Crime

Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, former governors, have been released from Kuje Custodial centre. The two former governors were convicted and jailed for corruption, but received presidential pardon in April....

The Nigerian Air force says its airstrikes killed Abdulkareem Lawal, a bandit kingpin responsible for the killing of a police area commander in Katsina. The air force, in a statement,...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Ismaila Mustapha, better known as Mompha, wanted for allegedly jumping bail.  The social media celebrity is under prosecution for alleged fraud and...

A high court in Akwa Ibom has sentenced Uduak Akpan to death for the murder of Iniobong Umoren, a jobseeker. Akpan had lured Umoren, who is a 26-year-old graduate of...

Suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have reportedly killed seven persons in Imo state. According to CSP Mike Abattam, Imo police spokesman, the armed men came in...

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly arrested a suspected Boko Haram leader in Abeokuta, Ogun state. According to Daily Trust, the suspected Boko Haram leader was...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says its officials arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in vote buying in Osun state. Voting at the Osun...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested one Mujidat Opoola for allegedly planting cannabis on two passengers at the Lagos airport. In a statement issued on Sunday,...

A leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno has been killed in an ambush by suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). The...

Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered a probe of Portable, the controversial singer, for boasting that he founded two notorious cult groups in Lagos. Muyiwa Adejobi, the...