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Police arrest mother, daughter over alleged N18m romance scam
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have arrested a mother and her daughter for their alleged involvement in a romance scam that reportedly defrauded a Malta-based victim of more than N18 million. The arrests followed investigations into allegations of computer-related fraud, identity theft, and money laundering…
Read More »13 killed, three injured in China expressway crash
At least 13 people were killed and three others injured after an overloaded minivan collided with a truck on an expressway in central China, authorities said on Thursday. According to the traffic management bureau of China’s Ministry of Public Security, the accident occurred around 2:40 a.m. local time on the…
Read More »Several girls feared dead as fire guts Kenyan boarding school
Several girls were feared dead after a fire broke out at a boarding school in Kenya’s Nakuru County in the early hours of Thursday, according to local media reports. The fire reportedly started around 1:00 a.m. local time at Utumishi Girls Academy but was only reported at about 3:30 a.m.,…
Read More »Police arrest 22yo man for alleged rape, blackmail of teenager
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 22-year-old man, identified as Chigaemezu Joseph Chukwudi, for allegedly raping and blackmailing his 19-year-old neighbour in Owerri. The Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Audu Garba Bosso, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Command headquarters in Owerri. According to…
Read More »30,000 armed Fulani militants operating across Nigeria -USCIRF report
An estimated 30,000 armed Fulani militants are currently operating across Nigeria in groups ranging from 10 to 1,000 members, according to a May 2026 report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The report described the militants as some of the deadliest non-state actors responsible for religious…
Read More »Nigerian Air Force destroys terrorist hideouts in Borno airstrikes
The Nigerian Air Force has said its counter-terrorism operations in Borno State successfully targeted terrorist hideouts and logistics facilities at Biramiri in the Gezuwa general area of the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Director of Public Relations and Information at the Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, Ehimen Ejodame,…
Read More »N25m fraud: EFCC arraigns man for allegedly impersonating presidential aide
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a man identified as Igoin Peter before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged N25 million fraud involving impersonation and obtaining money under false pretences. Peter was arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on a four-count charge after allegedly posing as…
Read More »Barber sues police, DPO after losing eye during New Year raid in Abuja
A barber, Abraham Emmanuel, has dragged the Nigeria Police Force and the Divisional Police Officer of Bwari Division, CSP Babayola Muhammad Musa, before a Federal High Court in Abuja after allegedly losing his left eye during a police operation on New Year’s Eve. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/256/2026, Emmanuel alleged…
Read More »EFCC transfers ex-power minister to Kuje prison to begin 75-year jail term
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has transferred former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to the Kuje Correctional Centre following a court order directing him to begin serving a 75-year prison sentence for money laundering. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, gave the directive on…
Read More »Police arrest three suspected kidnappers in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in Jattu, Edo North, following intelligence-led operations linked to a recent abduction case in the area. The Command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the arrests were made through coordinated efforts between police operatives and…
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