NAPTIP rescues 121 trafficked victims
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has rescued at least 121 people in a string of raids on hotels, apartments and airports since February 2025. These…
Court remands transport union leader for alleged assault, murder of tricycle driver
An Ebute Metta Magistrates’ Court has remanded a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamusideen Oladiti, for alleged assault and murder of a tricycle driver. The Lagos State…
NDLEA arrests two drug kingpins in Lagos, seizes cocaine, heroine
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested two suspected drug kingpins in Lagos and seized multiple consignments of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine being prepared for export to…
Ondo police bust child trafficking syndicate, rescue missing 4-year-old girl
The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a child trafficking ring operating across Ondo, Delta, and Anambra States, leading to the rescue of a four-year-old girl reported missing earlier this…
Man kills friend over N20,000, hides body inside drum in Ondo community
The Akure Division of the Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State has ordered the remand of a suspected drug dealer, Eze Elechi Amadi, at the Okitipupa Correctional Centre for allegedly killing…
Amotekun nabs 6 suspected kidnappers, escaped convict, 44 others in Ondo
The Ondo Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has listed six suspected kidnappers, an alleged rapist and an escaped convict from the Okitipupa Correctional Centre among the 51…
Police arrest 55-year-old suspect for murder, assault in Lagos Island
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Samsideen Oladiti, popularly known as Shamelon, in connection with two violent crimes on Lagos Island, including a case of murder…
Army captures notorious IPOB commander, Gentle de Yahoo, in Imo
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of a notorious commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), identified as Ifeanyi…
Man arraigned for alleged N5.5m land fraud in Maiduguri
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mustapha Ibn Mustapha before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, over alleged N5.5 million land fraud. He…
Indian businessman, three others held over N3.9b Tramadol intercepted in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforced Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerian accomplices: Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode and Bakare Korede Muheebb in connection…