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NDLEA secures order to detain vessel, 21 crew members over cocaine shipment
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured an order of a Federal High Court in Lagos to detain a ship, its captain and 20 other crew members following the seizure of 25.5…
Police Arrest Mortuary Attendant Over Alleged Organ Harvesting in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a mortuary attendant over allegations of unlawful interference with a corpse and the removal of body parts at Akugbe Mortuary along Upper Sakponba…
Alleged Infanticide Rocks Benue Community
A Benue State community has been thrown into shock following allegations that a young woman killed her newborn baby in Gboko Local Government Area.
The incident reportedly occurred in the…
India Deports 32 Nigerians After Major Drug Trafficking Bust
Indian authorities have deported 32 Nigerian nationals following a major crackdown on a transnational drug trafficking network operating across several cities.
The deportations come less…
Kwara Police Arrest Medical Doctor Over Alleged Links to Kidnapping Syndicate
Security operatives in Kwara State have arrested a medical doctor suspected of supplying drugs to kidnapping gangs operating across parts of the state.
According to Leadership, the doctor…
Sokoto Police Arrest Alleged Bandit Financier, Recover Rustled Cattle, Stolen…
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested an alleged financier of banditry, alongside suspected motorcycle thieves, in a series of coordinated operations across Sokoto and neighbouring…
2 Nigerians, Sudanese Woman Jailed in US Over Romance Scam That Drove Retired Teacher…
Two Nigerian men and a Sudanese woman have been handed lengthy prison sentences in the United States for their roles in a complex online romance scam that resulted in the suicide of a…
Ailing drug peddler bags one-year imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced an ailing drug trafficker, Segun Blessing, 37, to one year imprisonment for peddling 850g of Cannabis sativa.
Justice Nkeonye Maha…
Man bags 21 months’ imprisonment for N50m fraud
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday convicted and sentenced a man, Chinedu Chukwudole, to 21 months and 18 days’ imprisonment for obtaining the sum of N50 million under false…
Troops Eliminate Terrorist, Recover Weapons in Borno Clearance Operation
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) North-East Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised a terrorist and recovered arms and ammunition during a clearance patrol around Delwa and Tojiri villages…