CRIME
Police Disrupt Cult Initiation In Anambra, Arrest Six Suspects
The Anambra State Police Command has successfully raided and disrupted a cult initiation ceremony in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area, arresting six suspects and seizing weapons and other incriminating materials. The operation, which was carried out on Saturday, June 15, followed an intelligence-led investigation by the command's operatives. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP...
Iran Missile Strike Destroyed US Embassy’s Building
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said a nearby Iranian missile strike on Monday caused minor damage to an embassy building in Tel Aviv, but no US personnel were hurt. Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. AFP images showed gutted buildings...
Military, Police Takes Counter Measure Over Benue Killings
After the killings in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday in the communities of Yelwata and Daudu, the military on Sunday conducted air surveillance over Makurdi and the surrounding area. One of our correspondents observed that the surveillance aircraft hovered over the capital city and neighbouring local government areas such as Guma and Gwer West since...
Nigerian-Australian Woman Arrested For Trafficking 15 Students
A 56-year-old Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested and charged in Australia over serious allegations involving human trafficking and debt bondage of 15 Papua New Guinea (PNG) nationals. Abubakar was apprehended by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday, June 11, 2025, upon her arrival on a flight from Papua New Guinea. Her arrest follows a...
FG Warn Public Against Civil Defence, Immigration Recruitment Racketeers
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians about the activities of recruitment racketeers while assuring that it would advertise available vacancies in the services under the Ministry of Interior whenever approval is obtained. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), in a statement by its Secretary, Maj. Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril (Rtd), on Tuesday, said its attention had been...
German Chancellor Merz Advice Israel, Iran To Avert War Escalation
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged both Israel and Iran to avoid any “further escalation” after Israel launched a wave of strikes on the Islamic Republic. Both sides should refrain from steps that could “destabilise the entire region,” said Merz, adding that he had been briefed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the raids and had convened a...
Nigeria Special Forces Trained To Boost National Security
The Nigerian Army's flagship programme, Exercise Restore Hope, has successfully trained 604 Special Forces in its eighth session, with the goal of improving national security. The six-month specialist training, which took place at the Nigerian Army Military Training Centre in Kachia, Kaduna State, covered both kinetic and non-kinetic aspects of modern warfare. It was designed to prepare the troops to confront...
Lagos Court Convicts Nine Chinese Over Cybercrime Offenses [PHOTOS]
Justice D. E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year in prison each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convictions followed a major sting operation conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement released on Tuesday via X (formerly Twitter), the EFCC identified the...
Kaduna Police Arrest 27 Suspects, Recover Weapons, Drugs In Kawo Raid
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 27 suspected criminals following a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts in the Kawo area of Kaduna metropolis. During the operation, which involved multiple security agencies, authorities recovered dangerous weapons and illicit substances, including knives, axes, cutlasses, and large quantities of suspected Indian hemp and other hard drugs. In a statement released on Monday, the...
Man Fatally Stabbed in Gombe, Police Launch Investigation
The Gombe State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 45-year-old man, Ahmed Aliyu, who was fatally stabbed by unknown attackers in Hammadu Kafi, located in Akko Local Government Area. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, the incident occurred around 8:00 a.m. on Sunday and was reported later that night at...
