ShareTroops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully rescued 23 kidnapped passengers following a swift counter-kidnapping operation along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The rescue operation was launched in the early hours of 1 June 2026 after suspected bandits barricaded the highway and abductedContinue Reading
ShareGunmen on Sunday night killed two police officers in an ambush along the Amansea–Ndiora–Ndiukwuenu–Awa–Ufuma Road in Anambra State. The officers were returning from an assignment when the assailants opened fire on them, killing two on duty. A tricycle rider who witnessed the aftermath said he was returning from Ezira inContinue Reading
ShareAnti-mafia investigators in Italy have seized cash, companies and other assets worth more than €200m (£175m) in an operation they say targeted the network of notorious late Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro. The funds, described as “huge amounts of capital” by the financial police in Palermo, are said toContinue Reading
ShareThe Anambra State Police Command has arrested a police officer in connection with the alleged death of a three-month-old baby in Okija, located in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. According to the command, the officer is currently being interrogated and subjected to internal disciplinary procedures in line withContinue Reading
ShareA 63-year-old Chinese grandma Ting Hung Kiong has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following her attempt to smuggle large consignment of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis into Nigeria. The Chinese national who naturalised in Malaysia was arrested on Sunday 17th May 2026Continue Reading
Share The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt another crippling blow to transnational organized crime by completely dismantling a highly sophisticated, multi-million-dollar Nigerian- Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The clinical, simultaneous operation, executed by elite operatives of the Agency’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the shutdown of anContinue Reading
ShareOperatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one 29 year old Sadique Abubakar Yusuf for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14 year old girl in Guru village, along Bauchi-Jos road. A statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, said that 45 years old father of the victim,Continue Reading
ShareThe Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected criminal identified as Okechukwu Chinweko, popularly known as “Bullet,” over alleged involvement in kidnapping, rape, and illegal possession of firearms. The suspect was apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, during an operation carried out in the earlyContinue Reading
ShareThe Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arraigned Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei, Managing Director, Viscount Microfinance Bank before Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for fraud. She is being prosecuted on a two-count charge, bordering on illegal conversion and obtaining money byContinue Reading
ShareJustice Maryann Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Maitama, on Monday, May 11, 2026 revoked the bail, granted the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman and issued a warrant for his arrest following his absence in court to face his criminal prosecution. Saleh has remained outContinue Reading