Court Slams 12 Years Jail Term On 18-Yr Notorious Gangster Without Option Of Fine

An 18-year-old, Suddais Shuaibu, alias “Gafiya”, one of the notorious Shilla gang members who has been terrorizing residents of Jimeta-Yola, the Adamawa State capital, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment without an option of fine. In addition to the custodial sentence, the Court also ordered the convict to pay N527,000 as compensation to the victims. He was convicted by Chief Magistrate Court II sitting in Yola on offenses bordering on theft, criminal conspiracy, extortion,...

Security Rescues Kidnapped School Principal, Students, NECO Official In Kogi

The Kogi State Government has confirmed the successful rescue of the School Principal, the NECO official, and the two students kidnapped during the recent attack on an unauthorized examination center in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, made this known in a statement on Thursday, attributing the rescue to a coordinated security operation ordered by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo immediately after the incident. He...

Kogi  Govt Announces Rescue of Four Kidnapped Victims In Dekina

The Kogi State Government has announced the successful rescue of the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an unauthorized examination center in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the rescue as the outcome of a coordinated security operation ordered by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo immediately after the incident. According to the Commissioner, Governor Ododo...

Adeyemi, PFIPC Director-General in Police net

The Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has been arrested by security operatives following a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Adeyemi was arrested on Tuesday at his hideout in Osun State, shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered his arrest for failing to appear in court for arraignment. A Federal High Court in Abuja issued a warrant for the arrest of the self-acclaimed Director-General of the...

EFCC Arraigns CEO Ski Hi-Entertainment For Alleged Check Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Ogbu, the Chief Executive Officer of Ski Hi-Entertainment, for issuance of dud cheques. Ski Hi-Entertainment is a Nigerian football promotion and entertainment company founded by Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Ogbu. Ogbu was arraigned before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, on a three-count charge bordering on the issuance of a dud cheque to the tune...

Enugu Police Launch Manhunt For Commercial Driver And Conductor

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Police Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, mspsp, cautions residents of Enugu state against assaulting or obstructing police officers as they discharge their duties, as such acts constitute serious criminal offenses punishable by law. A press release issued by the Enugu State Command Police public relations officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Monday, 12th July 2026, reveals the Command has launched a manhunt against a bus driver and his conductor...

Troops Repel ISWAP Attack on Borno Military Base, Kill Terrorist Cameraman

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have repelled an attempted infiltration by suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Cross Kauwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, killing several insurgents and recovering a camcorder said to contain sensitive operational footage. The military said the attack took place at about 10:20 p.m. on Saturday when the insurgents attempted to overrun a military position under the cover of darkness. According to a statement...

Assailants Kills 8 People In Otukpo-Nobi Community,  Benue

Eight people were killed and five others were injured in an attack by armed assailants on Otukpo-Nobi Community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State over the weekend.   The Benue State Police command’s spokesman, DSP Udeme Edet, in a statement, said that the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday.   The statement reads in part, “The Benue State Police Command condemns in practical terms the cruel and tragic attack that occurred...

CDHR Seeks 100% Upward Review Of Military, Police Personnel’s Welfare

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has sought a 100 percent upward review of the welfare of military and police personnel. The Committee, in a statement on Thursday jointly signed by its national president, Comrade ‘Yinka Folarin and general secretary, Comrade Idris Afees, expressed concern over the growing complaints emanating from serving personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces regarding their welfare, conditions of service, and the administration of voluntary discharge requests, stressed that...

Enugu Police Impounds 195 Vehicles For Non-Registration And Other Offenses

The Enugu State Police Command has commenced enforcement of the directives of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to impound unregistered vehicles and to enforce other offenses under the National Road Traffic Regulations, NRTR. The state enforcement led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, resulted in the impoundment of 195 vehicles; the affected vehicle owners will be charged in court and prosecuted accordingly. Reasons cited by the IGP for...

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