Tuesday, 19 May, 2026

Category: Crime


No fewer than 11 people were killed in a reprisal attack by suspected bandits in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attackers had earlier on Saturday attempted an assault, but security operatives repelled them and reportedly neutralised several Read more…


… as Nigeria demands justice for victims President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed intensified monitoring of the ongoing anti-foreigner protests in South Africa, as the Federal Government raises concerns over the safety of Nigerians and demands justice for victims of recent incidents. Read more…


William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caeser’ is, in my view, one of his best plays ever written by history’s greatest bard and playwright and it is indeed amongst my favourites. It speaks of mob psychology, ambition, power, treachery and the most brutal and Read more…


Home National Columns Business China News Politics & Power Opinion Entertainment The Sun TV Sporting Sun The Sun Foundation Extrajudicial killings: Rights groups say 3000 lives wasted in 6 years 02 May 2026 2:19 am WATBy Rapheal • Why extrajudicial killings persist Read more…


The Nigeria Police Force hereby provides an update on the disciplinary actions taken following the fatal shooting incident of 26th April 2026 in Effurun, Delta State, which resulted in the death of Mr Mene Ogidi. Sequel to the earlier directive Read more…


The witness, who said he serves in the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, gave evidence in the trial of a retired major-general and five others facing charges of treason, terrorism, failure to disclose information and money laundering. An army Read more…


Hundreds of Deltans protested at the Ekpan Area Command over the reported extrajudicial killing of Oghenemine Ogidi by ASP Nuhu Usman, an officer attached to the command. The protesters, who came from the deceased’s community, were, however, dispersed by policemen Read more…


Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised concern that about six in every 10 university students in Nigeria are involved in cybercrime. He made the remark on Tuesday at the opening of the 8th Read more…


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, insisted on Monday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that the signatures of late President Muhammadu Buhari and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, were Read more…


Senator representing the FCT in the 10th National Assembly, Ireti Kingibe, has been dragged to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly collecting N100 million to facilitate a nonexistent Federal Government’s contract. In a petition Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The House of Representatives aspirant under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Ifeanyi Ibezi, on Sunday morning escaped death attacked at Agbaja, Abatete, leaving two of his security aides with gunshot wounds. Dr Ibezi, who is Read more…


A man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner on Saturday night, firing at a Secret Service agent and sparking chaos inside the ballroom, before he was subdued by law enforcement, President Read more…