DSS arrests suspected major arms supplier in Plateau, uncovers weapons workshop
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected key arms manufacturer and supplier, Musa Abubakar, believed to be linked to armed groups operating in Plateau State…
NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron, seizes massive drug shipments across seven states
A major breakthrough in Nigeria’s fight against narcotics was recorded at the weekend as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a wanted drug baron, Frank Chijioke…
EFCC declares former minister Timipre Sylva wanted over $14.8m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted over allegations of conspiracy and dishonest…
NDLEA nabs Saudi-bound drug lord, dismantles massive ‘Colorado’ lab in Lekki
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug kingpin, Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, as he attempted…
Major NDLEA crackdown: Secret drug lab busted in Lagos, music artist arrested in nationwide sweep
In a blow to narcotics networks, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a clandestine laboratory in Lagos producing the synthetic drug "Colorado" and arrested a music artist…
Drug barons ambush NDLEA, army squad in fierce Edo gun battle
A joint security operation to destroy massive cannabis farms in Edo State was met with a violent ambush by suspected drug barons, leading to a fierce gun battle in the…
B’Haram vandalizes key electricity tower, plunging Borno, Yobe into darkness
Critical power infrastructure in Nigeria's Northeast has been targeted in a suspected terrorist attack, severely disrupting electricity supply to major cities in Borno and Yobe states. The Transmission Company of…
NDLEA arrests Pretty Mike, 100 others in midnight raid on Lagos drug party
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested popular Lagos socialite and nightclub owner, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, better known as Pretty Mike, alongside more than 100 other individuals…
Delta Police arrest 20-year-old herbalist, stepbrother over murder of two
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old stepbrother, Smart Okwuokenye, for the alleged kidnapping and murder of two men — a client,…
DSS raises alarm over imminent ISWAP attacks in Ondo, Kogi communities
The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm over credible intelligence indicating plans by members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to launch coordinated attacks…