sitting in Umuahia. The police prosecutor, Chinyeaka Njoku, informed the court that the incident occurred on March 15, 2025, at ...
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old, Nana Mubarak, daughter of a landlady, for allegedly stealing household items worth N1 million from a tenant’s residence in El-Waziri area, Minna. The state Police Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun made this disclosure in Minna said the command received information on the matter on the 30th ...
A Nigerian Correctional Service officer attempted to take his own life by diving into the Gusau Dam in Zamfara State. The officer, identified as Abdullahi Nura, a Chief Correctional Assistant (CCA) stationed at the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Gusau, reportedly left for work as usual before diverting his route to the dam—one of ...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old man, Emmanuel Chekwube, to seven years imprisonment for drug trafficking. Justice Lewis Allagoa sentenced the convict after he had pleaded guilty to the four-count charge of drug trafficking. Allagoa, however, gave the convict an option of five million naira fine. It was ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 11 individuals suspected of internet fraud in Kaduna State. According to a statement by the Commission, the suspects were apprehended by operatives from the EFCC Kaduna Zonal Directorate in the Mahuta and Barnawa areas following credible intelligence. Items recovered during the operation include a Mercedes Benz ...
The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspects in Minna for thuggery, disturbing public peace, and possession of dangerous weapons. The arrest was disclosed in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the arrests followed reports of thuggery in the Tunga area of Minna ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against two of the detained promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) over allegations bordering on investment fraud to the tune of over one billion dollars. The two, in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/216/2025 and filed by EFCC lawyer, Fadila Yusuf, are Avwerosuo Otorudo and ...
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ifo in Ogun, Mr Kamorudeen Olabisi, has confirmed that several arrests have been made in connection with the killing of Mrs Blessing Eze, a trader at Ifo Market, on June 6. This was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abeokuta by Mr Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on ...
A fully-loaded petroleum tanker exploded on Wednesday afternoon along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, near the NASFAT prayer ground. Eyewitnesses said the tanker fell while in motion and burst into flames shortly after, sending thick black smoke into the sky and triggering panic among motorists. Several vehicles around the scene were affected by the fire. Emergency responders, ...
A 36-year-old artisan, Emmanuel Temitope, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly defaming his employer and fraudulently obtaining ₦1.8 million under false pretenses. Temitope is facing a two-count charge of defamation and cheating. According to the prosecution, led by Cpl. Akeem Akinloye, the defendant had in April sent ...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated a high-profile ISWAP terrorist commander, Malam Jidda, along with numerous fighters during a coordinated air and ground assault across Yobe and Borno states. The operation, which began on June 9 in the Ngazalgana area of Gujba Local Government Area in Yobe, was supported by precision airstrikes from ...
A Nigerian immigration officer, Ugochukwu Orji, has received a ₦5 million reward for apprehending a wanted ritual suspect attempting to flee the country. The suspect, a native doctor popularly known as “Ichie Billion,” had been declared wanted by the Nigerian Police for alleged involvement in kidnapping and multiple ritual killings. The dramatic arrest occurred at ...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday remanded three men at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl (name withheld). It was gathered that the state government arraigned Owhe Oghenero, Kingsley Oni, and Olorunwa Abina on a one-count charge of defilement. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the ...
