Immigration arrests fleeing Enugu native doctor accused of ritual killing
Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service have arrested a popular native doctor, Levi Obieze, also known as ‘E de play, e de show.’ Obieze is wanted by the Enugu State…
NDLEA intercepts N6.5b opioids in Lagos, Rivers ports
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted six million pills of opioids namely: tamol 225mg, tapentadol 225mg and carisoprodol 225mg as well as 332,000 bottles of codeine-based…
Simon Ekpa faces terrorism charges in Finland
Finnish prosecutors have charged an individual suspected to be a separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, with inciting terrorism in connection with efforts to establish an independent state of Biafra in Nigeria.…
Guardian, four others arrested for selling two-week-old baby in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects, including a guardian, in connection with the abduction and sale of a two-week-old baby boy for N3 million. According to a…
NDLEA arrests 62,595 suspects, convicts 11,628
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 62,595 drug suspects and convicted 11,628 offenders across Nigeria between January 2021 and March, this year, its Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has…
BRT driver sentenced to death for Bamise’s murder
Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square Annexe, has sentenced Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the…
Court sentences Osinachi’s husband to death by hanging
Barely 35 months after the death of popular gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced her husband,…
EFCC Declares Eight Persons Wanted Over Failed CBEX Scheme
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared eight persons wanted over their alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme linked to an online trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exhange, better…
Alleged $1bn fraud: Court gives EFCC go-ahead to arrest, detain six CBEX staff
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the go-ahead to arrest and detain six promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) over…
Police evacuate three headless bodies found in Ondo river
The Ondo State Police Command has declared that the three headless bodies found floating in the river between Ore and Odigbo communities on Sunday—were likely dumped there by unidentified individuals…