•Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo The Chief Imam of Uromi Central Mosque in Edo State, Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo, has denied the claim that he was rescued by the police, disclosing that he paid N6.5 million ransom before regaining freedom. It was earlier reported how the cleric was kidnapped at Uromi on July 9, and a […]
•Hon. Justice E. G. Omukoro Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a serving judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, has regained his freedom 12 days after he was abducted by masked gunmen in Yenagoa, the state capital. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped on the evening of Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Kilimanjaro Eatery, opposite Ekeki Park, shortly after [&hellip...
Popular rights activist and social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), popularly called VDM, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju confirmed it in a Telephone conversation. Operatives of the anti-graft agency apprehended him (VDM...
•Rev Father Ibrahim Amos The priest in charge of the Saint Gerald’s Qausi Catholic Parish in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Reverend Father Ibrahim Amos, who was abducted by bandits yesterday morning, has regained freedom. This was confirmed in a statement today by the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Reverend Fat...
•Jude Okoye (R) Jude Okoye, the former manager and elder brother of defunct music duo P-Square, has regained his freedom after over two months of incarceration at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. His release follows a series of legal battles with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which accused him of theft, criminal conversion...
•Pastor Josh Sullivan A US missionary abducted from his church last week has been rescued by police after a shoot-out in which three suspects were killed, South African police said today. Josh Sullivan, 45, was taken at gunpoint last Thursday while he was delivering a sermon at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell outside the […]...
The kidnapped Rev. Fr. Father Philip Ekeli, has regained freedom after spending 10 days in captivity in Edo State. But a seminarian, Peter Andrew, who was kidnapped alongside the priest was killed by his abductors, reports Daily Trust. Recall that the priest and seminarian were on March 3, kidnapped by gunmen at St Peter Catholic […]
•Freed Major General Mahrazu Tsiga (retired) A former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Maharazu Tsiga yesterday regained freedom from his kidnappers after spending 22 days in captivity. A source confirmed to our correspondent last night that Tsiga has been released, reports Channels TV. He said General Tsiga is recei...
•Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said that God allowed the ongoing political crisis in the state to give him and the people of the freedom. The governor spoke last night when the Primate of the Anglican Communion Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Henry Ndukauba, led other bishops to [&hell...
•Ex-Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued Folashade Odumosu, the wife of former Assistant Inspector General of Police and former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu. The victim regained her freedom yesterday. It was gathered that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police,...
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