CRIME
Recurring Boat Tragedies Plunge Sokoto Into Mourning
Sokoto State is once again mourning as a series of boat mishaps continues to claim lives across riverine communities, highlighting longstanding failures in water transport safety. In just one month, 36 people have died in separate incidents across Goronyo, Sabon Birni, and Shagari local government areas. The latest disaster occurred on Thursday, August 29, 2025, in Shagari LGA, where a...
Nigerian Army Recover Rifles, Magazines, Charms, Military In Taraba Border Village (Photos)
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have intensified their efforts to curb criminality and restore peace in Taraba State with a successful cordon-and-search operation conducted on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Ikyaior village in Wukari Local Government Area. The operation was launched following credible intelligence that one Mr. Terhemen Nzagha, also known as “Full Fire”, was allegedly harbouring suspected...
DSS Petitions X To Deactivate Sowore’s Account Over Post On President Tinubu
The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally petitioned X, formerly known as Twitter, requesting the deactivation of the account belonging to Omoyele Sowore, publisher and former presidential candidate, within 24 hours. In a letter signed by B. Bamigboye on behalf of the Director-General of the DSS, the agency accused Sowore of making a social media post capable of inciting...
EFCC Declares Abia-born Emeka Ufomba Wanted For Alleged Public Funds Diversion, Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Emeka Ufomba wanted over alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, stealing, and money laundering. In a public notice released by the Commission, Ufomba, aged 49, is identified as an indigene of Abia State. His last known address was given as 13 Unity Drive, Eneka Paradise Estate, Port Harcourt,...
Trump Seeks Justice Over Charlie Kirk’s Assasination
US President Donald Trump hailed his assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for truth” on Wednesday while assailing the “radical left,” suggesting its rhetoric contributed to the death of the conservative activist. “For years those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals,” Trump said in a...
Lagos NURTW Boss “Shameleon” Arrested Over Brutal Assaults And Suspected Murder
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 55-year-old National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader, Shamsideen Oladiti, popularly known as Shameleon, over allegations of violent assault and murder. Police confirmed that Oladiti is being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti-Yaba, where investigations into two separate cases are ongoing. On September 17, 2025, around 3:00 p.m., the suspect...
UK Arrests Nigerian Man Wanted In US Over $235,000 Cyber Fraud Scheme
A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom, Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, has been arrested by British authorities at the request of the United States government after being indicted for wire fraud and computer fraud. According to US prosecutors, Adepoju hacked into the email system of a Pennsylvania construction company working for a university, created fake staff accounts, and diverted payment...
Court Orders Remand of Lawyer, Activist Chinedu Agu In Owerri Correctional Center
An Owerri Magistrate Court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Obinna Njemanze, has ordered the remand of lawyer and activist, Chinedu Agu, at the Owerri Correctional Center pending further judicial action. Agu, a former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri branch, was arraigned on Thursday after his scheduled arraignment the previous day was stalled. He was detained on...
16 Officers To Face Military Justice For Professional Misconduct
The Armed Forces of Nigeria says a routine military exercise, resulted in the arrest of sixteen officers over professional misconduct and breach of service regulations. In a statement by the Director Defence Information Brigadier General Tukur Gusau said, investigations revealed that their grievances stemmed largely from perceived career stagnation caused by repeated failure in promotion examinations, among other issues. Some of...
Tinubu’s Minister, Nnaji Resigns Over Certificate Forgery Allegations
Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, has resigned following allegations of certificate forgery leveled against him. The development was confirmed on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, who disclosed that the President has accepted the minister’s resignation. https://youtu.be/Sh_p1gX2h_M According to Onanuga, Nnaji tendered his resignation in a letter to...
