Court sentences three, including foreigner by hanging over terrorism
A High Court sitting in Sokoto State has sentenced three men, including a foreign national, to death by hanging.
The sentence followed their conviction on...
NDLEA arrests 559 suspects, secures 128 convictions in Anambra
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Anambra State Command, has intensified its war against illicit drugs, arresting 559 suspects and securing 128 convictions within...
Nigerian jailed five years in US over $3.5m romance scam
A Nigerian man, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for orchestrating a romance scam that...
ECOWAS court slams N10m damages on Nigerian govt over assault of Journalist, Oyekunle
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has awarded N10 million in general damages against the Federal Republic of Nigeria over the physical assault, unlawful...
Police nab two fake NDLEA operatives in Abia
The Abia State Police Command has arrested two men accused of impersonating operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after a viral video...
NDLEA busts multi-billion-naira meth lab, arrests Mexican, four Nigerians
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered a multi-billion-naira clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Oyo State and arrested five suspects, including a Mexican national...
Police arrest four linked to Benin market kidnap
The Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspects and killed one in connection with the kidnapping incident at the Vegetable Market in Benin...
Court orders Ondo to pay N25m over missing child in orphanage
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has ordered the state government to pay N25 million in damages to Mrs...
Turkey arrests over 200 suspects linked to ISIS ahead of NATO summit
Turkish police on Tuesday arrested more than 200 people suspected of links to the Islamic State and outlawed far-left groups, officials said, before an...
Police arrest officers caught extorting Rivers motorists in viral video
The Rivers State Police Command has ordered the arrest and detention of police officers captured in a viral video allegedly extorting money from motorists...
Two held in Enugu over N68m visa fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited and one other person over...
Final-year Kogi student arrested for forcing freshers into cult
Security operatives of the Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, in collaboration with the institution’s management, have arrested a 400-level student over alleged attempted forced...
Police thwart Anambra woman’s attempt to sell newborn
An attempt by a 21-year-old woman to sell her newborn baby girl in Igbariam, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state, has been...
Abia man faces prosecution over viral woman assault
The Abia State Police Command says it will arraign a 37-year-old man, Agwu Ukpo, for attempted murder for allegedly assaulting a woman during a...
NDLEA targeting drug cartels’ financial empires — Marwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it is aggressively targeting the financial assets of drug trafficking networks, moving beyond arrests to dismantle...
Police rescue pregnant teen, arrest suspect for child exploitation in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old pregnant girl and arrested a suspect over alleged child exploitation and sexual abuse in the...
CBN reveals fraudsters stole N134bn from financial institutions and accounts
Banks and their customers lost a combined N134.48bn to fraud between 2020 and 2025 amid a significant expansion in digital payments and financial technology...
Otti cautions local communities against the destruction of newly upgraded healthcare facilities
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged communities to take ownership of newly upgraded primary healthcare centres and protect them from vandalism to ensure...
Kwara man arrested for sexual assault of daughter
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara Command, has arrested one AbdulRauf Ambali, 40 years old, over allegations of incest and unlawful...
Libya arrests two Nigerians over inciting social media posts
Security forces in Tripoli, Libya, have arrested two Nigerian nationals in the coastal town of Qarabouli over allegations of spreading inciting content on social...