A businessman, Ajah Johnson Uchenna, and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, were sentenced on Monday, August 4, to a combined 22 and a half years in prison by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 in Lagos for drug trafficking. The couple was initially arrested on Friday, June 13, by operatives of the Department…
A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda, has convicted and sentenced 42-year-old Indian national Neetu Neetu to five years in prison for importing 72 parcels of heroin disguised as chocolates. The factory-sealed heroin, weighing 11 kilograms and wrapped in wafer packaging, was discovered in Neetu’s luggage during a thorough search…
A former television financial analyst accused of defrauding investors out of millions and evading authorities for years has been sentenced to five years in prison, the Justice Department announced. James Arthur McDonald Jr., 53, pleaded guilty to securities fraud on April 7 and is also expected to be ordered to pay restitution to his victims.…
Police in Ekiti State have arrested four individuals in connection with the disappearance of a newborn baby from the Okeyinmi Health Centre in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Confirming the incident, the command’s spokesperson, Abutu Sunday, said an investigation is underway to locate the baby and uncover the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction. “The Commissioner of…
Enoch Ali Maku, a Senior Special Assistant to the Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, who was abducted five days ago, has regained his freedom. Maku, a retired Director of Information and Protocol with the Nasarawa State Judiciary, was kidnapped alongside his brother, Danladi Ali Maku, last Wednesday in Agyaragu, a suburb of Lafia Local Government…
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the village head of Kinnari, a remote settlement in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack took place on Friday night, August 1, around 9:00 p.m., when insurgents stormed the village and fatally shot the traditional leader, 65-year-old Goni Kinnari, with a rifle, according to security analyst…
The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended 10 nationals from the Republic of Benin over involvement in an illegal human trafficking operation within the state. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Lawal Adebowale, disclosed the arrests on Sunday, August 3, 2025, while addressing journalists in Akure. The suspects—Atouh Joel, Mohamed Amidou, Saibou Akateliwe, Abdul Jahao,…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed one of its officers, Assistant Superintendent of Corrections (ASC) Efe Onakpoya, for misconduct after he took unauthorized photographs of an inmate and shared them online. The incident occurred within the barracks of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Afikpo, Ebonyi State. In a statement issued by NCoS spokesperson…
A Sharia Court in Kano on Friday, August 1, sentenced 35-year-old Sabiu Abdullahi to 50 strokes of the cane for stealing five roofing sheets. Abdullahi, a resident of Mariri Quarters, Kano, was charged with trespass and theft under Sections 134 and 287 of the Kano State Penal Code Law. He pleaded guilty to the offenses.…
The Ogun State Police Command has opened an investigation into the sudden death of a 20-year-old recent graduate of Information Technology from Babcock University, Ilisan Remo. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the deceased, identified as Akawa Boluwatife Samuel, was brought to the Babcock University Teaching Hospital by his roommates on Wednesday, July 30, 2025,…
