Sunday, 18 October, 2026

Category: Crime


African Democratic Congress (ADC) 2027 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has said the report of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation questioning the ₦33.75 billion reportedly paid as palliatives to 3.29 million vulnerable Nigerian households is an indictment of Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a twenty six year-old Kosisochukwu Edward Ibekwe, in connection with the murder of Miss Vivian Chilaka, a twenty three year-old nursing student, whose tragic death occured in Alor in Idemili Read more…


Minister of Defence Christopher Musa has accused former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai of deliberately planning the killing of people in Southern Kaduna. Musa made the allegation while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday. The minister Read more…


For clarity, the matter is a civil records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act. It is not a criminal case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, nor has the court found him guilty of any criminal wrongdoing. The Read more…


A United States-based lobbying firm linked to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that its founder, Dr Karl Von Batten, was offered $3 million to halt a campaign involving allegations against President Bola Tinubu. Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. made the allegation Read more…


The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the operations of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), yesterday, said it had traced 58 bank accounts, as well as 12 organisations, to the Director-General of the phantom agency. The Chairman Read more…


Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede on Monday said the commission recovered N1.233 trillion between October 2023 and June 2026 as part of its sustained campaign against economic and financial crimes. Olukoyede also disclosed that Read more…


Tension has continued to mount in Port Harcourt following the reported police shooting that claimed the life of 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate Anthony Obodo. The incident has sparked protests and raised questions about the circumstances surrounding the young Read more…


• Says humiliation of citizens in S’Africa no longer acceptable Barely a day after Nigeria formally reported recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa to the African Union (AU), the Federal Government has again talked tough, declaring that it Read more…


The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, occurred on Sunday within the Amaenyi Area and S.M. Okeke Street, both in Awka. Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have killed two persons at separate locations in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The incident, PREMIUM Read more…


The victims are believed to be members of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II and had reportedly concluded their orientation camp activities before beginning their journey. The 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members kidnapped last Wednesday in Kogi State have been freed, President Read more…


By Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor(Dunu-Ezeugosinachi) The recent revelations arising from investigations by the Nigeria Police Force, particularly the IGP Special Tactical Squad, (STS) concerning a syndicate involved in the illegal harvesting of human organs, particularly kidneys, from vulnerable young Nigerians, are Read more…