KANO BUSINESSMAN SHOT DEAD BY SUSPECTED GUNMEN
By: Fasasi Hammad Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have killed a prominent community businessman, Alhaji Habibu Mai Shago, during a night raid in Tiga town,...
EFCC CASE AGAINST EX-LSFA CHAIRMAN FOUAD OKI STALLED OVER ALLEGED EVASION OF ARRAIGNMENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Proceedings in the criminal case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Lagos State Football Association (LSFA)...
UBA, FOUR OTHERS ABSENT AS COURT STALLS N4.29BN FRAUD, FOREX RACKETEERING CASE
Proceedings in the alleged ₦4.29 billion fraud, forex racketeering, and money laundering case involving United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and four other defendants...
CORRUPTION TRIAL OF FORMER OIL MINISTER DIEZANI ALISON-MADUEKE SET TO BEGIN IN LONDON
By Aishat Momoh. O. The long-awaited corruption trial of former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke is scheduled to commence in London on Monday. Alison-Madueke, 65,...
GUNMEN SHOOT RIVERS MONARCH, KING SUANU BARIDAM, IN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
By Aishat Momoh. O. The King of the ancient Bangha Kingdom in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, His Royal Majesty Suanu Baridam, narrowly...
POLICE ARREST 16-YEAR-OLD, THREE OTHERS OVER DRUGS, KIDNAPPING, ARMED ROBBERY IN NIGER
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old suspect and three other persons in connection with alleged drug-related offences, kidnapping...
NDLEA ARRESTS BRAZILIAN LADY AT ABUJA AIRPORT WITH N3bn WORTH OF HEROIN
By 'Leke Yusuf . Seizes bags of explosives heading to Kano, Kaduna; Edo village head, 72-year-old grandpa, others in custody as Agency recovers tons of...
TROOPS ARREST BOKO HARAM ILLICIT DRUGS SUPPLIER
By 'Leke Yusuf Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) under Operation DESERT SANITY V, have recorded another...
NIGERIA CUSTOMS FOILS SMUGGLING, SEIZES N229M WORTH OF ITEMS IN BAUCHI
By: Fasasi Hammad The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘D’, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Bauchi has recorded a major success in its...
AUTHORITIES CLOSE TWO LAGOS SCHOOLS OVER SECURITY THREAT
By: Fasasi Hammad Avi-Cenna International School and Grange School, both in Lagos, have suspended in-person academic activities after receiving a threat of an explosion. Avi-Cenna’s...