The federal government has said that at least 12 of the 246 custodial centres in Nigeria are undergoing rehabilitation. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who disclosed this last night on Channels Television, said many of the custodial centres were built 100 years ago and were old. “Mr President did not become president 100 years [&...
•Bandit kingpin Bello Turji The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted claims that notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has surrendered, insisting he remains at large and is still being actively pursued by security forces. Turji, a feared kingpin operating mainly in Zamfara and Sokoto states, is accused of masterminding numerous attacks on comm...
•Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule yesterday decried the large number of inmates awaiting trial at the Keffi Medium Security Correctional Centre. He noted this during a visit to the facility in the Keffi Local Government Area of the state, a day after 16 inmates reportedly escaped from the facilit...
The Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court has ordered that Ayeni Deborah, a 34-year-old woman, be remanded at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Service for allegedly stealing a day-old baby. The incident occurred at the Ado-Ekiti Local Government Health Centre in Oke-Iyinmi, reports Daily Trust. According to prosecutor Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, there is...
The Imo State Police Command has arrested Pastor Ikenna Emmanuel and one Franklin Chizoba for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman in Orlu. Police spokesperson Henry Okoye, in a statement this evening, said the suspects lured the victim to the pastor’s residence on June 30, 2025, under the guise of offering prayers for her. Upon arrival, [&hel...
•Tambuwal and EFCC operative The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has granted bail to former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, after questioning him over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling N189bn. Tambuwal, who governed Sokoto State from 2015 to 2023, was invited to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Monday, arriving aro...
•EFCC logo and dollar notes The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun investigating one Duru Ikechukwu Damian, who was arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly failing to declare the sum of $59,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This was made known v...
Chaos erupted at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, in the early hours of yesterday, as 16 inmates escaped in a violent jailbreak that left five correctional officers injured, two of them critically. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) confirmed the incident in a statement, sparking a nationwide manhunt and ren...
•KWAM1 and ValueJet plane The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has returned the petition of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) against Fuji singer Wasiu Ayinde, also known as Kwam 1, to the Police Command at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement yesterday, c...
•Sambo Dasuki A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed September 24, 25 and 26 for the federal government to conclude the 10-year-old prosecution of a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki, for alleged unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering charges. Justice Peter Lifu gave the directive today after he granted the...
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