Wednesday, 11 February, 2026

Category: Crime


President Bola Tinubu on Thursday formally decorated Nigeria’s newly appointed service chiefs, urging them to act with urgency, innovation, and courage in order to dismantle emerging security threats and restore lasting peace to the nation. The ceremony, held at the Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has reversed the clemency earlier granted to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. President Bola Tinubu has commuted the death sentence of Maryam Sanda, Read more…


The Chair of the European Union Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, David McAllister, has revealed the  encounter between the visiting European Union Parliamentarians with interlocutors regarding the issue of genocide against Christians in Nigeria. Briefing journalists in Abuja, McAllister said terrorist threats Read more…


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…