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The Police Command in Delta has arrested four suspected cultists and recovered weapon from them. The spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Warri. Edafe said that the suspects were arrested in Sapele town, Sapele Local Government Area of the state. He said that the suspects were nabbed ...
...As Court grants bail at N200,000 with two sureties A teenager, Quoyumu Abass, was brought before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Wednesday for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing various items. According to the prosecutor, Inspector Adeshina Folaranmi, the incident took place on 29 June at about 9:30 a.m. at New Garage, ...
...Recover deposit after confession, manhunt for accomplice underway The Nigeria Police Force, Zone 7 Headquarters, has arrested a suspect linked to the fraudulent sale of a defective luxury vehicle in Abuja, recovering a sum of $7,000 from him in the process. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Assistant Superintendent of Police Halima Mohammed, the Public ...
Nigerian musician Mr Onomen Uduebor, also known as Onomen Onohi, has been sentenced to three years and four months in a United States federal prison for his role in a tax fraud scheme that defrauded the U.S. government of approximately $140,000. The 39-year-old was extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States in March ...
By Muyideen Aliyu, llorin The Federal High Court in Ilorin, presided over by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola (Jr), on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture of a truck loaded with assorted solid minerals to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The vehicle, which had been seized by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial ...
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has rejected an application brought by Mr Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, which sought to overturn the legal advice that cleared Azeez Fashola (known as Naira Marley) and Samson Balogun (known as Sam Larry) of any involvement in his son’s ...
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected cult member and two alleged vehicle vandals in separate operations in the Oshodi and Berger areas of the state. In a post published via its official X handle, @rrsLagos767, on Tuesday, the RRS disclosed that its operatives apprehended a suspected ...
The trial of Abubakar Sambo, former Director of Finance and Accounts at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), was postponed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja due to concerns over his declining hearing capacity. Appearing before Justice Musa Liman, defence counsel and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ishaka Dikko, informed the court that his ...
...Suspects confess to executions, prolonged captivity in Kaduna forests The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three notorious suspects alleged to be behind a string of violent kidnappings and killings in Abuja and parts of Kaduna State. Security sources revealed to Zagazola Makama that the arrests were made on Saturday, 29 June, during ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended 31 individuals suspected of involvement in various cybercrimes during a coordinated raid in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. In an official statement released via its verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, the Commission disclosed that the arrests were based on ...
Two men, Samuel Akinyemi and Femi Olajide, on Tuesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a motorcycle valued N1.1 million. Akinyemi 30, and Olajide, 25, whose addresses were not provided, are facing a charge of stealing, to which they pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that ...
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested two suspected vandals and recovered stolen items in Uyo metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John, in Uyo on Monday. John said that the suspects were arrested on June 29 along Ndiya Street off Aka Road in ...
...Victim dies from gunshot, another from heart attack during raid...Attackers flee on motorcycles with abducted villagers Armed bandits have killed two residents and abducted four others during a night-time raid on Gidan Tamba village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m. on 29 June, according to security ...
...AK-47s, explosives recovered after brief firefight Troops of the Nigerian Army under Sector 2 of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully prevented a planned bomb attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) operatives in Borno State. The ambush unfolded along the Trans-Timbuktu corridor, close to the Katarko–Goniri axis, where soldiers intercepted the insurgents as ...
The Delta State Police Command has apprehended three members of a notorious kidnap and armed robbery gang said to be responsible for a series of criminal operations across Ughelli, Warri, Agbarho, Sapele, and nearby communities. The arrests were confirmed on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, who explained that the breakthrough followed a ...
who are currently held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged $1 billion fraud scheme targeting Nigerian investors. Justice Emeka Nwite, delivering the ruling on Monday, 30 June, rejected the bail applications on the grounds that the allegations were grave and supported by compelling evidence presented by the EFCC. Defence counsels, ...
...Mobilises stakeholders on proactive security...IGP, CPs stress urgency as school attacks rise globally The Nigeria Police on Monday launched a major security initiative in Lagos State aimed at bolstering the protection of schools, students, and staff. The high-level stakeholders' forum, held at the POWA Hall in Ikeja, also marked the formal commencement of training for ...
A Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Monday, sentenced one Emmanuel Falaye, 49, to one year in Agodi Correctional Centre for trading in 160 grammes of Cannabis Sativa. Delivering judgment, Justice Nkeonye Maha convicted and sentenced Falaye after he had pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful dealing in narcotics preferred against him by the ...
The Police Command in Imo says it has arrested a 42-year old suspected child trafficker and rescued 12 alleged stolen children. The command’s spokesman, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri on Monday. Okoye said that the suspect, a female, who hails from Umudim Ohekelem in Ngor-Okpala Local Government ...
A Nigerian man, Oluyemi Ogundeji, has reportedly fled the country after facing threats to his life following accusations of involvement in homosexual activities, an act criminalized under Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of 2014. According to sources close to the matter, Oluyemi had been under scrutiny in his community after rumors surfaced alleging his connection ...
A tragic incident unfolded on Saturday at Rijiyar Lemo Quarters in Kano State as a 17-year-old boy, Musa Muhammad, died following a physical altercation with his childhood friend over access to tap water. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, who shared the incident on Sunday via his verified X handle, the fight erupted around 11 ...
A middle-aged man, Ortese Tarlumun Joseph, has been abducted by gunmen in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, after armed assailants opened fire on his family during a failed escape attempt. The victim was reportedly attacked while returning from the farm with his wife and son on the evening of Friday, June 27, near ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former Nigerian international footballer, a 72-year-old grandmother, and several others in sweeping anti-narcotics operations carried out at strategic entry points across the country. The operations, which spanned multiple states and involved targeted surveillance, resulted in the seizure of over 22.6 kilograms of illicit substances, including ...
