The Australian government has issued a stern travel warning, urging its citizens to reconsider the need to take a trip to Nigeria. In a statement obtained today, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) cited a volatile security environment marked by terrorism, kidnapping, and the potential outbreak of civil unrest as reas...
•Cultists Benue State Police Command has raised the alarm about the killing of elderly over alleged witchcraft by some youths in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hassan Yabaner, who reeled out the achievements of the command in 2024 in a statement issued in Makurdi today pointed out that cultism and killing […]
•The suspects Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Orizu Ifeanyi Arthur, while allegedly attempting to board an Air France flight 844 from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja to Paris, France with ingested 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine. Femi Babafemi, the agen...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 67 banks accounts domiciled in different banks over alleged N52.9 million fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect, reports NAN. The mo...
Indications have emerged that the documents for the release of convicted chicken thief, Segun Olowookere, and his collaborator, Sunday Morakinyo, who were recently pardoned by the Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, would be perfected tomorrow. This, it was gathered, would allow the duo to return to the hometown in Okuku the same day or Tues...
The Ondo Anglican priest, Rev. Canon Olowolagba, his wife, and two children, who were abducted on Sunday, have been freed. The details of their release at the time of filing this report were sketchy, reports The Nation. The kidnappers had earlier demanded a ransom of N75 million. The Anglican priest and his family members were […]
•Gunmen Abductors of the Anglican bishop, Rev. Canon Olowolagba, his wife, and children, along Iboropa road in Akoko North-East council area of Ondo State, have demanded a ransom of N75 million for their release. Sources our correspondent that the abductors have opened a line of communication with the victims family members and leaders of the ...
Some officers attached to the Ogun State Police Command have been arrested for allegedly demanding money from the family of a missing girl before taking action on the case. The Public Relations Officer for the Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a post on X.com today. Adejobi stated that they were being held […]
In 2024, Nigeria witnessed a conÂcerning surge in criminal activÂities, ranging from kidnapping and banditry to phone theft and cultism. With over 51 million crime inciÂdences reported between May 2023 and April 2024, the nation grappled with an alarming security crisis that touched every demographics and reÂgion, reports Saturday Independent....
•The suspects Three members of a suspected armed gang that invaded the Safejo area of Amukoko in Lagos State during the Christmas celebration have been arrested by the police in Lagos State. The police also successfully foiled the attempt by the armed gang members to unleash terror on residents of the Lagos community. The arrested […]
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