Troops of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three men suspected of supplying hard drugs to terrorists and other criminal groups in Katsina State. Security sources said the joint operation took place around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday at Kagara village in Kafur Local Government Area. The…

The Kaduna State Police Command has condemned the mob killing of two travellers, Muhammadu Sani and Aliyu Mohammed, both of Umar Village in Igabi Local Government Area. According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, the victims were travelling on a new motorcycle to Tudun Wada, Zaria to visit a sick uncle when…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, ordered that Ifoma Emmanuel, Executive Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, be remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre over an alleged $1.5 million investment fraud. According to the prosecution, the defendant allegedly persuaded Adebisi Adebutu of R28 Holdings…

Detectives of the FCT Police Command have arrested six suspected kidnappers and recovered ₦8.25 million believed to be ransom paid for a woman abducted in Abuja. The operation was carried out by the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) after a report on June 29 that a young woman was kidnapped in Maitama. According to…

The Nigeria Police Force has raised concerns over rising political violence in Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election, with the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, confirming that several cases of politically linked attacks are under investigation. Iniedu disclosed this on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s “Morning Brief.” He…

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has threatened to file a N10 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi over allegations linking him to murder, bribery and the operation of a “fake agency.” The threat comes amid the ongoing N1.3bn Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal that is already in court. Adeyemi, who…

The controversy over the alleged N1.3bn Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal deepened on Monday as the Nigeria Police Force reportedly arrested the father of the council’s embattled promoter, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The arrest came amid ongoing investigations into the alleged “ghost agency” linked to the Presidency, which the Federal Government…

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested four persons for allegedly threatening to kidnap a Jega town resident unless he paid a N30 million ransom. The Command’s spokesman, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to him, the suspects targeted one Aminu Garba after obtaining his phone number through one…

The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned three persons before the court over the killing of a retired broadcaster with Ogun State Television, Mrs. Olakitan Oyesiku, and her domestic guard, Pelumi Adetayo. The disclosure was made on Thursday by the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, during a press briefing at the Command Headquarters, Eleweran,…

The Senate will on Tuesday address the controversy over the N1.3bn allocation to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act, The PUNCH reports. Multiple Presidency and civil service sources told The PUNCH that a forged appointment letter bearing a falsified signature of Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, was…

The Sokoto State Police Command says it killed one suspected bandit and recovered an AK-47 rifle during a foiled attack on Daraye Village in Wamakko Local Government Area. In a statement, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, said the operation was part of ongoing efforts to tackle banditry and strengthen security across the…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 45-year-old PhD student and a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman in separate operations linked to attempts to traffic large quantities of cocaine out of Nigeria. In a statement, NDLEA said Nwabueze Felix Onyeka, a PhD student at Universiti Putra Malaysia, was picked up on June 29 during a…

The Presidency has directed the EFCC, DSS and Nigeria Police to track down officials within government who allegedly helped Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew run a bogus agency. In a statement on Friday, the President’s media aide, Temitope Ajayi, called Matthew an “irredeemable con artist.” He said Matthew floated two non-existent bodies the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 89 drivers for flouting the Inspector-General of Police’s directive against vehicles operating without registration plates or with covered, altered and obscured plates. The Command said the nationwide crackdown, ordered by IGP Tunji Disu, is necessary because such violations threaten both state and national security. According to the Police…

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, says a woman and her son abducted in Igbope, Oorelope LGA of Oyo State have been rescued in Kwara State.  Igboho, founder of Iru Ekun Security Network, disclosed that the victims, Adijat Kubura Aliqlas and Abdulmalik, were freed in the early hours of Saturday following a confrontation…

Fourteen of the worshippers kidnapped during an attack on a Christ Apostolic Church crusade in Eda Oniyo-Ekiti, Ilejemeje LGA of Ekiti State, have been released. The victims were freed around midnight on Friday, July 3, 2026, and are currently in hospital receiving medical evaluation and treatment.  According to information available, one of the 15 people…

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have stopped an attempted attack on a palace in the state and taken one person into custody with a pistol. According to the Command, the arrest was made during a swift operation after credible intelligence was received. The suspect was found in possession of a firearm at…

The Kogi State Government says it has recovered no fewer than 1,000 rustled livestock from bandits in a joint operation with federal and local security agencies. According to a Vanguard report, the operation involved the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Hybrid Forces from the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Department of State…

The trial of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele took a new turn on Friday, July 3, 2026, as a federal investigator told an FCT High Court in Abuja that a disputed $6.2 million withdrawal left the apex bank’s dollar account for staff and MDAs in a negative balance of over N2.8 billion. Testifying before Justice…

Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was taken into custody at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, on Wednesday morning. DSS operatives carried out the arrest at the airport, acting on a request from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Nnaji was later transferred to ICPC custody, according to security officials.…