75 Muslims killed in Kwara for rejecting extremists — Governor
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has revealed that at least 75 Muslims were killed during coordinated attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area for resisting attempts…
Drug war: NDLEA moves against houses, hotels used by traffickers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and a civil society organisation, the Eagle Crime Awareness and Prevention Initiative (ECAPI), have pledged to intensify the seizure of assets linked to…
Inside the ‘Dubai prince’ scam: How influential Nigerians scammed lady of $2.5m
An investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has identified two highly connected Nigerians allegedly involved in a sophisticated romance and investment scam in which a Romanian…
Police arrest govt official, monarchs over beheadings in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a government official and two traditional rulers in connection with the killing of four persons in Edda Local Government Area of the state.…
Police arrest Pastor, cult member over plot to kill rival prophet
Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit have arrested a Delta State–born pastor, Elijah Oro, in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a…
Smuggling for a naming ceremony: NDLEA arrests Brazil returnee with cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to…
Trust betrayed: How Anambra philanthropist was defrauded of ₦2.28bn by influence peddler
An Anambra-based billionaire businessman, Chief Kenneth Ejiofor Ifekudu, has allegedly been defrauded of over ₦2.28 billion in a scheme involving false promises of contract awards linked to the North East…
Cyber heist in telecom sector: Staff paid ₦5m for access code, criminals loot ₦7.7bn
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a massive cyber-enabled telecommunications fraud worth over ₦7.7 billion, involving a telecom company employee who sold his login credentials to criminals for ₦5 million.…
Police bust cyber syndicate over ₦7.7bn telecom airtime, data fraud
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested six suspects over an alleged large-scale cyberattack on a telecommunications company, which reportedly led to the diversion of airtime and mobile data…
Lagos Police arrest suspect behind bomb threats to Ikeja, Ikorodu schools
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Kosiso Chukwem-Nenyem, identified as the mastermind behind recent bomb threat messages sent to schools in Ikeja GRA and Ikorodu. The Commissioner of…