Bandits abduct Kebbi high court judge from residence
Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza was seized shortly after returning from a trip to Sokoto, as police launch a rescue operation Faruku Bunza, a judge of the Kebbi State High Court,…
EFCC clears immigration CG Nandap of any Connection to visa fraud investigation
The EFCC says Nigeria Immigration Service Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap is not under investigation and has no connection to ongoing visa fraud cases involving some officers. The Economic and Financial Crimes…
NDLEA arrests British-Nigerian grandma, PhD Student in major drug busts
NDLEA arrested a British-Nigerian grandmother with 13kg of cocaine at Lagos airport and a PhD student linked to a Malaysia-bound drug syndicate, alongside multiple drug busts across Nigeria. The National…
From Ibori to Nwadialo: 7 high-profile Nigerians convicted and jailed abroad
From a former governor to a senator, a monarch and a businessman, these are seven high-profile Nigerians convicted and jailed abroad for fraud, money laundering and organ trafficking. The sentencing…
US court sentences Nigerian to five years for $3.5m romance scam
A Nigerian romance scammer has been sentenced to five years in a US prison after defrauding victims of more than $3.5 million through a long-running online fraud scheme. A Nigerian…
Rescued victims
Successful Rescue: Police free Adelabu’s sister and twin sons after three days in captivity
FID-IRT operatives recover Mrs. Olaide John-Paul and children unharmed following coordinated intelligence-led operation in Ibadan The Nigeria Police Force has successfully rescued Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul (43), the younger…
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Tragic: Gunmen abduct nine-year-old boy in a terrifying midnight raid in Ondo
The kidnapping comes within days of major coordinated school abductions in Oyo and Borno states that resulted in 88 people being kidnapped. The Ondo incident demonstrates that armed criminal gangs are willing to strike at any time and location, creating a climate of fear across affected communities.
Car in which the victims were kidnapped
FRESH ATTACK: Gunmen kidnap Adelabu’s sister, twin sons in Ibadan
Gunmen have abducted Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, the 43-year-old younger sister of Adebayo Adelabu, former Minister of Power, alongside her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, in Ibadan, Oyo…
Nigerian Army
Troops rescue 23 abducted passengers after Kogi highway attack
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 23 passengers abducted by suspected bandits during an attack along the Ayegunle–Bunu road in Kabba-Bunu LGA of Kogi State. The army said the…
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Court remands teenager blogger over alleged defamatory posts about Tony Elumelu
A 19-year-old blogger, Nwanorue John Surpruchi, has been remanded in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Services following his arraignment before the Federal High Court in Lagos on four counts…
