A Lagos-based man, Dennis Adeniran Adetoye, has been sentenced to one year in prison for visa fraud by a Special Offences Court in Ikeja. The conviction follows his arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Adetoye was arrested at the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos after submitting forged documents,…
Suspected bandits posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) abducted 10 people from White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road, Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, intelligence sources revealed that the incident occurred around 4:58 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2025.…
The Police Command in Ogun state has arrested a 25-year-old man, Muniru Haruna, for allegedly defiling a neighbour’s three-year old daughter. Spokesperson of the command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement said the suspect lured the minor into his room when she was playing. According to Odutola, the victim’s mother, Alaba Abdullahi…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced Kolawole Muyiwa, a former part-time lecturer at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (now Lagos State University of Education), to life imprisonment over r@pe. The crime was committed on October 11, 2021, within the premises of the college in Oto-Ijanikin, Lagos…
The Village Head of Dutsan Gaya in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Maitala Ariga Makama, has been found dead after reportedly being abducted by the local vigilante group known as Yan Sakai. The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the incident, stating that Makama’s body was discovered on Sunday, February 23, 2025, on the…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspect accused of stabbing an Uber driver and stealing his car. CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the incident to reporters on Monday, February 24, in Lagos. Hundeyin stated that the incident occurred on Saturday at 7:34 pm in the Ile-Zik area of Agege. According to…
Bandits have kidnapped the Vice Chairman of Bukkuyum Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Hon. Bala Muhammad Majidadi, along with three others. The abduction took place on Monday evening, February 24, 2025, while the victims were traveling from Bukkuyum to Gusau, the state capital. Bukkuyum is one of several areas in Zamfara frequently targeted by…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command announced the interception of 53 sacks of cannabis sativa, weighing 1,958kg and valued at N398 million, in Lagos. Lomba Benjamin, the command’s Public Relations Officer, shared the details in a statement on Friday, February 21. Customs Area Controller for the command, Paul Bamisaiye, revealed that the drugs…
Eniola Ojajuni, the National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Abuja. In a statement, the council’s national secretary, Abiodun Aderohunmu, confirmed the kidnapping, which occurred on Monday, February 17. The abductors are reportedly demanding a ransom of N100 million. “The Afenifere National Youths Council is deeply saddened to…
Gunmen suspected of being kidnappers have abducted 22-year-old Fatima Bello and her 3-year-old daughter, Nana Unaisa, in Malikawa Sarari, Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State. According to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Bichi, six armed assailants stormed the home of Bello Murtala around 9:00 p.m. on February 19, 2025. They fired shots into…
