Sunday, 18 October, 2026

Category: Crime


The ICPC’s investigation followed President Bola Tinubu’s directive for a probe into the PFIPC. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has found no evidence linking the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to the appointment Read more…


Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have rescued three victims of abduction and recovered two firearms, ammunition and other exhibits after a hot pursuit of suspected kidnappers in the state. The operation, according to the command, also led to the Read more…


The Universal Reformed Christian Church, popularly known as NKST, has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed pilot ranching programme in Benue State, saying the government should prioritise the return and resettlement of displaced communities before considering ranching projects. The church said Read more…


PREMIUM TIMES reported on Friday that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission uncovered another “fake” agency, with President Bola Tinubu suspending three top officials identified as enablers and ordering the arrest of the frontrunner, George Nwabueze. The Read more…


Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on governments at all levels to take urgent and decisive action to end the spate of killings, abductions and destruction of communities across parts of the country. Obi, Read more…


On Friday, the Nigerian government flagged another “fake” agency, with President Bola Tinubu suspending three top officials identified as enablers and ordering the arrest of the frontrunner. This makes the fourth phoney agency that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Read more…


Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has urged the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to protect its investigators, sources and sensitive investigative methods without withholding records about President Bola Tinubu that can legally be Read more…


The Kogi State Government has ordered an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the reported deaths of four members of the same family in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of the state, following the consumption of a local delicacy identified Read more…


The traditional ruler of Finima community in Bonny Local Government Area, Rivers State, Aseme Alabo Dagogo Lambert Brown, escaped assassination by the whiskers, yesterday morning, when his palace came under brutal attack by heavily armed gunmen. The attack happened between 3 Read more…


Senators in the northern part of the country have called for the immediate establishment of state police, saying Nigeria can no longer afford to lose innocent lives while security reforms are delayed by bureaucracy. The call followed terrorist attacks in Read more…


Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of the promoter of another purported fake government agency and the suspension of three federal Permanent Secretaries following fresh findings by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Read more…


That determination belongs to investigators and ultimately the courts,” stressing that the statement and the violence that followed were sufficient grounds for a thorough and impartial investigation. The coalition coordinator also expressed concerns over a video allegedly showing a serving Read more…