The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 56-year-old man, Madarikan Emehinola, over the death of his 40-year-old wife, Igbagbo Erobe, in a suspected house fire incident in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred at Igbo-Edu area of the council and was reported at...
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Two suspected bandits have been killed and a ransom of N10 million recovered after local hunters intercepted the kidnappers in Falgore Forest in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State. The Kano State Police Command confirmed that the operation followed the safe release of a kidnapped victim, Kabiru Aliyu,...
The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned Okpara Chibuike Emmanuel (male, aged 30), for the alleged murder of his 27-year-old girlfriend, Ugwu Chinyere Rosemary, in September 2026. He was arraigned on 16th October 2026, following the conclusion of investigations, and remanded in correctional custody by the court. The court...
Delta State Police Command has arrested 95 suspected cult members and recovered five firearms during coordinated operations carried out across four local government areas of the state. The arrests followed intelligence-led raids conducted on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in Asaba, Ika South, Ughelli South and Okpe Local Government Areas,...
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three men in Saki following an intelligence-led operation over allegations of unnatural sexual conduct. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Monitoring Unit, Saki Operational Base, after the Police received information about the alleged involvement of some individuals in the...
The trial of Queen Oluchi Duruibe continued on Thursday, October 15, 2026, before Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Apo, Abuja, with the victim and Prosecution Witness, PW1, Promise Egwim, revealing how he was defrauded of N238, 600, 000 (Two Hundred and Thirty Eight Million, Six...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized counterfeit packaging materials for popular alcoholic beverages and other products worth more than ₦200 million during a raid in Aba, Abia State. The agency said the operation was carried out on Wednesday after it received credible intelligence...
Oyo State Police Command has commenced an investigation into a fatal attack on a group of individuals who were welcoming Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat back to Ibadan, an incident that resulted in the death of one person. According to the report lodged at the Police Station on 14 October 2026...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a large counterfeit alcoholic beverage operation at the International Trade Fair Complex in Lagos, leading to the seizure of fake and expired products worth more than ₦2 billion. The agency disclosed in a post on its official...
Police arraign suspects involved in ₦710 million proof-of-fund fraud, recover vehicles, other assets
Police arraign suspects involved in ₦710 million proof-of-fund fraud, recover vehicles, other assets
Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, has arraigned eight suspects; Elvis Osazee Eghile, Egharevba MaryJane Osarieyekemwen, Precious Omonigho Irbhogbe, Aghatise Kelvin Uhuenkpoewen, Nweke Nnamdi Emmanuel, Obinyan Esther, Egharevba Emmanuel Osagioduwa, Emmanuel Obinyan Osenonome involved in a proof of fund fraud scheme on a twelve count charge before the Federal...
Enugu State Police Command has launched an investigation into a viral video showing the alleged torture and degrading treatment of a 60-year-old woman in Amafu Village, Ugbawka, Nkanu East Local Government Area. The victim, identified as Chinenye Okonkwo, was allegedly assaulted after being accused of witchcraft and blamed for...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers following a five-week intelligence-gathering operation and sustained manhunt that culminated in their arrest at a hideout in Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday, 10th October 2026. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the arrest in a statement...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers following a swift response to a distress call reporting an armed robbery incident around Sumal Junction Roundabout, Ibadan. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. DSP Olayinka...
A customer has sued First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Ltd for N5 billion over the alleged unauthorised disclosure of a company’s bank statement to a third party, accusing the bank of breaching its duty of confidentiality and exposing sensitive financial and personal information. In a Writ of Summons filed...
Amnesty International has called for justice and accountability following the findings of a Coroner’s Court into the death of 32-year-old Japheth Njoku, who died while in police custody at Tiger Base, Owerri, Imo State. The human rights organisation said the findings delivered by Chief Magistrate E. U. Chinaka of...
NDLEA seizes over 3.9 tonnes of drugs, arrests scores, recovers rifles and ammunition across Nigeria
NDLEA seizes over 3.9 tonnes of drugs, arrests scores, recovers rifles and ammunition across Nigeria
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting large consignments of illicit drugs, arresting multiple suspects and recovering firearms and ammunition in coordinated operations across several states. The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the operations in a statement issued on Sunday.. According...
At 83, most grandmothers are asking for rest. Not Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday, who was arrested again by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with consignments of Methamphetamine and Colorado concealed around her waist, barely a year after she was nabbed, prosecuted and convicted for the...
Delta State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old suspected armed robber in Asaba and recovered three firearms and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation. The command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday in Benin. He said: “On 7th October 2026, at about...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Onatayo Pelumi for money laundering involving funds totalling about ₦132 million. Pelumi was convicted by Justice Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on five counts bordering on the retention of proceeds...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, October 9, 2026, handed over $56,000 recovered in a suspected procurement fraud case to an American-based businesswoman, Mrs Adeshola Oshilaja. The handover was performed at its Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, Lagos, bringing the total amount recovered for her to $104,950....