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…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a suspected logistics courier linked to Boko Haram/ISWAP in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State. The suspect, identified as Chari Kura, a native of Gajiram in Nganzai LGA, was apprehended around 6:20 p.m. on April 20, 2026, at the Charlie 19 area of Monguno town. According to…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have apprehended a 43-year-old man, Idowu Ashafa, over alleged possession of human body parts and suspected involvement in ritual activities in Igbesa. The arrest was made on Friday, April 17, 2026. Confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the suspect…
Suspected bandits have abducted passengers, including candidates sitting for the ongoing Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, along the Makurdi–Otukpo highway in Benue State. According to reports, the victims were travelling in a Benue Links bus from Makurdi to Otukpo when they were attacked on Wednesday night, April 15. A source who spoke anonymously…
A High Court in Bayelsa State, sitting in Yenagoa, has sentenced two men to death by hanging for the abduction of Mrs. Grace Omietimi, mother of the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, Dr. James Omietimi. The judgment, delivered on Thursday, April 16, 2026, found Mr. Felix Oburu and Mr. Anthony…
The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of a 20-year-old suspect, Muhammad Maharazu, over drug-related offences and an attempted attack on operatives. Maharazu was sentenced to 15 years in prison by Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kano on Wednesday, April 15, 2026,…
