The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered a Toyota Hilux valued at ₦7.5 million in connection with alleged criminal conspiracy and receiving stolen property. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the suspects, Mustapha Suleiman and Rabiu Garba, were arrested after a report by Aliyu Usman, who discovered that the vehicle he had purchased had been reported stolen. According to…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested Asaba-based content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as “Odogwu of Asaba,” over allegations of raping a 20-year-old woman who later died. According to the police, the arrest followed a petition alleging that the deceased travelled to Asaba on June 1, 2026, after the suspect allegedly invited her under the pretext of offering…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, have arrested a 32-year-old man, Adetokunbo Adeshina, over alleged phone extortion and threats against members of the public. The Command’s spokesperson, ASC I Ayoola Michael Shola, said the suspect was apprehended following multiple complaints from victims who alleged that he routinely made threatening phone…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two women linked to a notorious bandit leader to 20 years imprisonment each for terrorism-related offences, with both sentences running concurrently. The convicts, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, were arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and later prosecuted by the Office of the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for its landmark success in dismantling a Nigerian-Mexican drug trafficking syndicate and a multi-million-dollar illicit drug production network operating within the country. The Chairman of the agency, Mohammed Buba Marwa, announced the breakthrough on Wednesday following weeks of intelligence gathering, surveillance, and coordinated operations carried out in collaboration…
Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Halima Haliru Umar to 20 years imprisonment after convicting her for unlawful possession of 302 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition and attempting to support acts of terrorism. Halima Umar was arraigned on March 11 on a four-count charge filed against her by the…
Panic has gripped Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area in Delta State, following the assault of several women and female students during a recent traditional festival. Many students, particularly females, are reportedly fleeing the community over fears of further attacks. The incident occurred after the controversial Alue-Do festival, where disturbing viral videos showed groups of…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, November 27, 2025, dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in which he alleged unlawful and prolonged detention. In his ruling, Justice Umar Mohammed held that Gambaryan’s fundamental rights application could not…
A court in Equatorial Guinea has convicted one of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s sons for the illegal sale of a national airline aircraft, a court official confirmed. On Tuesday, the court ruled that Ruslan Obiang Nsue, 50, a former director of the state-owned airline Ceiba Intercontinental, must serve a six-year prison sentence unless he…
The third prosecution witness in the alleged money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, admitted before the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, that there was no wired transfer of fees from the Kogi State Government or any of…
