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A Nigerian man, Oshionebo Oshiayemhe Josiah, has raised an urgent alarm over alleged threats to his life from members of a confraternity group, saying he has been left with no choice but to seek help from relevant bodies In a statement released on Monday, Josiah said he fled from Jattu to Abuja on June 30, ...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count charge against former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, alongside social media giants X Corp and Meta Inc, over posts critical of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The case, lodged at the Federal High Court in Abuja, was filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal ...
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aregbesola Timothy Ibikunle, and several other travelers were killed on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, when heavily armed gunmen, disguised as soldiers, ambushed their vehicles on the Okene–Abuja highway. Eyewitnesses said the assailants, dressed in military uniforms, opened fire on multiple vehicles on the outskirts of Okene. Ibikunle ...
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the recent local government elections and the appointment of a sole administrator. The suit, filed by lawyer Williams Abayomi Stanley, was struck out by Justice Stephen Jumbo on the grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction and the claimant had ...
Two women, Miss Olomoko Inumidun and Miss Ayomikun Ifeoluwa, have been exposed as partners in a same-sex relationship in the Moniya area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The pair, who had allegedly been cohabiting and engaging in romantic affairs, had been on the police watchlist for weeks before a raid on Friday 5th September 2025 led ...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Kano/Jigawa Area Command has handed over four suspects and a consignment of vandalised high-voltage power conductors worth N5.3 million to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kano on Monday.Alhaji Dalhatu Abubakar, the Area Controller of the Command,who handed the suspects and items to the Corps, said the ...
Operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have destroyed more than 18,000 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa in a major raid targeting illegal cultivators in the state. Four suspects were apprehended during the operation. The raid occurred on September 11, 2025, at Ugbogui Forest in Ovia South West Local ...
Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Zamfara Command, says 17 persons died, when a commercial bus rammed into a collapsed bridge in Gwalli area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Public Education Officer of the command , Isah Aliyu in Gusau on Monday. According to him, the 17 persons, mostly women, ...
By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested a 48-year old man, identified as Emmanuel George who hails from Akwa Ibom, but resident at Ada-George axis of Port Harcourt for defiling a 12-year old girl(name withheld). According to the Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) of the Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, ...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has referred the medical request of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to the Chief Judge for reassignment. Justice Musa Liman, who sat as the vacation judge, gave the order on Monday after noting that there was insufficient time left within the ...
The Lagos State College of Health Technology (LASCOHET) has uncovered a case of admission fraud after a cybercafé operator allegedly duped a woman of N1.5 million under the false promise of securing her admission into the institution. According to a petition filed by the victim, she initially paid N500,000 to the suspect, identified as Mr. ...
By Muyideen Aliyu, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved a N10 million financial support for the family of Mr. Saheed Adeshina, a vigilante member killed during a fierce gun battle with bandits in Eleyin community, Isin Local Government Area. In a statement issued in Ilorin by his Chief Press Secretary, Mallam Rafiu ...
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Major General Moses Gara, the Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), has urged newly promoted officers to embrace their new ranks with greater responsibility, integrity, and discipline. During a recent decoration ceremony at the 401 Special Forces Brigade Joint Officers’ Mess in Makurdi, Major General Gara ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), acting on a tip-off, on Thursday, September 1st, successfully raided a factory in Lagos producing "skuchies," a new psychoactive substance. The illicit facility, located in the Caritas area of Ibeshe, Ikorodu, was found to be a hub for blending cannabis with black currant drink to produce ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, and three Nigerian accomplices in connection with the seizure of 2,248,000 pills of tramadol worth N3.99 billion. The tramadol, disguised as multi-vitamins in 114 cartons, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on an Ethiopian Airline flight ...
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a widely circulated recruitment notice for 2025, describing it as fake. The Force spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced on Sunday that the document, which had invited applications from September 22, was fraudulent. He posted the notice on X, marking it with a bold red “FAKE” stamp to alert the ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, along with three Nigerian accomplices identified as Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode, and Bakare Korede Muheeb, in connection with the seizure of 2,248,000 pills of Tramadol 200mg and 225mg. The illicit drugs were intercepted at the Murtala ...
By Jeleel Olawale The Osun State Government has directed the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barrister Dosu Babatunde, to take immediate action regarding the situation in Ipetumodu, where the town’s monarch was recently jailed in the United States. Governor Ademola Adeleke gave the directive during Friday’s State Executive Council meeting, describing the development ...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered Border Patrol Commanders nationwide to intensify efforts in safeguarding Nigeria’s frontiers, stressing that they remain the country’s first line of defence against external threats. According to a statement signed on Friday by CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, the directive was issued ...
The Lagos State Police Command has foiled plans to inaugurate a purported N1.5 billion “Palace of Obi of Lagos State” and arrested four men accused of organising the unlawful event. The suspects, led by 65-year-old Chibuike Azubike from Obodoukwu Ancient Kingdom in Imo State, were taken into custody at the command headquarters in Ikeja. Others ...
...As Police arrest mother The quiet town of Akwanga was thrown into distress this week after residents discovered a newborn baby abandoned in a bush near a primary school on AA Koto Street. The infant, wrapped in cloth, was found alive by passers-by, sparking a wave of shock and outrage across the community. “It’s a ...
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested several suspects in connection with cattle theft and related crimes across different local government areas of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the arrests, noting that officers remain committed to tackling livestock theft, which has continued to trouble ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday said the agency seized 277 cartoons of fake and unregistered Malamal Fort malaria drugs worth over 1.2 billion in Lagos. NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this to newsmen. He said the drug was discovered inside a container ...
