The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has uncovered an illegal diesel refining site at Panisau in Ungoggo Local Government Area of the state. The operation led to the arrest of five suspects allegedly operating an unregistered and illegal oil and gas business. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised three suspected terrorists and recovered livestock during separate operations in Kaduna and Sokoto States. The operations were conducted on October 29 and 30, 2026, according to a statement released on Friday by the Acting Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force,…

A 20-year-old man, Dauda Umaru, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for procuring and having sexual intercourse with a minor. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, disclosed the judgment in a statement shared on its official Facebook page on Wednesday. According to the statement, a Federal High Court sitting…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested nine suspects in Nigeria as part of a global crackdown on cybercrime networks. The operation, code-named Operation Blackout, also led to the seizure of 53 electronic devices and the identification of $11 million in potentially freezable funds across multiple countries. FBI Director, Kash Patel, disclosed this in…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old South African woman with 36.65 kilogrammes of cocaine and a 62-year-old Nigerian-American grandmother with 9.45kg of high-grade cannabis at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday, October 25, 2026, by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi,…

The Federal Government has recorded 653 convictions in the latest round of terrorism-related trials at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with proceedings involving 1,060 defendants still underway. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, announced the figures on Friday while providing an update on the 11th phase of the special…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered an illegal herbal product manufacturing facility in Agege, Lagos State. The agency said the discovery followed a report published by The Guardian on October 10, 2026, about herbal products bearing falsified NAFDAC registration numbers. According to NAFDAC, its investigative team carried out…

The Ogun State Police Command has rescued 11 Ghanaian nationals allegedly held hostage in Sagamu in a suspected international visa fraud scheme involving about ₦50.27 million. The victims, comprising seven males and four females, were rescued on October 19, 2026 during a swift intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit. According to a statement…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has asked the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, to dismiss the no-case submission filed by former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The EFCC insisted that its evidence has established a prima facie case requiring Emefiele to enter his defence. Emefiele is…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has sealed a suspected fake alcoholic drinks factory in Aba, Abia State. The illegal facility located at No. 25 Omenazu Street was uncovered on October 15 following credible intelligence. According to NAFDAC, its operatives met the place operating under very unhygienic conditions. The suspected…

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have apprehended three persons in connection with the theft of two tricycles and a motorcycle in Enugu and Delta States. Police spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 19, 2026. He said one suspect, Ifeanyi Nweke John, 30, was arrested on October 17…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a woman travelling to Saudi Arabia with illicit drugs concealed in a keg of palm oil. The interception occurred at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, during the outward clearance of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Jeddah via Addis Ababa on Friday, October…

Local hunters have killed two suspected kidnappers and recovered N10 million ransom in Kano State. The incident occurred at Falgore Forest in Doguwa Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. According to the Police, the victim,…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspects in separate operations in Uyo and recovered large quantities of suspected Indian hemp and stolen cable wires. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 16, 2026, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed…

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Zamfara State Command, have rescued two 13-year-old girls from suspected human traffickers and arrested a 25-year-old suspect in Gusau, the state capital. The suspect, Bala Abubakar, an indigene of Zurmi Local Government Area, was arrested on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at about 8:30 p.m. in…

Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, the military and the police have arrested five suspected members of the criminal gang responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members in Imo State. The suspects were arrested on Friday during series of intelligence-led operations conducted between October 10 and 14,…

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecution witness has told the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, that transactions totaling N1.425 billion linked to Abba Adaudu, an associate of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, were payments for foreign exchange transactions. Jamilu Abdullahi, a Bureau De Change operator and the 19th prosecution witness (PW19),…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have overrun a Lakurawa terrorist enclave in Waria Forest, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The operation, conducted on Wednesday, October 15, 2026, saw troops of Sector Two advancing through identified terrorist hideouts around Alela, Bilange and Kandam villages towards Waria Forest, where…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reopened its investigation into allegations of financial crimes against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, following a fresh petition. The petition was filed by former House of Representatives member, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, who is urging the anti-graft agency to revisit its September 2006 report under former EFCC…