Crimes
AFRICOM confirms fresh Nigeria-U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in North-East
The United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, has confirmed additional coordinated airstrikes against ISIS fighters in Nigeria’s North-East, marking a fresh phase in ongoing joint counterterrorism operations with the Nigerian military. In a statement released Monday, AFRICOM said U.S. forces, working in coordination with the Government of Nigeria, carried out targeted…
Read More »Jury begins deliberations in Alison-Madueke bribery trial in London
The high-profile bribery trial of former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke entered a crucial stage on Monday as jurors at Southwark Crown Court began deliberations after nearly four months of proceedings. According to Reuters, the jury was sent out shortly before 12:30 p.m. to consider verdicts on eight charges brought…
Read More »EFCC probes two suspects over undeclared $461,600
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced an investigation into two suspects arrested with a total of $461,600 in undeclared cash at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The suspects, identified as Jamilu Shuaibu Waya and Usman Namadi, were intercepted by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area…
Read More »Court grants El-Rufai N100m bail over alleged phone tapping charges
The Federal High Court on Monday granted N100 million bail to the detained former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who is standing trial over allegations that he unlawfully intercepted the telephone communications of National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Delivering the ruling in Abuja, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik imposed stringent conditions…
Read More »Oyo kidnap crisis: Teacher dies in captivity, six suspects nabbed
Tension has intensified across Oyo State following the reported killing of one of the teachers abducted during the recent invasion of schools in Oriire Local Government Area, as Governor Seyi Makinde confirmed the development and announced the arrest of multiple suspects linked to the attack. The tragic development has heightened…
Read More »NDLEA intercepts cocaine shipments to UK, Australia, destroys 65,000kg of cannabis in Nationwide crackdown
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted consignments of cocaine and opioids concealed in export cartons bound for the United Kingdom and Australia, while also destroying 65,000 kilograms of skunk in a series of coordinated anti-drug operations across the country. The agency disclosed the development in a…
Read More »Six suspected ISWAP bomb makers killed in Borno explosion
No fewer than six suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed following the premature detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources said the incident occurred at about 7:00 a.m. on Saturday in Jubilaram, where…
Read More »Trump announces killing of ISIS deputy in joint U.S.-Nigeria operation
United States President Donald Trump has announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of the Islamic State terrorist group globally, has been killed in Nigeria during a joint military operation involving American and Nigerian forces. Trump disclosed this in a social media post in the early hours of Saturday,…
Read More »Boko Haram invades Borno school, abducts scores of students
An unspecified number of students of Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, are feared to have been abducted after suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists invaded the school premises in the early hours of Friday. Mussa, a remote community bordering the notorious…
Read More »Gunmen abduct principal, students in Oyo school attack
Gunmen on Friday invaded Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting the principal of a secondary school and an unspecified number of students in a brazen attack. The incident occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. at Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, according to the Oyo State…
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