•DCP Abba Kyari: Discharged and acquitted In a landmark ruling today, Thursday, March 5, 2026, the Federal High Court in Abuja discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and his two brothers in a 23-count charge brought by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The charges accused Kyari of fail...
The police have arrested six members of the Omone family and one other person for allegations of kidnapping in the Ubeji community, as well as a woman found with 178 live cartridges in Tuomo, all located in Delta State. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, today, it was noted […]
•Suspended cop Abba Kyari (R) and NDLEA operative Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)Abba Kyari and his two brothers today failed in their bid to terminate their ongoing trial for alleged failure to fully disclose their assets. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in the 23-count charge, alleged that Abba Kyari, Mohammed...
•Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State The killing of two young men from Kano State in Makurdi, Benue State, has triggered widespread outrage, with Governor Abba Yusuf condemning the attack as “barbaric, senseless, and unacceptable.” The victims, Barhama Suleiman and Jamilu Ahmad, sons of renowned Islamic...
A Grade ‘A’ Customary Court sitting in Mapo in Ibadan has ordered that two brothers, Usman, 20, and Toheeb Wasiu, 26, should be remanded in the correctional centre for allegedly insulting a police officer. They pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and breach of peace filed against them, reports NAN. The President […]...
•The suspects The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two brothers: John Abugu, 43, and Kenneth Abugu, 31, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos with five kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in walls of their suitcases while attempting to board a flight to India. The two brothers were arrested at...
•The 2 Nigerian brothers Samuel and Samson, and their victim, late Jordan DeMay A US court has sentenced two Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, to 17 years and six months in prison. They were sentenced for their involvement in a sextortion scheme that tragically led to the suicide of 17-year-old Jordan […]
The police in Kaduna State have arrested two suspects for burying a 16-year-old boy alive in the Zaria Local Government Area of the state over a missing phone. The 16-year-old victim, Abubakar Aliyu, was buried alive in a hole near a farm in Zaria after he was accused of stealing a phone handset belonging to […]
A resident of Gwoza, Borno State, where a Boko Haram female suicide bomber recently killed no fewer than 32 persons and injured many others at a wedding, shared his heartrending travails when the terrorists struck in the community a few years earlier, reports The Nation. Jugule Ahmed’s life has not been the same since Boko […]
•Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala EKENE ONYEMAECHI, reporting In his desperation to tackle shame, he has now concocted terrorism charges against his victorious opponent and his folks. There is a major crisis simmering in Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom which, if not nipped in the bud, could boil over with dire consequences in the community. •Prince Chukwude Okonjo and...

