Thursday, 02 July, 2026

Category: Crime


Terrorists have demanded an extra N300 million ransom from the family of Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC, Permanent Commissioner, Ahmed Mohammed, nine months after his abduction. This is after the family of the victim has reportedly paid N40 million Read more…


The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, has disclosed that five soldiers allegedly involved in the invasion of students’ hostels have been arrested by the military following the incident. Addressing protesting students on campus, Adebooye said Read more…


The Department of State Service (DSS) has arraigned five associates of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Silva, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations that they concealed information about the whereabouts of their principal, who the Read more…


*Says they needed extra plane to evacuate terrorists’ electronic devices seized, 199 jihadists killed in a single raid *Discloses materials confiscated being analysed by American intelligence  *Nigerian raid was like a movie, says top security official  *Blames ungoverned spaces for occupation Read more…


Several weeks after a woman was brutally beaten during a Christian night crusade in Cross River State, no arrests have been made. On the night of 13 March, under dim lights and the sound of worship songs, a crowd gathered Read more…


The Benue State Police Command has arrested 10 persons over the killing of the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state, Ardo Risku Mohammed, and another victim, Yakubu Isa. The arrests followed a Read more…


The anti-graft agency is preparing to prosecute some former and serving officials of the NNPC and contractors over alleged abuse of office, money laundering and contract fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N9.4 billion, $21.2 Read more…


In what may ultimately rank among the most consequential constitutional reforms since Nigeria’s return to democratic governance in 1999, the Senate has passed the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, a landmark 26 clause Executive Read more…


The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, in Benue State, Ardo Muhammad and another man identified as Yakubu Isah have been killed by gunmen in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state.The attack, which occurred Read more…


The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has assured Nigerians that state assemblies will pass the State Police Bill. Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria and Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Dennis Guwor, Read more…


The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Samuel Ike, has called on the federal government to immediately end the reintegration of repentant terrorists into society, insisting that those responsible for acts of terror should be prosecuted and Read more…


Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged that the implementation of state police be delayed until after the 2027 general elections, warning that the new policing structure could be manipulated for political purposes if introduced in the current Read more…