Crimes
Nigerian Troops Kill Terrorist Kingpin Auta, 14 others in Zamfara
Photo: Chief of Defence Staff, Maj Gen Christopher Musa By Didimoko A. Didimoke, with agency report Nigerian troops have killed notorious terrorist kingpin Auta and at least 14 of his associates in a major military operation under Operation Fasan Yamma in Zamfara State. The offensive, conducted on June 10, 2025,…
Read More »Man, 24, jailed seven years for drug trafficking
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced 24-year-old Emmanuel Chekwube to seven years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. Justice Lewis Allagoa delivered the ruling on Wednesday, convicting Chekwube on a four-count charge involving conspiracy, illegal possession of restricted drugs, unlawful use of premises for…
Read More »Suspected notorious car snatcher arrested in Rivers
By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended a suspected notorious car thief believed to be linked to a series of vehicle thefts across the state. This was revealed in a statement released on Wednesday in Port Harcourt by the command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko. According to Iringe-Koko,…
Read More »Wave of Gang Violence Grips Diobu Suburbs in Port Harcourt
… Residents live in Fear as Gang Violence Escalates A wave of violent cult clashes and armed robberies has gripped the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, leaving residents in several suburbs terrified and calling for urgent government intervention. Over the past few weeks, communities including Mile 1, Nsukka,…
Read More »Man bags life sentence for raping 14yo stepdaughter
By Deborah Nnamdi Justice Adekunle Adeleye of the Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Monday sentenced 56-year-old Jayeoba Oluwafemi to life imprisonment for the rape of his 14-year-old stepdaughter. The convict was arraigned on December 4, 2020, on a single count of rape. The charge read in part:…
Read More »Armed Groups Seize Port Harcourt, Kill, Rob, Loot Business Places
Photo: Rivers Police Spokesperson, Grace. Eringe-Koko (SP) had yet to respond to our inquiry. By Didimoko A. Didimoko Diobu and other environs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been gripped by panic as armed youths and cult groups rain mayhem on residents. Naija Daily News investigation revealed that no fewer…
Read More »NDLEA seizes N6.5bn worth of opioids at Lagos, Rivers ports
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the interception of over six million pills of opioids, with an estimated street value of N6.5 billion, at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Rivers State and the Apapa Seaport in Lagos. According to a statement from Femi…
Read More »Three internet fraudsters jailed 30 months in Rivers
By Deborah Nnamdi Justices P. I. Ajoku and S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt have sentenced three internet fraudsters to 30 months’ imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining money under pretenses. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a statement released Wednesday by its Head…
Read More »23yo internet fraudster jailed in Kwara, forfeits N124m, benz SUV
By Deborah Nnamdi A Federal High Court in Ilorin has sentenced 23-year-old Adebisi Olalekan to two years in prison for cybercrime and ordered the forfeiture of over N124 million, a N30 million Mercedes-Benz ML350, and an iPhone 14 Pro Max to the Federal Government. Olalekan, from Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti East…
Read More »Man remanded for allegedly killing father in Oyo
By Deborah Nnamdi An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 27-year-old man, Musa Lamidi, in a correctional facility over the alleged murder of his father, Rufai Lamidi. Musa, who has no fixed address, is facing a charge of murder. According to the Prosecutor, ASP…
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