No fewer than 40 staff members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been dismissed for corruption and financial malpractice in the last three years. The Chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, while rolling out achievements recorded by the commission under his leadership. According to him, the process of prosecution of more than five of the affected staff members had also commenced. “Because...

A 70-year-old man, identified as Usman Abubakar, is now in the police net over an alleged defilement of an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The father of the victim, who reported the matter at the ‘E’ Division, Yelwa, alleged that on Sunday, August 24, the suspect, a resident of the same area, lured his daughter to an uncompleted building and allegedly had unlawful sexual intercourse with her. The Bauchi State...

A yet-to-be-identified police officer allegedly shot dead a motorist and left three others injured after the victim’s vehicle crashed into them at the Agip-Ada George junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, causing panic among motorists, residents and traders in the busy area. The victim was identified by eyewitnesses as Anthony. According to reports, the policeman and his colleagues were conducting an operation at the junction when...

Gunmen have killed the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Ishaq Yunusa, and abducted another occupant of his vehicle in a fresh attack along a major highway in the state. The incident occurred at about 5pm on Thursday, 27 August, along the Itobe–Ochadamu Expressway, near Ojuwo Olijo in Ofu Local Government Area. The attack came barely 24 hours after gunmen abducted several National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members...

A report compiled by security consultancy SBM Intelligence indicates that kidnappers in Nigeria have collected at least N7.78 billion in ransom payments between July 2025 and June 2026. The report estimated that 7,825 people were abducted across the country during the period, representing a 66 per cent increase from the previous year. It also recorded at least 1,142 deaths linked to kidnapping incidents. The findings, which were compiled by SBM from media reports, interviews, and...

 After spending three weeks in captivity, 48 children aged between seven and 12, kidnapped in Niger State, have been released after payment of ransom, according to a traditional ruler, the UN. The bandits specialized in kidnapping and cattle rustling, targeting rural communities in northwest and central Nigeria, looting homes, and imposing levies on mining sites and farmland. Abdullahi Sahonrami, the traditional chief in Mashegu district, who confirmed the release of the abducted children, said on...