Crime

Police Rescue Two Kidnapped Victims, Arrest Eight Suspects, Recover Arms in Nationwide Security Crackdown

lIn a major breakthrough in the ongoing fight against violent crimes, cultism, arms trafficking, and kidnapping, the Nigeria Police Force has recorded significant successes across Delta, Katsina, Adamawa, and Edo States. The series of operations, driven by intelligence-led policing, resulted…

UKANAFUN APC WARD CHAIRMAN KILLED IN CLASH INVESTIGATION ONGOING

It has been reported that John Monday Marcus, Ward 2 APC chairman in Ukanafun LGA, Akwa Ibom State, was fatally stabbed with a broken bottle during a violent confrontation. Initial reports suggested the attacker was a PDP supporter upset over…

IGP Announces Arrest of 26 Suspects in Connection with Benue Killings

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the arrest of 26 persons suspected to be masterminds of the killings in Yelwata, Benue State. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the IGP said the police were on…

Bayelsa Judge Kidnapped in Yenagoa, Police Launch Investigation

Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a judge of the Bayelsa State judiciary and former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yenagoa branch, was kidnapped by masked gunmen on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at around 7:00 p.m. at Kilimanjaro Eatery, opposite Ekeki…

Makeup Artist Arrested at Lagos Airport for Smuggling 2.2kg of Cocaine

A 43-year-old makeup artist, Adekoya Mary, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for attempting to smuggle 2.20 kilograms of cocaine concealed in her suitcase. The arrest occurred on June…

Convicted Armed Robber Caught Processing Passport, Visa in Lagos, Two Correctional Officers Suspended

The Nigerian Correctional Service has launched an investigation into the movement of convicted armed robber Haruna Ayo to a passport office in Lagos for processing travel documents. Ayo, serving a 21-year sentence at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre, was…

Court Remands Village Head Over Alleged Defilement Of 8-yr-old In Akwa Ibom

An Akwa Ibom Magistrate Court in Uyo has ordered that Chief Samuel James Ekpek, the village head of Atiamkpat Ubium in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, be remanded at the Uyo Medium Custodial Centre. This decision will stand pending a…

R Kelly rushed to hospital after overdosing in prison, lawyers say

Lawyers for R. Kelly have revealed in newly filed court documents that the singer and convicted sex trafficker was recently rushed to a hospital after experiencing a medical overdose while in prison. The 58-year-old reportedly collapsed last Friday at the…

Nigerian Healthcare worker jailed in UK for kissing patient

Adewale Kudabo, a Nigerian healthcare worker, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a female patient while working at York Hospital. The offences took place during his employment at the hospital, as detailed by prosecutor Henry…

EFCC arraigns bank executives over $12m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, Halima Buba, and the Executive Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Innocent Mbagwu, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. They face…