Crime

Nigerian man extradited to US over alleged romance fraud targeting elderly

  A Nigerian man, Samuel Ugberaese, has been extradited to the United States over…

Police rescue 11 kidnap victims, recover 25 stolen cows in Katsina

  The Katsina State Police Command has foiled separate kidnapping and cattle-rustling operations in…

Corps member allegedly stabs father to death over money dispute in Abuja

  A 53-year-old businessman, Mr Adimike Godwin, has allegedly been killed by his son,…

Police rescue 30 Malians from human trafficking ring in Nasarawa

  The Nigeria Police Force says it has dismantled a human trafficking ring operating…

NDLEA destroys two cannabis farms, arrests four suspects in Edo

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, have destroyed…

Police arrest six suspected ‘one chance’ robbers in Lagos

  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a notorious…

Police arrest suspected bandit informants, recover rustled livestock in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested two suspected informants linked to bandit groups…

Syria arrests two former Assad-era military officials

Syrian authorities have announced the detention of two senior military figures who served under…

FCT court jails female gunrunner 20 years for terrorism

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced a female gunrunner,…

FCT court jails two guards for life over child rape

An FCT High Court has sentenced two security guards to life imprisonment for repeatedly…

Gunmen raid Oyo schools, abduct pupils, teachers

The Oyo State Police Command has begun an extensive search operation after suspected armed…

FG hands over foreign terror suspects linked to illegal mining to NSA

  The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has disclosed that foreign nationals…

Court sentences ex-power minister mamman to 75 years for N33.8bn fraud

  The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power,…

Nigerian man flees UK after mistaken release from prison

  A British-Nigerian man, Ifedayo Adeyeye, who was serving a jail term in the…

Navy disrupts illegal refining sites, recovers products in Rivers

  The Nigerian Navy has disrupted attempts to establish illegal refining infrastructure and recovered…