US Court Convicts Nigerian Over $7.5m Wire Fraud

A Nigerian, Olusegun Adejorin, a 32-year-old, has been convicted by a US court of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorised access to a protected computer. Adejorin, who was extradited from Ghana to face trial, was found guilty of carrying out a fraud scheme that targeted two charitable organisations in the United States between June and August 2020. Prosecutors told the court that Adejorin perpetrated a scheme to defraud a charitable organisation in Maryland, which...

Kogi: Ododo Uncovers Massive Arms Cache, Vows Total War On Criminals

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo has announced the recovery of a massive cache of arms and ammunition from criminal hideouts following a decisive joint security operation carried out in the state. Ododod disclosed this while briefing Newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday, stating that the operation was the outcome of over a week of sustained, intelligence-driven surveillance by security agencies working in firm coordination with the state government. According to the Governor, the renewed...

Delta Police Arrest Over 627 Suspects, Recovers 144 Assault Rifles, N36m In 12 Months

In its war against crime and criminality, the Delta State Police Command has disclosed that it has arrested over 627 suspects and recovered 144 firearms, including 27 AK-47/AK-49 rifles, in one year. The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this  during press briefing at the police headquarters in Asaba on the achievements recorded by the Command from January 2025 to date. “In line with the mandate of the Inspector-General of Police,...

Hotel, Mortuary Belonging To Suspected Organ Harvester Demolished In Imo

The Jessy Best Hotel and Ugwudi Cottage Hospital mortuary services, all situated on the Owerri-Aba Road in the Ngor Okpala local government area have been demolished. The demolition of the two expensive houses, a bungalow and duplex with large compounds and a smaller apartment in Ngor Community in the Council area was carried out by the Imo State Government, in conjunction with the State Police Command. Before the demolition, unclaimed corpses were evacuated from the...

Court Remands Former Minister Chris Ngige in Kuje Prison Over Fraud

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Dr. Chris Ngige, the former Minister of Labour and Productivity, in Kuje Prison pending the hearing of his bail application. Ngige was arraigned on Friday before Justice Maryam Hassan on an eight-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges centre on alleged abuse of office, contract fraud and receiving unlawful gifts while supervising the Nigeria Social...

Supreme Court Nullifies Tinubu’s Commutation of Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence

The Supreme Court has overturned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to commute the death sentence of Maryam Sanda, ruling that the President acted outside his constitutional powers by intervening while her appeal was still pending before the courts. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the apex court, in a split decision of four to one, restored the death sentence earlier imposed on Sanda by an Abuja High Court and affirmed by the Court of Appeal. Sanda...

Militias Killed 17 Returning IDPs In Taraba 

An unprovoked attack by armed men, suspected to be the Jukun militia, in Tse Ajogo village, Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State, has claimed the lives of fewer than 17 persons. The armed men, according to security expert Zagazola Makama, coordinated the attack on returning Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the village on Wednesday at about 6 am, leading to the death of 17 persons, while others are still missing. The attackers were said to...

Federal Government Secures Release of 100 Abducted Schoolchildren

The Federal Government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, following a mass kidnapping that shook the nation two weeks ago. According to available reports, the 100 pupils regained their freedom on Sunday. The attack happened in the early hours of 21 November 2025, when armed gunmen stormed the school at about 2:00 a.m. on motorbikes,...

Adamawa Govt Imposes 24 Hour Curfew On Lamurde LGA 

A few days after Bachama and Chobo communities in Lamurde Local Government Area in Adamawa State signed a peace accord at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Yola, renewed clashes have erupted in the area. The peace deal brought together the Hama Bachama, Homun Daniel Ismaila, key community stakeholders, government officials, and security agencies. Following this development, the Adamawa Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the Lamurde local government area of the state,...

DSS Apprehends Medical Doctor Supplying Drugs To Kidnappers 

The Department of State Services (DSS) in Kwara State has arrested a medical doctor allegedly supplying drugs to kidnapping gangs operating in parts of the State. The suspect, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was apprehended in the Jebba area following intelligence reports that couriers were transporting medical supplies from Sokoto to treat gunshot injuries among bandits hiding in the state’s forests. Chief Press Secretary to Kwara State Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, who confirmed the...

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