A former accountant-general of Bauchi State, Sa’idu Abubakar, has been arraigned before a High Court in the state on Friday on a 16-count charge bordering on the alleged diversion of public funds, forgery, criminal breach of trust, abuse of office and other related offences. Abubakar was alleged to involved in N11 billion loan fraud for the procurement of thousands of motorcycles. According to court documents, the former accountant-general allegedly diverted N3 billion from a loan...

The Oyo State Police Command says it has launched a full-scale investigation into an attack on the Nigeria Immigration Service passport office in Ogbomoso, after armed assailants invaded the facility on Tuesday night. According to police authorities, the incident occurred at about 8:45 p.m. on 2 June 2026, when the officer in charge raised an alarm after hoodlums breached the premises by scaling the rear perimeter fence. “Preliminary information available to the Command indicates that...

Gunmen have abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, alongside her two children in Ibadan, Oyo State. The victims, Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, were reportedly kidnapped at about 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday while on their way to school. Confirming the incident, Adelabu’s media aide, Femi Awogboro, said the 43-year-old was intercepted by armed men who also took her children. “The abductors also...

Worried with the scale of insecurity and roles played by informats, the Sokoto State Government will soon introduce a law prescribing tougher penalties for informants aiding bandits and other criminal elements in the state. Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this on Wednesday during a Sallah homage to the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, at his palace as Muslims celebrated 2026 Eid-el-Kabir. He lamented that the informants have continued to undermine security operations in...

Four persons have been arrested by police operatives of Kebbi Police Command over an alleged N8.6 million Hajj seat scam. The command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Abubakar, in a statement said the four other suspects were identified as Bello Jos, Atiku Store, Umar Gimba and Usman Bunza were still at large. The statement explained that the prime suspect, Aminu Hassan Zauro, was arrested alongside Tabiu Abubakar, Usman Attahiru and Mustapha Sani Zauro. According to Abubakar, the arrests...