Crime
NYSC Kidnap: Abductors slash ransom to ₦100m as parents raise alarm over torture
Kidnappers holding 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State have reduced their ransom demand from ₦1bn to ₦100m, even as relatives say…
Ex-Bauchi APC women leader found dead with slit throat
The Bauchi State Police Command has launched an investigation into the suspected murder of Jemimah Dutse, a former All Progressives Congress Women Leader in Bauchi South, after she was found…
EFCC declares Ex-Pension boss Maina wanted again
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has again declared former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property.…
NDLEA Arrests India-Bound Businessman, 70-Year-Old Man in Drug Crackdown
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested several suspects and seized large quantities of controlled substances in a series of operations across different parts of Nigeria. Among those…
Customs uncover 399 rifles at Tincan Island Port
The Nigeria Customs Service has uncovered 399 fully assembled Jojef pump-action rifles and several supplementary rifle components at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos, describing the seizure as a major…
21 Feared Dead, 37 Abducted as Bandits Attack Sokoto Community
No fewer than 21 persons are feared dead and 37 others abducted after heavily armed bandits attacked Tsamaye community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The attack…
Army Exhumes Slain Imo Community Leader’s Remains
Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade operating under Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, have exhumed the remains of a local community leader, Chief Ibe Anyadu, from a shallow…
Troops Rescue 34 Kidnap Victims in Coordinated Operations
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 34 kidnapped victims, apprehended a suspected ISWAP informant, and recovered arms and ammunition during coordinated counter-terrorism operations across the country. An operational…
