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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, says it has seized 3,699 parcels of Cannabis Sativa in various locations within the state between Jan.1 and March 31. The Area Comptroller, Mr Mohammed Shuaibu, on Wednesday, handed over the drugs to Mr Olusegun Adeyeye, the Commander of the National Drug Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA), ...
Two men, Arowora Azeez Olawale and his partner, Tajudeen Hassan, have reportedly gone into hiding after being discovered engaging in same-sex activity on 8 February 2025, in the Alagbado area of Lagos State. Local sources say the pair have been close since childhood, with relatives and neighbours alleging they have maintained a romantic relationship for ...
The Lagos State Government has apprehended a man caught illegally dumping refuse along the busy Lekki-Epe Expressway, underscoring its firm stance against environmental violations. The arrest was confirmed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, through his official X (formerly Twitter) account. He explained that the suspect was detained by ...
The Osun State Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of a notorious syndicate known for stealing motorcycles from where they are parked across the State. The Police spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said the operatives attached to the Commissioner of Police’s Monitoring Unit on April 11, 2025 arrested a 27-year-old suspect, Olowookere Ojo Mojeed, at ...
A 42-year-old herbalist, Adepoju Ifaleke, on Tuesday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly exhuming a dead body and interfering with the corpse. Ifaleke is standing trial on a one-count of indecently interfering with a dead body. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Sgt. Samuel Owolabi, told the court ...
A widower, Mubarak Hussaini on Tuesday dragged his late wife’s mother, Farida Ismail before a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna state for allegedly pushing his three-year -old daughter to beg for alms. The complainant who spoke through his counsel, Mr Musa Haruna, told the court that his mother-in-law tells people that the child ...
Residents of Magboro Community in Ogun State are living in fear following a surge in burglaries that have plagued their homes in recent months, reports the News Men. An investigation by News Men reveals growing concern and anxiety, particularly among those living in Happyland Estate, over the activities of suspected criminals. According to residents, the ...
URGENT APPEAL FOR JUSTICE, SAFETY, AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ESAN LAND, EDO STATE, NIGERIA. We, the undersigned advocates for justice, human dignity, and the rule of law, write to draw urgent attention to the ongoing persecution and life-threatening oppression being endured by Mr. Christopher Ehijie O. and his family, natives of Esan West ...
A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday sentenced two persons to life imprisonments and death by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping. The defendants, Rotimi Onileowo (42) and Ayodele Adetola (42) were arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotosho on June 30, 2017 on three count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping. The ...
The Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS), Ondo/ Ekiti Command has handed over 140 sacks of substances suspected to be Cannabis sativa weighing 1,400 Kilo Grammes to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency( NDLEA). The substance estimated to have a market value of N112 million was handed over to the NDLEA on Monday in Akure. The ...
Gunmen on Sunday night attacked and killed scores of persons in Zike and Kimakpa communities in Iregwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Brig.-Gen. Gakji Shipi, the Acting Coordinator of Operation Rainbow, a State-owned security outfit, confirmed the incident to the Newsmen, on Monday in Jos. Shipi, who doubles as the Special ...
The police has arraigned three women, Opeyemi Salami, Anjorin Mutiyat and Ifeoluwa Sanyaolu, before an Ota Magistrates Court on Monday, for allegedly stealing 10 pairs of Puma slippers and other valuables worth N800,000, belonging to their employer. Salami, 23, Mutiyat 22, and Sanyaolu 19, whose addresses were not provided are facing a two-count charge of ...
The Nigerian Army has uncovered 11 new bunkering facilities and made some seizures during a six-day operation conducted in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, made this known in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt. He said that seven suspects were arrested ...
In a harrowing twist of love, betrayal, and survival, 34-year-old Omoregie Emmanuel has been declared wanted by Nigerian authorities after his arrested lover, under intense police interrogation, confessed to their same-sex relationship and named him as his partner. Emmanuel, a native of Oredo Local Government Area in Benin, Edo State, narrowly escaped what would have ...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Tajudeen Kolawole Fantola, was on Wednesday, 13th March, 2024 killed by kidnappers disguised as soldiers in Kogi state. The attack which occurred at the outskirts of Okene resulted in the death of Alhaji Fantola, some of his party members and other travellers who were also on ...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has addressed the ongoing security issues in the state, particularly in Bokkos Local Government Area. He described the recent attacks as deliberate acts of violence aimed at displacing local communities for land acquisition. The Governor acknowledged the support from President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Defence Staff, and other security ...
The Narcotics Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit drugs in the state. Joe- Fadile made the observation in an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta at the sidelines of the “Public Destruction of Drug Exhibits” held at Ipara town, Ogun, ...
The Police Command in Ondo State has begun investigation into the allegation of extortion levelled against the Divisional Police Officer(DPO) in-charge of Igbara-Oke in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state, Ganiyu Dauda. News Men reports that residents of the community on Friday protested against alleged extortion by the DPO and operatives in the division. ...
Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 50-year-old father for repeatedly raping 17-year-old biological daughter in Kurmi Ado Village in Ganjuwa local council of the State. The Spokesman of Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil on Friday said that the accused father, Umar Sule, was reported to have committed the crime last November. ...
Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Police Command has taken into custody an officer accused of stabbing an eldery man in Ise-Ekit.The police officer was said to have been involved in an altercation between his girlfriend over and the victim's son. The officer was arrested following the circulation of a viral video in which ...
The Police in Ekiti, on Friday, arraigned 50-year-old Ladan Abubakar before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged unlawful cattle grazing. The defendant of no fixed address is standing trial on a one-count charge of unlawful grazing of cattle. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has detained 22 suspects in possession of various quantities of illicit substances during a series of coordinated raids across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Kano. He said the arrests were part ...
The murder of Mr. Bobby Kabah and his pregnant partner by suspected cultists in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, has thrown the community into mourning and heightened tension. Fresh information has linked the incident to a broader network of cult-related violence reportedly operating across Delta and Lagos States. Findings by reporters revealed that Mr. Blessing Asiotu, a ...
