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Trader Arraigned For Allegedly Defrauding Business Partners Of N10.12m In Ondo
The suspect is facing a three-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, stealing and criminal intimidation. A court gavel A 36-year-old trader, Titus Ishaya, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Akure, Ondo State, over allegations of defrauding his business partners of N10.12 million and threatening to kill them after they demanded a…
Troops Rescue Nine Kidnap Victims, Recover 56 Rustled Livestock In Katsina
Items recovered from one suspect are believed to have links to terrorist activities, according to the military. Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued nine kidnapped victims, recovered 56 rustled livestock and arrested a suspected terrorist during separate intelligence-led operations across Katsina State. The military said the operations were…
Rivers NSCDC Launches Probe After Operative Allegedly kills Resident
Rivers State NSCDC Commandant, Dr. Dennis Lesor Reuben The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State Command, has commenced an internal investigation into the fatal shooting of a resident by one of its operatives in Port Harcourt, while urging members of the public to remain calm as inquiries continue. In a press statement, the…
Navy foils attempted wellhead sabotage, arrests one in Rivers
Wellhead tampering and pipeline vandalism equipment seized by the Nigerian Navy The Nigerian Navy has frustrated an attempted act of crude oil theft targeting oil wellhead in Bonny, Rivers State, reinforcing its commitment to safeguarding Nigeria’s strategic oil and gas assets in the Niger Delta. Personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny, during patrols near the Renaissance…
Bandits kill vigilante leader in Katsina
Public Relations Officer, Katsina State Police Command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq. Bandits have reportedly killed a vigilante leader during an attack on Gora Village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, triggering protests that led to the temporary blockade of the Malumfashi–Katsina highway for several hours. The Katsina State Police Command confirmed the incident in…
Troops Raid Suspected Hideout In Lagos, Arrest 24 Foreign Nationals
The Army said preliminary investigations were conducted to determine the suspects’ immigration status, purpose of stay in Nigeria and possible involvement in unlawful activities. Twenty-four foreign nationals arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army’s 65 Battalion during a raid on a suspected hideout in Epe, Lagos State, before being handed over to the Nigeria Immigration…
Police Arrest Student For Illegal Possession Of Firearm In Taraba
The Taraba State Police Command reaffirmed its commitment to protecting lives and property and ensuring the safety and security of all residents. Police Command headquarters in Jalingo, Taraba State capital. The Taraba State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist and recovered an illegal firearm in Jalingo, in what it describes as another operational success…
Senate Rescinds Passage Of Proceeds Of Crime Act Amendment Bill
The Senate observed that revisiting the legislation was in the overriding public interest. The Senate has rescinded its earlier passage of the Proceeds of Crime Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to allow for further legislative scrutiny and refinement of the proposed law. Presenting the motion, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele recalled that following the passage of the bill,…
Court Denies Bail To Suspect Accused Of Alleged Plot To Attack Abuja School
The judge later adjourned the matter until September 24 for the accused to open his defence. A court gavel The Federal High Court in Abuja has denied bail to a man arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly planning multiple attacks on several schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Justice Joyce…
Mary Habila: Police Probe Death, Umahi Demands Forensic Inquiry
Investigations are underway, but the police said Habila’s family are against an autopsy. Ebonyi is located in Nigeria’s South-East region. The Ebonyi State Police Command has launched a comprehensive investigation into the sudden death of Miss Mary Habila, a medical professional who allegedly died while on official duty. Habila was part of a medical team…
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