Soldiers Bust Illegal Bunkering Site In Lagos, ArrSaturday, July 18, 2026
Troops of the 65 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have dismantled a suspected illegal bunkering site in the Orile area of Lagos State, arresting six suspects and recovering petroleum products and vehicles allegedly used in the illicit operation. The operation, carried out on July 16, followed credi ...
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Niger State Police Command Apprehends Impostor Cleric And Accomplice For InfantSaturday, July 18, 2026
The Niger State Police Command has apprehended a 24-year-old man masquerading as a clergyman, along with his accomplice, following the tactical abduction of a four-week-old infant in Minna. The breakthrough operation was confirmed in an official statement released on Saturday by the command rsquo;s ... |
Gunmen Abduct Three Siblings Conveying Mother’s Corpse From Abuja To BenueSaturday, July 18, 2026
Three siblings travelling from Abuja to Benue State to bury their late mother have reportedly been abducted by suspected gunmen along the Ogobia ndash;Otukpo Road. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Saturday while the family was conveying the remains of their mother from Abuja ... |
Court Grants EFCC Final Forfeiture Of 52 Houses Located In Lekki LagosSaturday, July 18, 2026
Justice Alexandra Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the final forfeiture of 52 terrace and maisonette units located in the Lekki area of Lagos. According to the EFCC, the properties, located at Mercyville Estate, Cove ... |
Soldiers Kill Two Terrorists, Rescue Three Kidnap Victims In BenueSaturday, July 18, 2026
Troops of Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force, Operation WHIRL STROKE, have killed two suspected terrorists and rescued three kidnap victims during a coordinated offensive operation in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. A statement by the Acting Media Information Officer for the opera ... |
Court Sentences Farmer To Death By Hanging For Killing Teenager In AnkpaSaturday, July 18, 2026
Justice A.U. Muhammed of the Kogi State High Court of Justice, sitting at Ankpa, has convicted and sentenced one Isiaka Alfa, also known as Ayegba, to death by hanging for culpable homicide. The judgment was delivered on 30th June, 2026. Isiaka Alfa of Odogomu, Ankpa, was convicted for th ... |
Court Sentences Fake Enugu Prophet For Stealing N136.4m From Church MembersFriday, July 17, 2026
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of one Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a Prophet Sunday Koboko) before Justice H. O. Eya of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout. The convict was pr ... |
Supreme court Affirms Final Forfeiture Of Properties, $2m Linked To EmefieleFriday, July 17, 2026
The Supreme Court has affirmed the final forfeiture of properties and $2.045m linked to Godwin Emefiele, former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to the federal government. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Friday, the apex court overturned the decision of the court of appeal in Lagos ... |
NDLEA Declares Drug Kingpin ‘Odogwu’, Three Others Wanted, Freezes N9.8billionFriday, July 17, 2026
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared an alleged drug kingpin, Nnamuka Uchenna, also known as Odogwu, and three of his associates wanted over their alleged involvement in operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Imo State and laundering proceeds from illicit drug ... |
Senate Seeks N50,000 Penalty For Preaching, Hawking In Commercial VehiclesThursday, July 16, 2026
The Senate has passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposing a N50,000 fine for anyone convicted of hawking, trading or preaching inside commercial vehicles as part of efforts to improve road safety across the country. The bill, which was passed on Thursday and is awaitin ... |
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