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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a bizarre smuggling attempt involving a 35-year-old businesswoman who used a fabricated pregnancy to conceal illicit opioids. The suspect, Rabi Muhammad, was apprehended on Monday, February 16, 2026, at the departure tarmac of the Seme land border while attempting to cross into the Benin ...
By Muyideen Aliyu, Ilorin A former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Ali Ahmad, has leveled a blistering critique against the Federal Government’s security strategy following a devastating terrorist attack in the Woro Emirate. Speaking in Ilorin after a fact-finding visit to the community, Ahmad accused security agencies of sleeping on duty, alleging ...
By Azeez Sulaiman The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has initiated a sector-wide compliance investigation into tertiary institutions across the country following suspected breaches of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023. The probe targets universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education that process vast amounts of sensitive personal data belonging to students, staff, and alumni. ...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has launched a large-scale security deployment ahead of the Area Council Elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026. This operation involves over a thousand personnel drawn from a joint force of sister security agencies, including the Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force, DSS, and the NSCDC, to ensure the ...
By Ezekiel Marshal Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai remains in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as investigators continue to probe an alleged N432 billion corruption case. While El-Rufai’s legal team is actively pushing for his bail, federal authorities have reportedly resisted the request, citing the need for more time ...
A distressed woman, Eze Regina Chekwubechukwu, from Amokwe in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, has voiced her desperation following a series of brutal attacks by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group, formally designated as a terrorist organization, is reportedly hunting her son after murdering her grandchild and ...
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has provided an update on the viral video of an alleged sexual assault shared on social media by a young woman identified as Mirabel. On Monday, the survivor’s post circulated widely after she shared on her X account, @mirab351 that she was sexually assaulted on Sunday ...
By Olakunle Oke Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have launched an investigation into a 31-year-old trader, Oduburu Lucy Oluchi, also known as Eze Chiamaka Lucy, following her arrest for allegedly dealing in counterfeit currency. Oluchi was apprehended on December 23, 2025, at Eke Nibo Market in ...
The Nigerian Police Force has officially declared several men and women wanted following allegations of homosexual activity, a practice that remains a criminal offense under current national law. In Nigeria, same-sex relations are prohibited by the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, which carries a penalty of up to 14 years imprisonment upon conviction. According to ...
The Zone 2 Police command, Onikan, Lagos, has dismantled a high-profile armed robbery syndicate linked to burglaries across upscale Lagos estates. Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Friday at the command headquarters in Onikan. He said four suspects, a woman aged 25 and three men aged 30, 34 ...
The Police Command in Osun has arrested a travel agent for allegedly defrauding two clients of N3.6 million under the pretext of securing Luxembourg visas. This is contained in a statement by DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the spokesperson for the command, in Osogbo on Thursday. Ojelabi said in January 2025, the two victims were introduced by ...
By Olakunle Oke Troops of the 144 Battalion (Rear) under Operation Eastern Sanity have arrested three suspected criminals and recovered a stolen Mack truck during a night patrol in Abia State. The operation, carried out in the early hours of February 11, 2026, followed credible intelligence on the activities of suspected criminal elements around the ...
By Olakunle Oke The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three individuals over the alleged mutilation of the Naira following a viral social media video. The suspects Adam Muhammad, Muhammad Muhammad and Bashir Musa were apprehended after a video surfaced online showing them allegedly using a N500 note ...
Justice O. A Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 dismissed the no-case submission, filed by the former director of Small Scale and Medium Enterprises (SMEDAN), Bature Masari, ordering him to enter his defence against the fraud charges levelled against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. ...
By Olakunle Oke Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated 16 ISWAP terrorists, recovered over 20 bicycles, a large cache of weapons, logistics, and other supplies, and rescued multiple kidnapping victims in Borno State. A statement by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, ...
By Olakunle Oke Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday sentenced two Chinese nationals, Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu, to 46 years’ imprisonment each for cyberterrorism and internet fraud. The convicts were part of a larger syndicate of 792 fraudsters arrested in December 2024 during a surprise operation by the ...
By Olakunle Oke The Oyo State Police Command has made a major breakthrough in its fight against kidnapping and violent crimes, arresting three suspected kidnappers and recovering firearms following intelligence-led operations. The arrests followed credible information received by the Command, which led operatives to Aliu Umaru, 22, of Komu Village, who had been on the ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is mourning the loss of a dedicated operative, Chief Narcotic Agent Sadiq Bako Mujahid, who was killed during a bloody confrontation with drug traffickers on Bonny Island, Rivers State. The tragedy occurred on Friday, February 6, 2026, during a high-stakes raid on a notorious criminal enclave known as ...
By Olakunle Oke The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, declined a request by the defence team of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to adjourn proceedings in his ongoing trial over the alleged unlawful redesign and printing of the naira. Emefiele is standing ...
By Olakunle Oke The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a fatal road traffic incident involving a DAF articulated truck and a cyclist under the LASUTH Bridge along the Airport Road corridor in Ikeja. Preliminary findings indicate that the incident occurred as both the cyclist and the truck, approaching from the Maryland axis, ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 9, 2026, brought Gidado Ibrahim before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama for his alleged involvement in a massive N603.4 million employment fraud. Ibrahim was arraigned alongside Halimat Adenike Tejusho, who remains at large, before Justice H. Muazu. The duo faces a six-count ...
By Olakunle Oke The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, James Osita (also referred to as Osita James), for the alleged defilement of a 13-year-old girl at Asio community in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area. According to a statement issued by the state's Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on Monday, the ...
