By Seun Ibiyemi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered an illegal oil refinery allegedly operated by Chinese nationals in the Ogere area of Ogun State, following an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected illegal sludge oil processing activities. The commission said its operatives discovered the facility on Saturday, October 31, 2026, during an operation…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Ogun State Police Command has recovered a Mercedes-Benz GLK, an AK-47 rifle and two rounds of 7.62mm ammunition during an operation in Ota, as investigations into recent robbery incidents in the area continue. The recovery followed a search of an unregistered Mercedes-Benz GLK, which led police operatives to discover the assault…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi on 22 counts bordering on alleged forgery, impersonation and related offences before the FCT High Court in Abuja. Adeyemi, who is accused of falsely presenting himself as Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), pleaded not guilty to all…
A former banker, Christopher Jackson Edeh, has been sentenced to a total of 39 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in a N2.7 billion fraud prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, delivered the judgment on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, after finding…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Ogun State Police Command has secured the conviction of Samson Okonkwo for offences involving counterfeit electrical cables bearing the Coleman brand, following a trial at the Magistrate Court in the Ojodu Abiodun Magisterial District. The judgment was delivered on September 24, 2026, by His Worship O. P. Mobee. According to a…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected motorcycle and generator thief following a swift response to information provided by a vigilant motorist along the Onigbedu–Itori Road. The suspect, identified as Adam Muhammed, was apprehended by operatives of the Ewekoro Division on Sunday, October 25, 2026, while his alleged accomplice escaped…
By Seun Ibiyemi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old South African woman with 36.65 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and a 62-year-old Nigerian-American grandmother with 9.45kg of imported cannabis, popularly known as loud. The arrests were part of a series of intelligence-led operations across…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has arrested four suspects in three separate cases of alleged electrical cable vandalism, unlawful possession and trafficking of stolen cables across Abuja. The arrests, which occurred in Abaji, Kubwa and the Wuye axis of the FCT, followed intelligence-led operations…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Ogun State Police Command has taken a 56-year-old man, Madarikan Emehinola, into custody over a suspected arson incident that claimed the life of his 40-year-old wife, Igbagbo Erobe, in the Igbo-Edu area of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area. The incident was reported at the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters on Sunday, October…
By Seun Ibiyemi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 8,725 kilogrammes of tramadol powder valued at more than ₦6.98 billion at the Apapa Port in Lagos and arrested dozens of suspects in coordinated anti-drug operations across several states, including an 85-year-old woman allegedly found with 179 kilogrammes of cannabis in Edo State….
