By Seun Ibiyemi The Delta State Police Command has foiled a planned cult attack and dismantled armed robbery networks operating in Warri, Ughelli and Sapele, arresting several suspects and recovering three firearms and 27 rounds of live ammunition. The Command said the breakthroughs were achieved through intelligence-led operations carried out by operatives of the CP-Special…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven suspects following a violent communal clash between youths in the Otto and Ijanikin communities along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, which left one person dead. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Read also:Tinubu urges Senate to amend constitution for…
An Anambra State High Court has sentenced popular native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko, to two years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges bordering on aiding and abetting kidnapping and ritual-related offences. Nwangwu was arrested in February 2025 by operatives of the Agunechemba Security outfit alongside two other native doctors…
By Adeyemi David The Delta State Police Command has recorded major operational breakthroughs with the arrest of suspected drug traffickers and a robbery suspect, alongside the recovery of 1,520 packets of prohibited drugs and a locally made firearm. The Commissioner of Police, Aina Adesola, disclosed that the arrests were made in separate intelligence-led operations aimed…
By Olakunle Oke The Ogun State Police Command has provided an update on the case involving Abigeal Nsikak, popularly known as Mirabel on TikTok, following a rape allegation she made online. According to the Command, the complainant reported at the police station where she was received and subsequently taken to a medical facility for examination…
By Femi Akinwami An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday admitted a petition and 39 annexures as evidence in the ongoing trial of former Ahmed Kuru amcon md”], former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), over an alleged fraud involving N76 billion and $31.5 million.Alleged $25.5m debt: Court freezes account of Green…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, on Friday handed over 1,650 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N40.7 million to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority for investigations. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Lagos, Adeniyi said the seized contraband was intercepted at various locations, including Badagry,…
By Adeyemi David The police on Friday arraigned a 32-year-old man, Faseun Ojo, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a mobile phone valued at N170,000. Ojo, who has no fixed address, is facing a one-count charge of stealing. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp. Olubu Apata, told the court…
By Adeyemi David 35-Year-Old Arraigned in Ibadan Court Over Alleged N900,000 Theft of Building Materials A 35-year-old man, Aliyu Mohammed, has been arraigned before a Grade A Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, over the alleged theft of building materials valued at N900,000. Mohammed was docked on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, break-in, malicious…
By Adeyemi David The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has searched the Abuja residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as investigations into alleged financial misconduct continue to unfold. Muyiwa Adekeye, media aide to the former governor, confirmed on Thursday that ICPC officials conducted a search at El-Rufai’s residence on…
