Boko Haram releases video of soldiers, policeman’s execution
Boko Haram has released a video showing the execution of two soldiers and a policeman, posted online late Monday by Islamic State group (IS) propaganda agency Amaq. The video, dated...
6 killed in New Jersey gunbattle, including police officer
Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy fire for...
Many bank customers have been robbed of late. This is the new method used by robbers
Police in Ebonyi have said they had uncovered a new strategy used by criminals to rob bank customers. The command’s spokesperson, Loveth Odah, made this known in Abakaliki on Thursday....
Kalu’s ‘offences are anti-human ... crime against humanity,’ Judge says in sentencing ex-gov
Mr Muhammed Idris on Thursday sentenced a former Abia State governor, Mr Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison for stealing public funds while in office. Kalu, a serving senator,...
Convicted ex-gov Kalu begs prison officials: Please don’t handcuff me in public
Former Abia State Governor, Mr Orji Uzor Kalu, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud, was heard asking prison warders, “Where are you taking us to?” after...
Aba residents react to Kalu’s 12-year prison sentence
Some Aba residents in Abia state have lauded the 12-year jail term handed down to ex-Governor Orji Kalu by a Federal High Court in Lagos. Mr Muhammed Idris convicted Mr...
Pirates kidnap 19 crew members from Greek tanker off Nigeria
Pirates have kidnapped 19 crew members from a crude oil tanker off Nigeria in an area where acts of piracy are on the rise, an official with the ship’s operator...
Ex-gov, serving senator, Orji Kalu sentenced to 12 years in jail for fraud
A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, sentenced a serving senator and ex-governor of Abia State, Mr Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion...
Court orders forfeiture of Saraki’s Ilorin houses to FG
Mr Rilwan Aikawa has ordered the temporary forfeiture of Saraki’s two properties designated as Plots No. 10 and No. 11 Abdulkadir Road, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State. Mr Olamide Sadiq, who...
Kidnappers jam police equipment, use sophisticated tech to evade arrest - Police
Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Mr Abba Kyari, has called for the deployment of intelligence and acquisition of sophisticated technology against kidnappers, noting that the criminals were deploying several means to...
Diezani has been in London without prosecution. EFCC has failed to bring her home for trial. Here’s why
Towards the end of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, was appointed Commissioner for Trade and Investment by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of...
Police shoot London killer dead, call stabbings a terrorist attack
British police on Friday shot dead a man wearing a fake suicide vest who stabbed two people to death in London and wounded three more before being wrestled to the...
Police arraign 60 Shiite members, five months after arrest
Nigerian Police Force wednesday arraigned 60 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shiite over alleged disturbance of public peace. Their arraignment before Mr Suleiman...
Lawyer asks court to prevent extradition of Air Peace chief to US over alleged fraud
A Nigerian Lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Johnmary Jideobi, has instituted a suit in the Federal High Court in Abuja for the enforcement of the fundamental human rights of...
Prison scam: Head of Kirikiri jail arrested after $1m fraud
Head of a maximum-security jail and a prison doctor have been arrested in Lagos, following allegations that they enabled a prisoner to conduct internet scams. Hope Olusegun Aroke carried out...
Air Peace boss Onyema wanted in Canada for fraud in U.S
Canadian authorities have commenced efforts to execute a corresponding arrest warrant issued for a Nigerian businessman accused of fraud in the United States. Mr Allen Onyema, chairman of Air Peace...
‘Allen Onyema’s status as a wealthy businessman turned out to be a fraud,’ US govt says in fraud indictment of Nigeria’s Air Peace boss
Mr Allen Onyema, chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria...
Fulani herdsmen killed more Nigerians in 2018 than Boko Haram – Report
Attacks from herders killed more Nigerians in 2018, compared to the number of deaths caused by Boko Haram in the country, according to 2019 Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The GTI...
Despite being in Kirikiri jail, this convicted fraudster pulls off another N360m scam
A convicted internet fraudster has been placed under investigation in Nigeria for allegedly masterminding a "mega scam" from a maximum-security prison worth at least $1m (N360 million). Anti-corruption officials said...
Bandits back in Zamfara, kill 14
Gunmen killed 14 persons in an attack on Karaye village in Gwalli district in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents said dozens of armed men arrived the village...
Gunmen riding camels attack Adamawa community, kill six hunters
Rampaging gunmen riding camels shot and killed six local hunters in an attack on a farming communities of Aljannaru in Song, northern Adamawa State, fleeing residents and security sources said...
NECO sacks 70 Staff over certificate forgery
Management of National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved dismissal of 70 staff from service for certificate forgery. These dismissals were sequel to a report submitted by a Management Committee constituted...
Man locks up sister in solitary confinement for 2 years in Kaduna
A mother of four children identified as Hassana Saleh has been rescued from a room where she was holed-up in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna metropolis. Hassana was...
EFCC, ICPC lose powers to seize assets in corruption cases
A government gazette just published has stripped Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) of the powers to seize assets of people...
Herdsmen occupy farmlands in Jigawa, attack police rescue team
A group of armed herdsmen injured an officer during an attack on a police convoy in Kirikassamma local government area of Jigawa State. Police were sent in after the residents...
Nigerians blame govt, not religious leaders, for shocking ‘Islamic’ school abuses
The first thing 15-year-old Burhani saw when he arrived at an Islamic reformatory school in October was rows of youths and young men sitting on a courtyard floor, naked, bleeding...
Security agents, monarchs know Boko Haram’s whereabouts – Borno gov
Governor Babagana Umara of Borno State has said the whereabouts of Boko Haram fighters is known to the security agencies, monarchs and some members of the public in North-East. He...
259 inmates rescued in police raid on ‘Islamic’ torture centre in Ibadan
Police officers from Oyo State Police Command on Monday raided an Islamic school located at Ojoo area of Ibadan, the state capital and freed 259 ‘students’ who were being maltreated,...
Bandits from Zamfara, Katsina moving to Southwest, Northcentral - FG
Federal Government has raised the alarm over the movement of unrepentant bandits from Zamfara and Katsina states to neighbouring states and beyond. Permanent secretary, Special Services, Office of Secretary to...
Hunters kill, arrest kidnappers in Taraba
Local hunters have invaded hideouts of kidnappers in Taraba, killing several and arresting a good number of others during the combing of forests and mountains in the state. Though the...
Govt officials around the world targeted for hacking through WhatsApp - Sources
Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's (FB.O) WhatsApp to take over users' phones, according to people familiar...
Female senior judge kidnapped as gunmen kill her police orderly
Mrs Chioma Nwosu, a judge at Benin Division of Court of Appeal, was kidnapped on Wednesday. A police officer was killed during the incident along Benin-Agbor Highway, police said. The...
Another Nigerian killed, 2 others injured in South Africa
Nigerian community in South Africa has again been thrown into mourning following the killing by unknown gunmen of one of its members who also left two others injured. Mr Odefa...
Nigeria's 'torture houses' masquerading as Koranic schools
The private Islamic boarding school in Daura, northern Nigeria, was not somewhere you would want a child to stay for more than a few minutes, let alone months or years....
Kidnapped Federal High Court judge regains freedom
After spending four days in captivity of gunmen with his driver, Mr Abdul Dogo, a judge of the Federal High Court 2, Akure, has regained his freedom. Dogo, sources said,...
After collecting ransom in two tranches, gunmen release kidnapped Kaduna female students, teachers
After collecting N13.6 million in two tranches, unknown gunmen yesterday released six female students and two staff of Engravers College, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State kidnapped about...
Gunmen kidnap Federal High Court judge
A judge of Federal High Court, Akure, Ondo State, Mr Abdul Dogo, was kidnapped on Tuesday evening by gunmen. Dogo, who resides in Akure, Ondo State capital, was said to...
Car theft has become rampant in Abuja. Victims narrate ordeal
Do you live in Abuja and drive a Toyota or Mazda vehicle? An extra security measure could save you the trouble of being a victim of car theft. Car thieves...
Driver arrested after 39 found dead in truck near London
British police found the bodies of 39 people inside a truck at an industrial estate near London on Wednesday and said they had arrested the driver on suspicion of murder....
EFCC charges two Britons in connection with failed P&ID gas deal
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday charged two Britons in Abuja for alleged money laundering in connection with an ill-fated gas deal that has left the government facing...