Delta winning war against crime as police arrest 211 suspects, retrieve N8.5m ransom, 18 firearms By Yahaya Idris, Asaba The Delta State Police Command achieved notable successes in July, arresting 211 suspects and recovering ₦8.5 million ransom money, 18 firearms, and over 350 rounds of ammunition. Commissioner of Police Abaniwonda S. Olufemi attributed these results…
The President of Ebonyi Ambassadors Movement and a Sustainable Development Goals Advocate, Ambassador Timothy Nwachukwu, has strongly urged Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru to immediately suspend the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Grace Umezurike, over the alleged diversion of N2.5 billion from the 4 billion naira earmarked for the procurement of…
Police arrest 25-year-old Samuel Eze in Anambra with a fresh female breast In Anambra State, a 25-year-old man named Samuel Eze was arrested on July 6, 2025, for being in possession of a fresh human female breast. The arrest was made by a Joint Security Team comprising police officers attached to Awada Police Station and…
Pastor Ndukwe Ogbu gets 53-year prison sentence for assaulting, defiling his 14-year-old daughter A 45-year-old pastor named Ndukwe Ogbu has been sentenced to 53 years in prison by a Lagos State Sexual Offences Court for sexually assaulting and defiling his 14-year-old daughter. The charges included sexual assault by penetration, and defilement. The court found…
Police in Adamawa arrest Yusuf Garba, a 55-year-old hunter, over alleged gruesome murder of his stepfather Yusuf Garba, a 55-year-old hunter also known as Gana, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly committing a gruesome act involving his stepfather. Global Times Nigeria reports indicate that he dug a grave and cut…
Court orders 13 Chinese nationals to be remanded over alleged cybercrime and security breach A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, South South Nigeria has remanded 13 Chinese nationals and Genting International Co. Limited on charges of alleged impersonation, fraud and attempts to disrupt Nigeria’s constitutional system. Justice Denide Dipeolu issued the remand order on…
Nollywood filmmaker, Lagos Socialite, Drug Kingpin arrested over drug shipments The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) commenced the new year with the apprehension of a notorious drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye, on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at her residence in the Okota area of Lagos. A statement issued…
….Implicate Immigration Officer Gimba Odariko and Kasara in blackmail scheme …. As HRM Dr. Saidu Akawu Salihu pleads with Barr Tanko to show mercy Koton-Karfe’s notorious blackmailer, Alhaji Haruna Momoh (aka SK), has confessed that he was coerced into blackmailing HRM Dr. Saidu Salihu Akawu, Igu Koton-karfe Kingdom’s paramount ruler and former Kogi local government…
By Yahaya Idris The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has strengthened its crackdown on cybercrime, leading to the successful arrest and detention of Chima Anthony Nwigwe, believed to be the ringleader of a banks’ hacking syndicate. Nwigwe and three others – Effiong Victor Emmanuel, Mohammed Bello Mahmud, Managing Director of Downstone Ultimate Limited, and…
Nigerian Pastor, wife jailed for 34 years for sexually abused, assaulting church members A Nigerian pastor, Michael Oluronbi and his wife Juliana, have been sentenced to jail for 34 years in the UK after Oluronbi was found guilty of sexual offences against six women and a man. He abused children and adults for over 20…