•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has threatened to issue arrest warrants against the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Engineer Sani Yahaya, and the institution’s Bursar, Aishat Shade Adebayo, if they fail to appear before it on Monday, October 19, 2026, over unresolved audit queries, alleg...
•David Umahi The federal government has stated that performing contractors handling the five legacy projects of the Bola Tinubu administration will be arrested and prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Relatively, the Bureau o...
•Emirs of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero The joint security forces in Kano State have threatened to arrest the 15th and 16th Emirs of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero, for any action capable of breaching peace in the state. Rising from an emergency meeting on the security situation in […]
•Rivers State House of Assembly The Rivers State House of Assembly has ordered the arrest of the Vice Chancellor of the PAMO University of Medical Science, Port Harcourt, over scholarship funds disbursed to the institution by the state government, running into several billions of naira. The Assembly said the arrest order became necessary due t...
•Tacha Former BBNaija star Natacha Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has spoken out days after her arrest, insisting that the allegations against her were false. Tacha was arrested at her Lagos residence on Sunday, August 30, after she failed to honour police invitations. The arrest, she says, followed an online accusation that she defrauded a ...
•DSS boss Oluwatosin Ajayi and operatives The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, has directed operatives of the agency not to arrest anyone over civil matters. Ajayi said the directive was part of reforms introduced since he assumed office to strengthen adherence to the rule of law and improve the DSS’s hum...
•Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), has said the fight against drug trafficking must go beyond arrests to include the aggressive pursuit and recovery of proceeds of crime. Marwa spoke while delivering a presentation t...
•Adeniyi Adeyemi Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the controversial self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) Adeniyi Adeyemi after he failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment. Justice Umar issued the arrest...
•Cambodia flag The General Department of Immigration (GDI) under Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior has issued a stern warning to Nigerians and other African nationals residing in the country, directing them to leave Cambodia on or before May 31, 2026, following the expiration of a government waiver. In an official notice signed by the Director G...
As preparations for August 15 governorship poll in Osun heighten, the state government and leadership of the Accord, today raised the alarm over plan to deploy a special squad to arrest some leaders of the party and top government officials. A statement by state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, said credible...

