The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a manhunt for a Lekki Lagos-based notorious drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode. This was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters,…
A Lagos businessman, Akintoye Akindele accused of offering police a bribe of N150 million to escape justice in an alleged fraud has denied committing the offence. Akindele, the Managing Director of Duport Midstream Company, pleaded not guilty to the one…
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested in a sting operation in Makurdi, Benue State. They were identified as David Uvaa, Patrick Adakole,…
A 35-year-old electrician, Sunday Andrew has been arraigned in a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing a plasma television and N18,000 cash. The police charged Andrew of Jedu, Airport Road Abuja, with criminal trespass, house breaking and…
A 35-year-old man, Samaila Ilu, has hanged himself to death over his difficult situation in Jigawa State. Police spokesman DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident to News Men. According to him, “On 17/08/2023 at about 1100hrs, police received a…
Police operatives of Katsina State has foiled a bandits’ attack in Korogo village via Daddara, Jibia Local Government Area of the state. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the Command said the Nigeria Police…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Monday sentenced a notorious cultist, Blessing Agree, to five years in prison for stealing and attempting to escape from lawful custody. The accused, Blessing Agree, known along the streets as Small…
Members of the Ijaw Youth Council have demanded justice over the murder of Alafuro Peterside by a happy trigger police officer. The President of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Jonathan Lokpobiri, made the demand during a protest at the Rivers State…
The Enforcement Team of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, has arrested a six-man gang of illegal tax collectors in the state. KADIRS Head of Corporate Communication, Mr Zakari Muhammad, disclosed this…
Abia State Police Command has said it has apprehended one Adaeze Lawrence of Amaogbonna Road, off Osisikakwu street in Aba for the alleged abduction of a one-month-old infant. The Command said the arrest was made on August 14 by the…
