CRIME
Hon. Amobi Ogah Warns Against Fraudsters Using His Name For Recruitment Scams
Hon. Amobi Ogah, the Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, has raised an alarm over the activities of fraudsters who are impersonating him on Facebook and other social media platforms to perpetrate recruitment scams. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the federal lawmaker categorically disassociated himself from any ongoing recruitment exercise, warning the public against falling victim to these scammers. He...
P-Square’s Ex-Manager Faces EFCC Trial Over Alleged $1M, £34.5K Theft
Jude Okoye, the former manager of hip-hop artists and the now-defunct group P-square, was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday with new theft charges of $1,019,763.87 and £34,537.59 in the Lagos State Special Offenses Court in Ikeja. Jude is also facing a similar case of seven counts before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court. The...
Three Nabbed By Police Over Alleged Assault On NANS Members
Three suspects have reportedly been taken into custody by the Ondo State Police Command in relation to the assault on National Association of Nigerian Students members in Ogbese, the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on Sunday, February 23, NANS members were attacked at Ogbese, Akure North Local Government Area, while traveling to Abuja for their annual convention. The...
Man Kills Mother With Pestle In Bauchi
Safiyanu Dalhatu, 20, was taken into custody by the Bauchi State Police Command on suspicion of violently killing his mother. This was disclosed in a press release issued on Tuesday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. He explained that, “On February 24, 2025, Peace and Security Committee members in the Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi reported an incident...
Court Adjourns Trial Of Ex-P-Square Manager, Jude Okoye In ₦850m Money Laundering Case To April 14
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, adjourned the trial of Jude Okoye Chigozie, the older brother and former manager of music duo Paul and Peter Okoye, to April 14, 2025. Okoye is facing a seven-count charge alongside his company, Northside Music Limited, over allegations of money laundering brought against him by the Lagos Zonal Directorate of the...
Police Nab Six Over Vandalism Scandal In Jigawa
The Jigawa Police Command has apprehended six individuals suspected of vandalism in the Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Monday. Shiisu said that five of the suspects, aged between 28 and 53, were arrested for vandalism, while the sixth suspect, a 30-year-old, was...
ECOWAS Security Frameworks In Jeopardy As Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali Exit — Air Chief
According to Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, CAS, the sub-region's security frameworks have been upset by the Alliance of Sahel States' exit from the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS. He added that plans by Chad to pull out of the Multinational Joint Task Force would affect the ability of the joint security force to...
‘I Shall Not Die!’ – Blogger Okey Iboko Recounts Near-Death Crash In Aba (Photos, Video)
‘Renowned Nigerian blogger and publisher of SouthEast Reporters, Mr. Okey Iboko, has narrowly escaped death in a ghastly motor accident along the Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway near Alaoji today Thursday 27th February 2025, ABN TV reports. Iboko, who shared his testimony on his official Facebook page, recounted the harrowing experience, revealing that the bus he was in crashed under...
Lagos Assembly Workers Remanded Over Alleged Assault On DSS Officers
Three employees of the Lagos State House of Assembly were remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday by a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting its officers. Recall that the DSS, last Friday, arrested three Assembly staff for interrogation over the incident that happened penultimate Monday, when the DSS stormed the House and...
“Niger, Others’ Exit From ECOWAS Affecting Counter-Insurgency War” – Air chief
According to Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, Nigeria's military is now facing a much greater security burden as a result of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali's recent exit from the Economic Community of West African States. Speaking at the first-quarter meeting with branch chiefs, air officers commanding, and commanders on Wednesday in Abuja, Abubakar noted that the...
