Two Brazil returnees, Ofoma Sunday and Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu, have excreted a total of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine while in observatory custody, days after their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the violent attack and robbery of Nigerian singer Lil Kesh at his residence in Lagos. The suspects, identified as Mathew Adewole (25) and Mukhtar Muhammad (31), were apprehended in Kano following intelligence-led tracking. According to police spokesperson SP Abdullahi Haruna, Adewole confessed to the August 19 attack,…
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested in Mpumalanga, South Africa, after she was allegedly found in possession of human tissue, police confirmed on Thursday, September 18. According to provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Donald Mdhluli, the suspect, Rose Mnisi — a cleaner at a local hospital — was taken into custody following reports that she…
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his unprecedented focus on infrastructure development in the Southeast, emphasizing that the region now has every reason to support the President. Speaking to journalists at Nine Mile Corner on Sunday, September 15, after inspecting the ongoing dual carriageway project linking Nassarawa, Makurdi,…
Suspected armed bandits ambushed operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) along the Yantumaki–Danmusa road in Katsina State. The attack took place in Dafa village around 5 p.m. on Friday, resulting in the death of one officer, CCA Adamu Abdullah, aged 37. Four other NSCDC personnel were injured during the assault: DSC…
The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for suspects after a deadly attack at a burial ceremony in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, left at least four people dead and about 15 others injured. The attack took place late Thursday during the funeral rites of an 18-year-old boy in Ezi Village. According…
The Benue State Police Command has apprehended three suspected armed robbers and recovered 34 mobile phones, three HP laptops, and two MP3 players believed to be stolen. In a statement issued on Friday, September 12, 2025, in Makurdi, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, said the suspects were arrested during a stop-and-search operation…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Akure, Ondo State, has sentenced 22-year-old Emmanuel Godfrey to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing 35 tubers of yam from a farm. Godfrey admitted to committing the theft, telling the court he acted out of hunger. According to the charge sheet, the incident occurred on August…
A Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the remand of Oruhu Emmanuel Odey, who is facing trial for allegedly impersonating a lawyer and defrauding a medical doctor of ₦18.5 million in a fraudulent property transaction. Odey was recently arrested by operatives from the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone XI, over…
The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended a notorious impersonator, Abdullahi Saliu, who posed as a Colonel in the Nigerian Army to defraud unsuspecting victims in a bogus employment scheme. Saliu, a resident of Top Quality Hotel, was arrested following an in-depth investigation that uncovered his involvement in a ₦1.3 million recruitment scam. The command’s…
