A Nigerian–American, Izunna Okonkwo, has been indicted alongside five others of different nationalities over an alleged $41m stock market fraud in the United States. According to a statement shared on the United States Department of Justice website on Sunday, Dec. 20, Okonkwo and the other defendants allegedly engaged in insider trading between June 2020 and…
Troops of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari, operating under the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a notorious bandit leader linked to several cases of kidnapping and armed robbery along the Benue–Taraba corridor. The suspect, identified as Fidelis Gayama, was apprehended on December 21,…
Gunmen have abducted nine persons, including a woman and her three children, in Inele-Ugoh village in Igah Ikeje community, Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, December 19, 2025 when more than 40 armed men stormed the community. The woman and her three children were…
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) attached to Mopol 12 in Niger State, Isah Abdullahi (also known as Kunkuri), has shot himself d3ad amid allegations of involvement in the supply of arms and ammunition to bandits and other hoodlums in the state. Until his d3ath, the late DSP Isah Abdullahi was the head of…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of a suspect, Okitipi Samuel, over his alleged involvement in a cyberattack on the database of multinational technology company, Microsoft. The Force Public Relations Officer,CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Thursday, December 18, 2025 in Abuja while briefing journalists on the outcome of investigations carried out…
A wave of shock swept through Hotoro Maraba in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State on Monday, December 15, following a violent incident at a mosque during the early hours of the morning. According to local accounts, a young man allegedly attacked and k!lled an Adhan caller while prayers were about to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cautioned Nigerians against glorifying individuals convicted of corruption, warning that the practice—especially the conferment of traditional titles on such persons—undermines the nation’s anti-corruption efforts. The warning was issued by Nasir Salele, Head of the Legal Department at the EFCC Kaduna Zonal Directorate, during a one-day capacity-building workshop…
A Hampstead man accused of k!lling his mother, sister, and son has been sentenced after pleading guilty. Wilbert Lamont Robinson, 44, pleaded guilty in New Hanover County Superior Court on Wednesday, December 10, for charges in connection with a triple homicide at a Wilmington shopping center that occurred in January 2022. Robinson was charged…
A British woman was arrested the moment her plane touched down after police accused her of running a cocaine-trafficking network with her ex-husband. Lisa Regan, 53, was detained as her EasyJet flight landed in the UK, with officers waiting at the airport to escort her off the aircraft. Footage shows Regan, returning from a…
A Kwara State High Court has sentenced a man, Abdullateef Yakubu, to five years imprisonment for attempted culpable homicide and causing grievous hurt. Justice I. Olawoyin handed down the sentence after finding the defendant guilty of using a knife to slit the throat of his neighbour, Abubakar Babatunde at Shao Garage area of Ilorin, the…
