COURT ORDERS REMAND OF NIGERIAN WANTED IN U.S. OVER $1.24M EMAIL FRAUD
By Aishat Momh. O. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand of a Nigerian, Lawrence Folawunmi, who is wanted by...
ADAMAWA GOVERNOR GRANTS CLEMENCY TO SUNDAY JACKSON, FREES FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH
By Aishat Momoh. O. Sunday Jackson, the Adamawa State farmer who was sentenced to death for killing a herdsman in what he claimed was self-defence,...
LAGOS GOVERNMENT SECURES CONVICTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENDER, REAFFIRMS ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
By Aishat Momoh. O. [caption id="attachment_102959" align="alignnone" width="300"] The defendant, a baker from the Ileejo area of Lekki, Lagos, is being tried for sexual assault.[/caption]...
FG DECLARES KIDNAPPERS, ARMED GROUPS TERRORISTS IN MAJOR SECURITY POLICY SHIFT
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government has officially designated kidnappers and violent armed groups as terrorists, signalling a major escalation in Nigeria’s response to...
FEMALE DRUG KINGPIN ARRESTED IN LAGOS WITH 23.5KG COCAINE HIDDEN IN HER CHILDREN’S ROOM
By 'Leke Yusuf . As NDLEA intercepts Italy-bound opioids, nabs businessman, Beninoise lady, others in nationwide raids Twenty months after a cocaine trafficking cartel...
POLICE ARREST MAN FOR SHOOTING OFFICERS IN ONDO
By: Sefiu Ajape The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Nwabali for allegedly shooting at police officers during an attack on...
LAGOS POLICE ARREST HOUSEWIFE, ACCOMPLICE FOR FAKING OWN KIDNAP, EXTORTING N2.5M FROM HUSBAND
By: Sefiu Ajape The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Mrs. Misturah Bada ‘f’, aged 26, alongside her accomplice, Adedamola Daniel ‘m’, aged...
NDLEA SEIZES 1,396 KG OF DRUGS, ARRESTS 150 SUSPECTS IN ADAMAWA
By: Sefiu Ajape The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 1,396.5 kg of narcotics and arrested 150 suspects in Adamawa State in December....
TROOPS UNCOVER IED ON BORNO ROAD, ARREST TERROR LOGISTICS SUPPLIERS (PHOTOS)
Agency report Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have uncovered an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the Damboa–Komala road and arrested two suspected Boko Haram...
SOKOTO POLICE ARREST ‘SAI MALLAM’ CULT LEADER, NABBED SUSPECTED SERIAL RAPIST LINKED TO ABUSE OF 28 GIRLS
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested the alleged leader of the notorious ‘Sai Mallam’ cult group and a suspected serial rapist accused of sexually...