Crime

Abuja, Nigeria— The Presidency has refuted a widely circulated list on social media claiming that President Bola Tinubu conferred national honours on activist Aisha Yesufu and 35 others. The clarification was made by Mr. Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued via his official Facebook page. […]

Kastina, Nigeria — Kastina State Police Command has arrested a 14-year-old girl for allegedly faking her own abduction and orchestrating the kidnapping of her four-year-old sister, in a plot to extort a N50 million ransom from their father. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed the arrest while briefing pressmen at the Katsina Command Headquarters yesterday. […]

Pennsylvania, USA — A U.S. federal court has sentenced Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, a Nigerian national, to five years in prison for his involvement in a transnational sextortion and wire fraud conspiracy that led to the tragic death of a teenager in Pennsylvania. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney David Metcalf, who stated that Abiodun […]

Bauchi, Nigeria —The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a 24-year-old armed robbery suspect, Abdu Shagari, following a gun duel with law enforcement officers along the Toro/Jos federal highway. In a statement issued Thursday by the Command’s Public Relations Office

Akwa Ibom, Nigeria — An 8-year-old pupil of Government Primary School, Ikot Uboh, Abasiofon Udeme Udoekpo, narrowly escaped an attempted abduction in the early hours of Tuesday, June 3, 2025, near Ikot Ibritam Junction in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.   The child, who was reportedly in the care of an […]

Lagos, Nigeria — In a decisive move to address the growing concern of domestic and sexual violence, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has partnered with AXA Mansard Insurance Plc to promote awareness and education, especially in defense of the girl child. The announcement was made in a statement issued by Mr. […]

Nigeria— The chairman of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) disclosed on Wednesday that two individuals who ingested cocaine allegedly enroute to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage were recently arrested. Speaking at the opening of a meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Drug Use Control, Marwa said the […]

LAGOS STATE – An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old teacher, Chukwunonso Okafor, to life imprisonment for defiling a three-year-old baby. Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted and sentenced Okafor to life imprisonment after she held that the prosecution had successfully proved the three-count charge of sexual assault by penetration, defilement, […]

  RIVERS – The chilling account of 12-year-old Favour Oluwaseyi’s abduction unfolds like a Nollywood script but is a grim reality that has shaken the family and raised serious questions about the Nigerian security system. The incident began in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on August 7, 2024, when Favour was watching television in her father’s […]

 Abuja, Nigeria — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has expressed deep concern over alleged attempts by a social media influencer to undermine its regulatory authority in the ongoing fight against counterfeit drugs. The alarm was raised in a statement signed by NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, following a […]