Crime

The Federal Government has suspended two senior officers of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos, following allegations that cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly…

Authorities in Benin have arrested three men, including a former minister and the head of President Patrice Talon's security, over allegations of plotting a coup, the state prosecutor…

Human rights activists have reported that more than 100 Syrian refugees, including 23 women and 32 children, have been killed since the onset of intense Israeli bombings in Lebanon. The…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Kano has successfully rescued and reunited six street children with their families in the state, while also…

By Halima Abdulkadiri The Federal High Court in Abuja has again adjourned the trial of former Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello, to October 31, following his request to suspend…

The Lagos State Police Command has detained 98 suspects in connection with armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, possession of arms, and hard drugs. Commissioner of Police Olanrewaju…

Travel Agent Arraigned for Alleged N5.4m Visa Fraud in Ibadan A travel agent, Lanre Sangodoyin, has been arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly…

Suspected Trump Gunman Indicted for Attempted Assassination Charge Ryan Routh, accused of targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course with a rifle, now faces…

NDLEA Re-Arrests Ex-Convict with N4.6 Billion Cocaine at Lagos Airport The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted Christian Ogbuji, a 48-year-old businessman and…

NDLEA Seizes N16.1bn Opioids at Lagos Port, Arrests Multiple Suspects The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted 25 million pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times…