Crimes
Man nabbed for alleged murder of lover in Cross River community
A 30-year-old man, Sunday Ejor, has been arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner, Lucy Moshe Igu, in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident, which occurred on March 29 in Nwang community, Ekajuk Ward 2, has sparked outrage among residents, with tensions escalating between neighbouring communities…
Read More »JAMB refutes claims linking abducted travellers to 2026 UTME candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed reports suggesting that individuals recently abducted while travelling from Makurdi to Otukpo were candidates en route to sit for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement issued by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the board clarified…
Read More »NSCDC busts ‘baby factory’ in Lagos, arrests two suspects
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, have uncovered an alleged baby factory in the Okuju, Ilado area of Badagry, rescuing 18 pregnant women and 10 children during a late-night operation. The raid, carried out between Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday,…
Read More »Troops arrest 15 suspected oil thieves in Lagos
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 15 suspected oil thieves in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State during a coordinated operation. According to an operational report released on Friday in Abuja, the suspects were apprehended in the early hours of the day by troops of Headquarters 9 Brigade…
Read More »ICPC convicts woman for forging NAFDAC documents in visa fraud case
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Remilekun Balogun-Okedeyi for forging documents of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to support a fraudulent visa application. The Commission disclosed this in a statement published on its official website,…
Read More »Gunmen abduct UTME candidates in attack on Benue Links bus
By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked a commercial bus belonging to Benue Links, abducting several passengers, including candidates travelling to sit for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Benue State. The incident occurred between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, along…
Read More »Police foil planned bomb attack in Ondo, arrest six suspects
By Deborah Nnamdi The Ondo State Police Command has foiled a planned bomb attack in Akure, the state capital, leading to the arrest of six suspects linked to the plot. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Lawal Adebowale, disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday in Akure, describing…
Read More »Court discharges Pretty Mike, club supervisor over NDLEA drug charges
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi on Wednesday discharged popular nightclub owner, Pretty Mike, and a club supervisor, Joachim Hillary, after ruling that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) failed to establish a prima facie case against them. The presiding judge, Ambrose Lewis-Alagoa, upheld a no-case submission filed…
Read More »Police intercept drugs hidden in bulbs, recover gun linked to Ughelli murder
The Delta State Police Command has intercepted hard drugs concealed inside energy-saving bulbs and recovered a firearm connected to a murder and cultism investigation. The Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to combating crime through intelligence-led policing in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public…
Read More »Police bust cross-border fraud ring, arrest cybercrime suspects
The Nigeria Police Force has recorded breakthroughs in a series of cybercrime investigations, dismantling a cross-border fraud syndicate and arresting multiple suspects linked to financial crimes, fraud, and data breaches. The operations, carried out by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) under the leadership of Inspector-General of Police,…
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