CRIME
IGP Appeals Acquittal Of Bolanle Aseyan On Four-count Charge
The Nigeria Police Force has filed a notice of appeal challenging the judgment of Honourable Justice Lifu of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, which discharged and acquitted Bolanle Aseyan on a four-count charge bordering on alleged offensive publication, criminal intimidation and cyberstalking against Doctor Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya. The appeal, dated October 2025, was filed by the Office of the Inspector...
Niger Govt Charges Residents To Defend Self Against Bandit Attack
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has vowed never to negotiate with bandits or pay ransom for kidnapped victims, saying instead residents must be prepared to defend themselves against attacks. The governor made the disclosure, when he visited the people of Rijau and Magama Local Government Areas of the state, whose communities were recently attacked by bandits in Kontagora. The governor...
Aso Villa Heavily Guarded Over #FreeNnamdiKanu Protest In Abuja
Heavy security presence enveloped the Presidential Villa and major routes across Abuja on Monday following plans for a protest demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The demonstration, organized by activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, caused traffic disruptions at key entry points into...
Court Okays Gov Otti To Serve ₦100bn Defamation Suit On Eze Chikamnayo Via Facebook, WhatsApp
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has granted permission to Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, to serve a ₦100 billion defamation lawsuit on former Commissioner for Information, Eze Chikamnayo, through social media platforms — Facebook and WhatsApp. Delivering the ruling on October 16, 2025, Justice J.E. Obanor approved the governor’s request for substituted service, following arguments that Chikamnayo...
Abia Police Debunks Alleged Killings By Community Vigilantes, Orders Investigation
The Abia State Police Command has refuted claims circulating on Arise TV alleging that local community security watch groups in parts of Aba and Ugwunagbo Local Government Areas killed several young men and adult males with the backing of traditional rulers. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 16, 2025, and made available to ABN TV, by the Police Public...
Sultan, Muslim Leaders Warn Against Rising Violence, Insecurities
Leading Islamic scholars and political leaders in Northern Nigeria have raised concerns over the worsening insecurity across the country, warning that Nigeria risks descending into chaos unless decisive action is taken. Speaking at a special summit of Northern Ulamas in Kaduna, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, represented by the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamalli, said it was...
Abia Police Burst Child-Trafficking Syndicate, Rescue 18 Stolen Children
The Abia State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against child trafficking, rescuing 18 stolen infants and children and arresting 10 suspects linked to a notorious child-stealing syndicate operating within Aba and its surrounding areas, ABN TV reports. In a press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen C. Chinaka, the Command revealed...
NCS Intensifies Anti-smuggling Operations Across Southwest
The Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Nigeria Customs Service, has stepped up its anti-smuggling campaign across the South-West, tightening enforcement along major corridors and border communities. In a sustained operation throughout September, Comptroller of the Unit, Mohammed Shuaibu, said that the Unit intercepted over 5,000 bags of foreign parboiled rice (the equivalent of eight trailer loads), describing the move as part...
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...
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...
