Operatives of the Tiger Base division of the Imo State Police Command have reportedly arrested Chris Obasi, one of the contenders to the Eze royal stool of Eziama Ikeduru autonomous community. According to Punch, the arrest occurred around 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Obasi’s residence in Graceland Estate, Ajah, Lagos. His sister, Adaeze Francis, confirmed…
The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim, Ogunniyi Semiu, and arrested 12 suspects linked to various crimes, including kidnapping, armed robbery, stealing, and cultism. Commissioner of Police, CP Wilfred Afolabi, disclosed this during a press briefing on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the command headquarters in Akure. He credited the breakthrough to…
Ghanaian immigration officials have detained over 2,000 undocumented foreign nationals in Accra as part of a major operation targeting criminal networks and street begging. Authorities reported that the raids, conducted early Friday morning, resulted in the arrest of 2,241 individuals, including 1,332 children. In a statement, Ghana Immigration Services explained that the operation was part…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Bashir Ibrahim, a former contractor with the Kaduna State Government, in connection with an alleged N30 billion fraud. Ibrahim, the Chief Executive Officer of Formal Act Legacy Limited, is accused of defrauding numerous contractors by posing as a government consultant, even after his official dealings with…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a 34-year-old man, Femi James, at a correctional facility for the alleged rape of three sisters and another victim. James, whose residential address was not disclosed, is facing a charge of rape. However, the court did not take his plea due to lack…
A suspected cable vandal was electrocuted while attempting to tamper with armored electrical cables at the State Secretariat Complex in Dutse, Jigawa State. The spokesperson for the Jigawa State Police Command, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. He reported that the lifeless body of an unidentified…
The Ekiti State Police Command has apprehended four individuals suspected of kidnapping and armed robbery. According to a statement released on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, by the command’s spokesperson, SP Sunday Abutu, the arrests were made by Safer Highway Operatives during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Awo-Ekiti/Igede-Ekiti road over the past weekend. Three of…
Bandits have abducted a petrol dealer, Alhaji Abbas, and his manager, Abubakar Issa, in Gbugbu community, located in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The abduction took place on Friday, May 9, 2025, when the victims were returning home after closing their business at the Daniyan Saba Global Investment filling station in Gbugbu.…
A tragic incident occurred in Ute, a community in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, where a road grader reportedly crushed a mother and her child to death along the Olujewu–Igbatoro Road. The victims, whose names have yet to be disclosed, were killed when a grader—owned by the local government and deployed for road…
Embattled crypto trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), has quietly resumed operations, introducing new withdrawal options in an apparent effort to restore investor confidence—despite being under investigation over an alleged N1.2 trillion digital trading fraud affecting more than 600,000 Nigerians. According to Punch, two traders confirmed that the platform is now allowing new users to…
