Saturday, 25 October, 2025

Category: Crime


Former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been whisked away from the precincts of the Federal High Court in Abuja by armed policemen, shortly after he made appearance for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Read more…


•Strategic security measures reinforced, surveillance intensified —Kogi•We are in constant contact with security agencies —Ondo Kogi and Ondo state governments, on Wednesday, moved to douse tension following intelligence by the Department of State Service (DSS) on the likely attacks by Read more…


From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Area Command Zone Nnewi has formally received the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu during a familiarisation tour to Nnewi North. The visit, on Wednesday October 22, 2025 Read more…


Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has accused the Presidency of twisting facts and misrepresenting its position on the on-going killings of Christians across the country. It also insisted that what was happening in several parts of northern Nigeria and the Read more…


Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday abducted staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, along Aloma Road in Kogi State. The victims, all female staff, were reportedly travelling from Abuja to Anambra State on an official assignment ahead of the forthcoming Read more…


A magistrate court in Kuje, Abuja, has remanded Prince Emmanuel Kanu, brother of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, and his lawyer, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor. Kanunta Kanu, another sibling of the IPOB leader, made this known in Read more…


The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the death of a suspected armed robber and assassin identified as Saater of Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area, who had been on the Command’s wanted list for alleged involvement in multiple murders, including Read more…


Emotions ran high on Saturday as the remains of late Arise TV news anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, fondly called Sommie, were laid to rest in her hometown of Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. The September 2025 tragedy, which Read more…


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has deported the remaining 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Read more…


The attack occurred on Friday evening, as confirmed by a resident.  Armed bandits have killed two police officers in the Southern Kaduna region of Kaduna State. The attack occurred on Friday evening, as confirmed by a resident.  The officers were Read more…


Kanu’s legal team argues that the Federal Government’s continued prosecution is unconstitutional, citing multiple violations of his fundamental rights, international law, and the jurisdictional competence of the court. The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Read more…


The nation’s top court has blocked the handover of the detained ex-Ukrainian army officer to Germany Italy’s top court has suspended the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian national suspected of coordinating the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage. The Read more…