A combined team of troops from the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun, has eliminated a senior ISWAP leader, Abdussamad Ohida, in an intelligence-led operation carried out over…
The abductors of twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps members kidnapped along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Imo State have reduced their ransom demand from N50 million to N5 million per victim, lowering the overall figure from N1 billion to N100…
Regulatory enforcement officers executed sweeping operations across commercial hubs over the weekend as NAFDAC raids Lagos markets to confiscate prohibited sachet alcohol. According to an official statement issued by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, field…
The FCT police order arrest of plate number violators and drivers operating vehicles with unpermitted tinted windows across the Federal Capital Territory. According to an official announcement issued by Police Public Relations Officer SP Josephine Adeh, Commissioner of Police CP…
Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members traveling from Oyo State to their designated orientation camps have been abducted by gunmen who are demanding a N1 billion ransom for their release within 24 hours. The victims’ families disclosed the…
The Borno State Police Command has launched a search operation for three missing farmers following an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents that left 15 people dead in the state’s Marte Local Government Area. The victims were targeted on Wednesday…
The Nigeria Police Force has escalated the search for prospective National Youth Service Corps members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State, as families face a reported N950 million ransom demand. Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu…
The residents of Byazhin in Kubwa, Abuja, woke up to panic on Sunday morning when a cooking gas plant at Liberty Junction went up in flames. The FCT Police Command now says a motorist driving against traffic caused the Kubwa…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, south-west zonal coordinator of the women wing of the City Boy Movement, over an alleged case of fraud. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed her detention…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has once again declared Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the now defunct pension reform task team (PRTT), wanted. The commission listed Maina on its wanted persons portal over an alleged case of “receiving…
Nigerian dancer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, will appear at the UK’s Snaresbrook Crown Court on February 8, 2027, for a plea hearing. The court has postponed his scheduled appearance on Tuesday because the charge sheet was…
Gunmen have kidnapped six Islamic clerics along the Dakko-Damri feeder road in Bakura LGA of Zamfara state. The clerics were travelling to Talata Mafara when armed bandits stopped their vehicle on Saturday, according to a statement issued on Sunday by…
The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is set to partner with Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The partnership is to investigate the alleged mismanagement and diversion of funds released for US-backed health programs in Nigeria. The…
Bishop Taiwo Michael Fakunle, a Nigerian cleric, has been shot and killed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Nigerian Citizens Association, South Africa (NICASA), disclosed this in a statement released on Friday. Rev. Frank Onyekwelu, National President of NICASA, said the…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the discovery of a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) within the premises of the General Hospital in New Bussa, Borgu Local Government Area of the state. The device was reportedly discovered on Wednesday,…
