The Nigerian Navy has transferred five individuals to the Department of State Services in Anambra State for further investigation into alleged ties with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network. According to a statement accompanying the handover, the suspects were arrested by personnel of Naval Outpost ONITSHA deployed…

Social media influencer and relationship therapist Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has been remanded in EFCC custody after her arraignment at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi on Friday. The EFCC charged her with two counts of obtaining money by false pretence and theft. Prosecutors allege she collected N36 million from Mrs. Ifeyinwa…

The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed five inspectors after an internal trial found them guilty of operating a robbery and extortion ring that targeted residents across Port Harcourt and its outskirts for nearly five months. According to police spokesman DCP Anthony Placid, the officers — John Okoi, Eyibo Asuquo, Udo Ndipmong, Bright Nwachukwu, and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has refuted reports that its operatives arrested or assaulted medical staff at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital in Akwa Ibom State. The response follows allegations by the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, who said EFCC agents raided the facility on Tuesday and took away cardiothoracic surgeon…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug dealer and seized 879 parcels of suspected cannabis during an operation in Dawakin Tofa LGA. Officers from the Dawakin Tofa Division acted on intelligence and apprehended the suspect, Umaru, alias Jalo, on May 13, 2026, around 6 p.m. He was caught offloading 18 sacks of…

The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized $461,600 in cash that was not declared by two passengers arriving at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. Both individuals have been turned over to the EFCC for further action. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Tahir Balarabe, the suspects  one man and one…

The Nigeria Police Force has moved against several officers implicated in kidnapping, armed robbery, extortion, and abuse of office in Rivers State. Some have been dismissed, others arrested, and all face prosecution. Force Headquarters said the action is part of an ongoing internal purge to rid the force of bad elements. It stressed that IGP…

Social media influencer and relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, known online as Blessing CEO, has been brought before a Lagos Federal High Court by the EFCC over claims of ₦36 million fraud. She was arraigned on Friday before Justice D.I. Dipeolu in Ikoyi on two counts bordering on obtaining money under false pretences and theft.…

Soldiers from the 29 Battalion under Operation Delta Safe have shut down an illegal refining camp and recovered 600 litres of suspected stolen crude in Oyigbo LGA, Rivers State. The discovery was made at about 10:00 a.m. on May 12, 2026, during ongoing anti-oil theft patrols in the Niger Delta. Security sources said the site…

The EFCC has detained Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, as part of a probe into alleged money laundering involving N500 billion. Abdullahi was taken into custody in Abuja on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, and is being questioned by investigators. The commission said the probe centres on financial transactions linked to…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has taken possession of 4,173.5kg of Canadian Loud, a high-potency cannabis strain, at Tincan Island Port in Lagos. The consignment is valued at ₦10.4 billion. According to NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the operation followed more than two months of intelligence work and surveillance. The container…

The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested two suspects and recovered the stolen Toyota Land Cruiser belonging to the late Bishop Chinedu Clarence James. According to the Anambra State Police Command, the vehicle was intercepted in Onitsha after operatives received intelligence that it was being moved for sale. The arrest was carried out during…

The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has confiscated smuggled goods valued at over N6.7 billion in just five weeks along the Idiroko border and other parts of the state. Announcing the haul, the Acting Controller of Ogun One Area Command, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, said officers recorded 73 seizures between…

Suspected Lakurawa terrorists struck Bachaka, a border town in Argungu LGA of Kebbi State, killing two Nigeria Customs Service officers and one local resident. The Kebbi State Police Command confirmed the incident. According to spokesman SP Nafiu Abubakar, the attack occurred on Tuesday. He said the identities of the deceased officers were still being verified…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced ex-Minister of Power Saleh Mamman to 75 years’ imprisonment in absentia for money laundering involving N33.8 billion. Presiding judge Justice James Omotosho found Mamman guilty on all 12 counts filed by the EFCC and ordered the sentences to run consecutively. He said Mamman’s repeated absence from court…

Nigerian troops have seized over 400 Starlink satellite devices reportedly used by Boko Haram and ISWAP to coordinate attacks in the North-East. The operation was carried out by forces under Operation HADIN KAI across Sambisa Forest, the Timbuktu Triangle, and other known insurgent strongholds. According to Sector 2 Commander Brig. Gen. Beyidi Martins, the equipment…

The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized 10,126 parcels of cannabis sativa across several locations in Ogun State. Officials placed the Duty Paid Value of the consignment at N743.4 million. Area Comptroller Olukayode Afeni said the operation was carried out to prevent the substance from reaching consumers and causing wider…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman after he failed to appear for his trial over an alleged ₦31 billion fraud.  Justice Maryann Anenih revoked Mamman’s bail on Monday, May 11, 2026, and ordered security agencies to arrest…

CCTV footage has captured a man tampering with a transformer in Omonira, Igbokoda, Ilaje LGA, Ondo State, around 2:02 a.m. on May 10, 2026. The incident is being investigated as suspected sabotage of public power infrastructure.  Residents say the act caused an outage in the area, worsening power supply challenges. Local authorities have reviewed the…

Soldiers from the 12 Brigade carried out a successful ambush on armed suspects moving along the Old Obajana–Jakura–Tajimi route in Lokoja LGA, Kogi State, early Saturday morning. The operation left one insurgent dead and forced the rest to flee, abandoning their weapons and gear. The encounter happened around 4:50 a.m. on May 10, 2026, near…