Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced a Lagos-based socialite and alleged drug trafficker, Funmilola Arike Ogbuaya, popularly known as Ariket, to 45 years in prison for the unlawful exportation of 1.595 kilograms of cocaine to Saudi Arabia. The court imposed a 15-year jail term on each of…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, has directed the immediate dismissal and prosecution of ASP Nuhu Usman, the officer implicated in the fatal shooting that occurred on April 26, 2026, in Effurun, Delta State, resulting in the death of Mr. Mene Ogidi. In a statement issued by the Force spokesperson, DCP Anthony Placid,…
Gunmen have abducted a farm manager, Afolabi Ajayi, after attacking the Imafon community in Akure North. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026, when the victim arrived at his poultry farm and was stepping out of his vehicle. The attackers reportedly emerged from nearby bushes and whisked him away to…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have apprehended a suspected spy and killed two terrorists in separate operations in Borno State, as part of ongoing counter-insurgency efforts in the North-East. Personnel of the 198 Special Forces Battalion arrested the suspected spy on April 25, 2026, at about 21:40 hours during a surveillance mission near a parapet…
The Kano State Police Command has recovered two vehicles stolen from a church and a mosque in separate intelligence-led operations. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday, April 26, 2026, by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who added that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the suspects who fled. According to…
A woman identified as Grace Efe Uwadia, who allegedly runs an unlicensed orphanage known as Uwadia Children Home in Afuze, Owan East Local Government Area, has been arrested by the Edo State Government. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Euginia Abdallah, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday, April 22, noting…
The Adamawa State Police Command has launched a full investigation into the killing of an Anglican cleric, Emmanuel Ezeokwe. The attack occurred on April 21, 2026, in Zinai Village, Bolki, within Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Police spokesperson Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje confirmed that suspected gunmen stormed the community and shot the cleric.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alerted Nigerians over what it described as an increasing waves of attack on its image by criminal characters parading themselves as officers of the Commission in different guises. In a statement released on Tuesday, April 21, the agency said intelligence available to the Commission showed that…
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested Awwalu Aliyu over the alleged murder of his ex-wife in Taura Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Haruna A. Yahaya, disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday, April 20, 2026. The victim’s lifeless body was discovered on April 3, 2026, on…
Suspected kidnappers have abducted a young man identified as Nanmwa Turfa in Plateau State. Turfa was reportedly taken while returning home from Bokkos Local Government Area after sitting for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. His abductors are said to be demanding a ransom of N20 million for his release. In a related…
