Crimes
NDLEA seizes 6 vehicles, 40ft trailer-load of skunk in Abuja
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have intercepted a 40ft trailer loaded with skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms. The agency’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who spoke through a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday stated…
Read More »109 terrorists killed, 81 arrested in one week – DHQ
By Deborah Nnamdi The Defence Headquarters has reported that troops deployed for counterterrorism operations killed 109 terrorists and arrested 81 suspects during the first week of 2025. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, made this announcement in a statement on Friday, noting that the military remains…
Read More »Internet fraudster jailed two years for money laundering
By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, also known as “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. The EFCC disclosed this in a post via its official X handle on Thursday.EFCC stated that Nkwocha…
Read More »Gunmen impose N172.7m levy on 25 Zamfara villages, residents flee
By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen in Zamfara State have reportedly imposed a N172.7 million levy on 25 villages in the Tsafe West area, driving hundreds of residents from their homes in fear of violent reprisals. According to reports from Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the…
Read More »NDLEA arrests Nollywood filmmaker, others over illicit drug shipments
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has announced the arrest of a US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood filmmaker, Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe, who is also a motivational speaker. Mbadiwe was arrested in his hotel room in Lekki after the arrest of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, earlier that…
Read More »NDLEA nab 61-year-old Lagos biz woman, socialite for drug trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a wanted drug Kingpin and Lagos socialite, Alhaja Aishatu Feyisara Ajoke Elediye, on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at her mansion in the Okota area of Lagos, following the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff…
Read More »Police bust kidnapping syndicate in Imo, rescue 4 victims
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command have neutralized a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate operating within the state. A press statement by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye on Saturday disclosed that two suspects were killed while four…
Read More »Mother Allegedly Beats Son To Death Over N200
A mother in Warri, Delta State has reportedly beaten her 15-year-old son to death for allegedly stealing N200. The incident occurred on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Obire Street, off Cemetery Road, Warri. Reports revealed that the boy’s hands and legs were tied by his brother, and his body was…
Read More »Gunmen attack Kaduna community, destroy properties
By Deborah Nnamdi Unknown gunmen on New Year’s Day attacked Unguwar Rogo in the Ugom community of Maro ward, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. According to a statement by the Chairman of the Ugom Progressive Union, Ishaya Onussim, the attackers vandalized properties, stole various farm products, burnt down…
Read More »10 dead, over 35 injured as man crashes truck into crowd in US
A driver suspected to be a terrorist has crashed his truck into a crowd at high speed in New Orleans’ French Quarter in the wee hours of New Year’s Day and then opened fire, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35, city officials and police said. “This…
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