•Major Akeem Oseni The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Nigerian Army seeking to overturn the acquittal of Major Akeem Oseni, who was previously convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of a junior colleague. Oseni was initially sentenced to 10 years in prison by a General Court Martial on February 7, […]
•EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has raised the alarm that organised foreign fraud syndicates are establishing cells in Nigerian cities. Receiving participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course, EIMC 18 of the National Institute for Security Studies, led by ...
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail to three Lagos State House of Assembly staff members accused of assaulting Department of State Services (DSS) officers. Justice Daniel Osiagor set bail at N3 million each, requiring a Level 16 civil servant as surety, reports Vanguard. The DSS did not oppose the bail application, and […]
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed two police officers during a foiled kidnapping operation around Little Rayfield community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Jos, stating that four suspects had been arrested in co...
A magistrate’s court in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State has sentenced 21-year-old Adebanjo Segun to six months in prison for stealing a fowl. In a statement released today, Ogbonnaya Dyke, the Public Relations Officer for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Ogun State Command, revealed this. Segun’s problems allegedly started on February 19, 2...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have launched an attack on Kwapre and surrounding villages in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Eyewitnesses reported that the attack began at 7:30 p.m. yesterday, Tuesday, February 25, and lasted into the early hours of today, Wednesday, February 26, during whic...
•Bandits The Police has confirmed the kidnapping of female students from the Joseph Saawuaan Tarka Federal University Makurdi, formally known as Federal University of Agriculture. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benue State Command, CSP Sewuese Anene, in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, confirmed the incident, noting tha...
•Some of the suspects in court today The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an additional 16 Chinese at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned today before Justice Daniel Osiagor on alleged cyber-terrorism, and internet fraud to destabilise the Nigerian economy, reports Channels TV. According to th...
The Federal High Court in Lagos today ordered the remand of three workers of the Lagos State House of Assembly in the custody of the Department of State Security Services for allegedly assaulting its officers. The three lawmakers — Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Adetu Adekunle, and Fatimoh Adetola — were directed to remain in DSS custody pending [&hellip...
The Niger State Police Command has detained the officer whose stray bullet hit an immigration personnel while attempting to disperse hoodlums in Minna, Niger State. It was earlier reported how the Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound after a police patrol team was attacked by hoodlums wh...

