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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a lady found unconscious in an Abuja hotel. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.She said the Commissioner of Police (CP) in ...
First Bank HoldCo Plc says it has spent more than N15 billion to protect its systems against criminals between January and June. Olusegun Alebiosu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), First Bank HoldCo Plc, said this in an interview with news men in Abuja on Wednesday. Alebiosu, who spoke to news men on the sideline of a ...
Personnel of the Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Delta have apprehended three suspected pipeline vandals and recovered six crude-laden boats. Parading the two suspects and recovered items at the Warri Naval Base on Wednesday, the Commander of NNS Delta, Commodore Abdulazeez Zubairu, said that the suspects were arrested by the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos anti-crude ...
Kwara Amiru Hajj, Alhaji Ismail Bolaji Yahaya, says 15 pilgrims from the state have been defrauded of their 500 dollars Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) by some disgruntled elements in Madina, Saudi Arabia. Yahaya disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Makkah on Tuesday. He said that the investigation carried out by the stakeholders and management ...
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have apprehended a notorious serial kidnapper, Mr Clement Elijah, who had been evading capture since a botched abduction in Ajelanwa village in 2024. Elijah was arrested by officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit on 13 June 2025, while attempting to abduct a prominent resident of Ago Village in the ...
The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended three suspected members of the Iceland cult group in connection with the gruesome killing of Mr Bako Angbashim, the former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ahoada Division, who was captured and beheaded in September 2023. Police spokesperson SP Grace Iringe-Koko disclosed the arrests on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, ...
A 41-year-old woman, Oluwakemi Gbadebo, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly embezzling N8.8 million from her employer over a two-year period. Gbadebo, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing before Magistrate Lateef Owolabi. She pleaded not guilty to both charges. The prosecuting officer, ...
A Grade A Customary Court sitting in the Mapo area of Ibadan on Tuesday sentenced two vigilante officers, Kenneth Agwazin and Ayuba Pojti, to two years' imprisonment each for stealing valuables from the vehicle of a crash victim. Presiding judge, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, convicted the pair after they pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of ...
UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in May more than 130, 000 people were displaced in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid ongoing armed violence. OCHA said this on Tuesday. According to OCHA’s latest monthly report, Rutshuru, Lubero, Masisi, Beni, and Walikale territories remain the focal points of ...
The Police Command in Rivers has announced the arrest of three suspected cultists allegedly involved in the murder of a senior police officer in the state. Bako Angbashim, former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ahoada Division, was captured and beheaded by suspected cultist in September 2023, prompting a statewide manhunt for the perpetrators. SP Grace ...
A Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Tuesday, sentenced one Yusuf Usman to six months imprisonment for stealing some worshippers’ shoes at the Government College Mosque, Kaduna. Delivering judgment after Usman pleaded guilty to the charge of criminal trespass and theft, the Judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad, convicted the defendant, but granted him ...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a 44-year-old man, Oto Edet, to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter (name withheld). Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had proven the one-count charge of defilement against Edet beyond reasonable doubt. Soladoye described Edet as a pathological liar and a ...
A 26-year-old man, Olamide Olamilekan, was on Tuesday, arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allegedly conducting himself in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace.Olamilekan, whose address was not provided, was arraigned over alleged breach of peace, stealing and damage. The Prosecutor, Insp. E.O Adaraloye, told the court that the ...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has raised alarm over the activities of fraudsters impersonating the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Folasade Ogunsola. The university said the criminals are using her identity to defraud unsuspecting members of the public through fake procurement deals. The university disclosed that the fraudsters are reaching out to victims via LinkedIn, Facebook, X ...
The Kano State Police Command said it has arrested 51 suspects and recovered dangerous weapons as well as illicit drugs in an intelligence-led clearance operation targeting criminal hideouts across the Kano metropolis. The operation, which lasted three days from Friday to Sunday, covered areas in Kano Municipal, Dala, Gwale, and Tarauni Local Government Areas, including ...
...Recover cache of ammunition in Kaduna, Plateau raids Troops of 3 Division Nigerian Army and Operation Safe Haven have arrested a suspected bandit posing as a soldier and uncovered a substantial cache of arms during two separate military operations in Kaduna and Plateau States. The first arrest took place on 15 June in Katsit community, ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented a written statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as evidence in the ongoing trial of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, over allegations linked to the controversial Mambilla Hydropower Project. Dr Agunloye is facing trial before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie at the Apo ...
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has entered a plea of not guilty to an eight-count charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), encompassing allegations of criminal acquisition, fraud and forgery. The EFCC has accused Emefiele of unlawfully acquiring a vast estate consisting of ...
A tragic incident has unfolded in Anambra State where a 10-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father, Inspector Okolie Amechi, with the officer’s AK-47 rifle. The Anambra State Police Command confirmed the fatal event on Monday. According to preliminary investigations, the boy, driven by curiosity and unaware that the rifle was loaded, pulled the ...
Former Senate President, David Mark, has once again expressed deep concern over the continued and escalating killings of citizens in Benue. This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Paul Mumeh, in Kano on Monday. He urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to check the deteriorating security situation in the ...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has decried the wanton killings in Benue, urging the Federal and Benue State Governments to end the needless bloodletting forthwith. The group made the call in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Ezechi Chukwu, and made available to newsmen in Enugu on Monday. According to Chukwu, Ohanaeze unreservedly ...
Justice Yusuf Halilu of a FCT High Court FCT on Monday admitted the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele to bail in the sum of N2 billion in a fresh charge of property fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed an eight-count charge against him in respect of the ...
A hospital in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah was reportedly struck by an Israeli airstrike, Iranian media said on Monday. A video published by the newspaper Shargh showed a damaged intensive care unit, with blood-stained hospital beds visible in the footage. An Israeli army spokesperson stated that the reports are under investigation. Under international ...
