Monday, 19 January, 2026

Category: Crime


Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed relief over the swift arrest of suspects linked to the gruesome murder of Fatima Abubakar and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi, Kano State. Read more…


Some yet to be identified gunmen have reportedly killed a police officer and abducted a Chinese expatriate principal at Aqua Triton Company in Ogunmakin Area of Ibadan in Oyo State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed this Read more…


At least three people have been reportedly killed in separate attacks by militia herdsmen across communities in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, leaving residents fearful and raising concerns about escalating violence. It was gathered from local sources that in Iordye Read more…


Residents of communities in the eastern part of Sokoto State, especially Tidibale, a small agrarian community in Isa Local Government Area, have started fleeing in large numbers, following fresh threats and warnings issued by bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji. Turji’s threats Read more…


The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said coordinated security operations across Kogi and Kwara States has resulted in the rescue of 309 hostages, the arrest of 129 suspected terrorists, and the killing of 55 others. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Read more…


Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has said that the case if the former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, is not personal. Olukoyede made this clarification when he appeared as a guest in Read more…


Fresh facts have emerged as to why Business mogul Aliko Dangote withdrew the petition he sent to the Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) against Engineer Farouk Ahmed, the immediate past ACE/CEO of the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority Read more…


The Anambra State Government has reinforced security operations in the state with the handover of 30 Toyota Hilux patrol vehicles to the Anambra State Police Command. The vehicles were formally presented on Thursday at the Old Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, by Read more…


The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has vowed to continue its probe of the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, despite the withdrawal of the Read more…


Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, have been granted bail by the Abuja division of the Federal High Court in the sum of N1 billion each. Justice Read more…


Farmers in their daily farming routine have uncovered three explosive devices suspected to be bombs said to have been planted by terrorists. The explosive devices were discovered by the farmer in Ganaru community in Zugurma district of Mashegu Local Government Area Read more…


Terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of people, including pupils and students of  St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, Agwara Local  Government, Niger State. The same school where students and pupils were recently abducted and released from captivity. No fewer Read more…