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.…
Nine Chinese jailed one year over Ponzi scheme
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment for operating a Ponzi scheme linked to terrorism financing, uncovered in Victoria Island,…
NAF strikes Boko Haram hideout in Borno, neutralise terrorists
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has successfully targeted and neutralised key terrorist strongholds of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko…
Police arrest eight suspected kidnappers, cultists, rescue two victims
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested eight suspected kidnappers in a series of coordinated intelligence-led operations across Delta, Katsina, Adamawa and Edo States. Two victims of kidnapping who had earlier been…
Police nab five suspects, dismantles kidnapping ring in Oyo
The Oyo State Police has arrested five members of the kidnapping gang operating in Ipapo, Okaka communities in Itesiwaju Local Government Area. The suspects were arrested at a local rendezvous…
FBI moves to arrest suspected Lagos fraudster over ₦460m Trump inauguration crypto scam
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against a Nigerian, Ehiremen Aigbokhan, accused of stealing over ₦460 million in cryptocurrency intended for the…
Police recover 36 cars from suspected car snatchers in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State reports that it has recovered 36 vehicles suspected to have been stolen from the state, as well as from other states and foreign countries.…