Category: Crime

EFCC warns corps members against fraudulent practices

October 3, 2025

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has warned corps members across the country against engaging...

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Serial wire thief arrested in Osun after selling ₦350k worth for ₦10k

September 23, 2025

The Osun State Amotekun Corps has arrested a 35-year-old man, Monsuru Moshood, for stealing electrical cables from an uncompleted building...

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NDLEA nabs woman with 1.4kg meth hidden in butt pad underwear at Lagos airport

September 21, 2025

The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businesswoman, Okolonkwo Ebere Theresa, for concealing illicit...

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Court declines Nnamdi Kanu’s Motion Seeking Transfer To National Hospital

September 15, 2025

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declined to hear a motion filed by Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu,...

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Kanu seeks transfer from DSS custody to national hospital

September 15, 2025

The Federal High Court in Abuja will today (Monday) hear an application by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous...

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Police arrest ‘Obi of Lagos’, foil installation

September 11, 2025

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man, Chibuike Azubike, for allegedly parading himself as the “Obi of...

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Breaking: Finland Court Sentences Simon Ekpa To Prison

September 1, 2025

Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa,  has been sentenced to six years in prison by a district Court in Finland for terrorism-related crimes....

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NDLEA Arrests 75-Year-Old, Destroys 178,000kg Cannabis

August 31, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old man, Uchelue Ikechukwu, and several others in nationwide raids...

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Oyo Police Arrest Driver In Possession Of ₦1m Counterfeit Notes

August 30, 2025

The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man found with ₦1 million in counterfeit currency during...

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Lagos Battles Rising Tide of Domestic and Sexual Violence: 8,692 Cases in 12 Months

August 29, 2025

The Lagos State Government has revealed that 8,692 cases of domestic and sexual violence were reported between August 2024 and...

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NDLEA Arrest Widow Using Fake Pregnancy To Traffic Cocaine In Lagos [Photos]

August 24, 2025

The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma...

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EFCC invites CBEX fraud victims to assist ongoing probe

August 23, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Friday, invited victims of the fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange, to...

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SEC Warns Citizens Against ‘Unregistered’ GVEST Global Investment Schemes

August 22, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned Nigerians against engaging with GVEST Global and its affiliated entities, describing their...

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6 NAHCON Officials Held by EFCC, 2 Released

August 21, 2025

Two senior officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged...

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NAPTIP Rescues 25 Women From Suspected Human Traffickers In Abuja

August 19, 2025

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 25 women in Abuja who were allegedly...

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NCoS threatens to sanction officers over repeated jailbreaks

August 16, 2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service has warned that officers found negligent in their duties will face sanctions, following a series of jailbreaks...

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What I Told EFCC Officials Who Interrogated Me –Tambuwal

August 15, 2025

Former Governor of Sokoto State and serving Senator, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has opened up on his recent encounter...

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EFCC probes traveller over undeclared $59,000 at Lagos Airport

August 13, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started investigation into one Duru Ikechukwu Damian, who was arrested for allegedly failing to...

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Seven Inmates Recaptured After 16 Escape From Keffi Prison

August 12, 2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that 16 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa...

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EFCC detains Tambuwal over ‘suspicious’ withdrawal of N189b

August 12, 2025

Suspicious’ withdrawal of N189 billion from the Sokoto State Government account during his tenure has landed Senator Waziri Aminu Tambuwal in the Economic...

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FG to arraign five suspects over Owo Catholic Church attack

August 11, 2025

The Federal Government is set to arraign five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State...

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Cybercrime: Police announce conviction of 21 Chinese, Malaysian nationals

August 10, 2025

The Nigeria Police Force said it has secured the conviction of 21 foreign nationals linked to a cybercrime syndicate uncovered...

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EFCC arrests 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Abeokuta

August 10, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. The suspects...

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General overseer arrested in Lagos church for Cross-border drug trafficking

August 10, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church,...

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Correctional Service sacks 15 officers, demotes 59 in major sweep

August 8, 2025

In a sweeping disciplinary action aimed at reinforcing professionalism and accountability, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board...

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NDLEA Auctions Forfeited Drug-Related Properties in Transparency Drive

July 29, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has auctioned six forfeited properties linked to drug trafficking, as part of efforts...

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Former Chief Judge Calls On Governors To Sign Death Sentences

July 27, 2025

Former Chief Judge Calls On Governors To Sign Death Sentences To Decongest Nigerian Prisons   Former Chief Judge of the...

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TikToker remanded for false reports on Tinubu’s health

July 26, 2025

A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has remanded a social media influencer, Ghali Isma’il, at the Keffi Correctional Centre following...

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How Boys Were Sold For ₦1.5 Million, Girls For ₦800,000 In Anambra

July 25, 2025

The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its fight against human trafficking, following the arrest of a...

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Two Students Stage Own Kidnapping In Anambra

July 22, 2025

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects for their involvement in a self-orchestrated kidnap and a foiled extortion...

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