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By Seun Ibiyemi A commercial cargo vessel, MV ORAGE FROST, came under a suspected pirate attack on Friday, May 30, 2025, in the volatile waters of the Gulf of Guinea, maritime authorities have confirmed. According to statement made available by Head, Public Relations, NIMASA, Osagie Edward, FNIPR read that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety ...
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, has ramped up its anti-smuggling campaign, recording 46 seizures and arresting seven suspects within two weeks, with the total value of intercepted goods exceeding ₦1.28 billion. Controller of the Unit, Mohammed Shuaibu, disclosed the development on Tuesday while addressing journalists ...
…Deploys additional troops, logistics to combat bloodshed…Defence Chief links escalating insecurity to porous borders with Sahel neighbours…Tinubu’s reforms signal new era — Information Minister, others The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Benue state capital, Makurdi. Accompanied by his Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) and other senior military commanders, Oluyede ...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a house help, Comfort Jacob to four years imprisonment for stealing her employer’s money to the tune of N500,000 and 12,000 USD. News Men reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi also sentenced Comfort’s husband, Isaac, to one year jail term for conspiring with his wife to steal from her ...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Ebonyi Command, has arrested a male suspect over an alleged murder of his neighbour, Mrs Rose Awoke, 60-yrs-old on Monday night. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command told News Men in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly killed the woman by hitting her severally. Ukandu said that the ...
The family of Jonathan Adebayo are in hunt of Samuel Amiokhabhor whom they accused of being bisexual, a practice that is illegal and criminality in Nigerian laws and constitutions. According to reports, the genesis of it all started in Egbeda, a sub area of Lagos State in Nigeria in Alimosho Local Government Area on the ...
Three unidentified armed men attacked a home in Lagos on Sunday, June 1st, 2025, around 5:00 PM. The incident occurred at No. 10, Monshalasi Street, Obalende, Lagos State. The victim, Oyeleke Nelson Tobi, was at home with his wife’s cousin, Janet Arhore, and a visiting child. His wife was away at church for an evening ...
The family of Mr. Osazuwa Okpeaifoh and Mrs. Grace Seyi Okpeaifoh remains in grave danger following a gruesome triple homicide carried out by suspected members of the Black Axe secret cult group in Edo State. The violent attack took place on the night of November 15, 2024, at 41 Chief Ekhator street in the Oluku ...
A man identified as Sodiq Oyewummi has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for stealing electrical cables from the Oke-Afa Wastewater Treatment Plant, a vital facility managed by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO). Oyewummi was apprehended in the act by alert facility staff while attempting to remove cables from the government-owned plant. ...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspected cult members in the Owode-Ikorodu area for illegal possession of a locally made pistol and six live cartridges. According to the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects were apprehended during an intelligence-led operation following a credible tip-off. Investigations revealed their affiliation with a notorious cult ...
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects linked to the abduction and brutal murder of a female bank manager in Onitsha, months after collecting a ₦14 million ransom from her family. Police spokesperson SP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Onitsha. The suspects, Monday ...
A lecturer in the Department of Geography at Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, Dr. Godwin Kwanga, has regained his freedom after being abducted by unknown gunmen. He was rescued on Saturday by operatives of Operation Zenda, the Joint Task Force (JTF), in collaboration with other security agencies in Makurdi. The operation occurred at Tse-Anjov village, ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has broken up a drug trafficking network that attempted to exploit the Hajj pilgrimage as a front for smuggling cocaine into Saudi Arabia. Two alleged couriers, Ibrahim Umar Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj Shifado, were apprehended at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on 26 May. The pair were preparing ...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, on Wednesday, announced the interception of contraband items worth over N921 billion as the service intensifies enforcement operations at the nation’s ports. The items included expired food items, unregistered pharmaceutical products and controlled security equipment. Adeniyi during a press briefing at the Apapa Command of ...
Governor Monday Okpebholo has declared an unrelenting war against cultism, kidnapping, and ritual killings, warning landlords across the state that his government will not hesitate to demolish buildings used as criminal hideouts. The governor issued the stern warning on Wednesday while personally supervising the demolition of a property in the Ogheghe area of Benin City, ...
Tension and fear have gripped the quiet Adelola village at Aroro Makinde, after Ojoo in Ibadan, in Oyo State, after unknown gunmen stormed the residence of Abolade Abiola Ibrahim, the rightful heir to the throne, allegedly over his refusal to perform an ancient ritual involving the sacrifice of seven virgin girls. Ibrahim, who was next ...
Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday raised concerns over cult-related killings, urging swift enforcement of the anti-cultism law to curb the rising threat. Mr Bright Iyamu (APC Orhionmwon South) raised the alarm under matters of public importance, noting that several lives had been lost due to an ongoing, deadly cult war spreading across the state. ...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to, within 24 hours, release the socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, also directed that parties in the suit, especially the EFCC, should report to the court on May 2 to give update ...
The Edo State House of Assembly has called on Governor Monday Okpebholo to establish farm settlements in Udo forest, which has gained notoriety as a hideout for kidnappers and armed criminals. The appeal came on Tuesday during plenary, following a motion of urgent public importance raised by Honourable Eugene Inegbeboh (PDP – Igueben), who lamented ...
By Seun Ibiyemi Nigeria has recorded more than 735 mass abductions since 2019, a stark reflection of the country’s escalating Kidnapping for Ransom (KFR) epidemic, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The report, titled “Typologies of Money Laundering Through Kidnapping for Ransom in Nigeria,” offers a grim ...
...Legal team slams anti-graft agency over ‘unlawful arrest’ despite court-supervised return Business magnate and socialite, Aisha Achimugu, on Tuesday declared a hunger strike in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after her dramatic arrest at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in what her legal team has described as a direct affront ...
The Abia State Police Command has declared one Jackson Chibuzor wanted over alleged involvement in homosexual activity, a criminal offence punishable under Nigerian law. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Barth Okon, Jackson Chibuzor was implicated in an incident that occurred on July 7, 2020, in the Ubakala community, near Umuahia. He ...
One Victory Ejiviese was attacked in broad daylight at a popular Abuja restaurant, beaten nearly to death by a group of men who mistook her for her older sister, Lilian Ehis Dlight. The incident occurred just days after she arrived from the United Kingdom to visit family during the Easter holiday. Victory Ejiviese Hunder Christopher, ...
