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The Nigerian Government, has on the 31st October, 2023 declared 72 individuals wanted for terrorism, violent extremism, and secessionist activities posing threats to national security. According to Nigeria Military authorities, the wanted individuals are implicated in a range of violent crimes, including attempts to overthrow the government, orchestrating commercial disruptions through the illegal Monday “Sit-at-Home” ...
The Police Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad in Enugu state have recovered a locally fabricated double-barreled pistol from suspected cultists in Enugu. A statement from the Enugu Police Command Spokesman on Tuesday, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said that the firearm was recovered on June 9. Ndukwe said that the suspects, Uchenna Onwudi, 29, and Eze Chiadikobi, 31, were ...
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). News Men reports 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 ...
As Nigeria continues to enforce its harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws, a wave of mob violence has left several people dead and others in custody, exposing lives caught in a climate of fear, silence, and persecution. When a group of friends gathered for a quiet night at a FESTAC apartment in April 2025, they never imagined the ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti Tragedy has struck Odo Ape in Bunu District, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, following the discovery of the lifeless body of retired Army Major Joe Ajayi, weeks after he was abducted from his residence. Despite reports that his family allegedly paid a ransom of ₦10 million, the 76-year-old ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna In a major security sweep in Kaduna State, a joint task force comprising the police and other security agencies apprehended 27 individuals suspected of criminal activity during a coordinated raid in the Kawo area. The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed that the operation took place on the evening of Sunday, ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a senior officer of the Nigerian Navy, Lieutenant Commander M. Buba, who was stabbed to death by a suspected robber near the Kawo flyover in Kaduna. The officer, a student at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, ...
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it arrested an 18-year-old Nigerien identified as Mohammed Isah for unlawful possession of illicit drugs. The State Commander of the agency, Mitchell Ofoyefu, disclosed this on Monday during the presentation of his first monthly operational scorecard in Benin City. Ofoyefu said the ...
Operatives of the Ogun State Amotekun Corps, Ewekoro Command, have thwarted a robbery attempt and rescued a 28-year-old man, Opeyemi Olusanya, who sustained a gunshot wound during the attack in Akinale town, Ewekoro Local Government Area. The incident occurred around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Deputy Commander of the Corps, Col. Tajudeen Bakare ...
Two men, Usman Garuba and Sagir Shuaib, have been arraigned before the Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a traveller of over ₦16 million by impersonating Bureau De Change operators at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. According to police investigations and court filings, the incident occurred on March 26, 2025, around 5:00 p.m., ...
A motorist, Isiaka Afolabi, has been arraigned before the Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged manslaughter after reportedly killing a 14-year-old boy in a road accident. The incident occurred on April 22 at approximately 3:30 p.m. in the Badagry area of Lagos State. According to police prosecutor Inspector Edet Ekpo, Afolabi was driving a ...
....Arrests multiple suspects nationwide In an anti-narcotics operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a major consignment of illicit drugs disguised as green tea at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, exposing a transnational trafficking ring. The bust, announced Sunday, follows over three weeks of intelligence-led surveillance by NDLEA operatives who watch-listed ...
A Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each, for economic sabotage and financial terrorism. The defendants, including two females, were also given a fine of one million naira each, by the court. The defendants are: Xiang Hui, Hai Rong, Liu Gang, JI Geng, ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna Kaduna State Police Command has dismissed as falsehood reports alleging the abduction of between 150 and 200 persons along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway. The report, which surfaced on social media platforms and was credited to Diaspora Digital Media, claimed that the highway, one of Nigeria’s most vital road corridors was the ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced four persons to a cumulative of 50 years imprisonment for conspiracy, armed robbery, attempt to murder, burglary, stealing and receiving stolen property. The convicts Ogunwole Abiodun (a.k.a. abbey senator) (40), Olamide Olorunsola (a.k.a baggi) 49, Bello Tajudeeh (a.k.a Akube) ...
The Federal Government has destroyed 3, 867 different types and calibres of Small and Light Weapons (SALW) . The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, performed the destruction exercise at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Giri in Abuja. Ribadu was represented by Mr Asishana Okauru, Special Adviser on Governance and Subnational Liaison, ONSA. The Director-General ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, before a Federal High Court in Lagos on a five-count charge relating to conspiracy, illegal mining, and unlawful possession of mineral resources, including lithium and copper ores. The accused were presented before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on ...
A former Executive Director at Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Abbas Muhammed Jega, on Wednesday, June 4th, appeared at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, to testify in the ongoing case between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) vs the ex-AMCON MD/CEO, Ahmed Kuru, Kamilu Omokide, a former receiver manager of ...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained 12 suspects over alleged internet fraud in Akwa Ibom and Kaduna states EFCC ‘s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said three of the suspects were arrested in Uyo, Akwa Ibom while nine were picked in Sabo Area of Kaduna ...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested two suspected arms trafficker with large cache of high-grade firearms and ammunition in the state. SP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), announced this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Lafia. He said that the feat was significant ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has intercepted and uncovered expired beverages worth N35 million in Kaduna. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna, Andrew Tamanuwa, Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, NAFDAC Kaduna Office, said that interception of the expired beverages followed a tip-off from a good samaritan on Sunday ...
