Okada rider masterminded Ondo varsity worker’s kidnap – Police
The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday said an Okada rider who was among the new suspects arrested in connection with the abduction of a member of staff of the…
Man sentenced to six years for fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Emmanuel Elegbenosa Aitanu for internet fraud and money laundering. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu…
Police secure conviction of 21 foreign nationals in cybercrime case
The Nigeria Police Force has announced a major legal victory with the conviction of 21 foreign nationals involved in a high-profile cybercrime syndicate. The group was uncovered in Abuja in…
Gunmen abduct nine passengers in Kogi
Gunmen have abducted nine passengers at Ogbabo Junction on the Itobe-Anyigba Road, Ofu Local Government Area, Kogi State. The driver of the commercial vehicle conveying the passengers and six others…
EFCC nabs 55 suspects, recovers pistols, cars in Ogun operation
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Directorate, have arrested 55 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation at a hotel in Ogun State. The raid…
Police recover newborn stolen from Ekiti health centre
The police in Ekiti State on Wednesday recovered the newborn baby boy stolen from a health centre in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Monday morning. The state Commissioner of…
Court sentences killer of Ilorin final-year student
The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Abdulrahman Bello to death by hanging for the brutal murder of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student of the College of Education,…
NDLEA arrests Chinese businessman with drugs in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has disclosed that its operatives arrested a Chinese national, Liang Tak You, with 50 parcels of Loud upon his arrival at the Muritala Muhammed…
NAFDAC seals warehouse stocked with chemicals used for explosives in Kano
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated 88,560 litres of sulphuric and nitric acids contained in jerry cans in a warehouse in Kano. The…
Police nab suspected armed robber, recover AK 49 rifle, others in Lagos
Operatives of Lagos Police Command have recovered one AK-49 assault rifle, three magazines, 15 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition from a suspected armed robber in Ajegunle area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.…