A major international crime suspect has been captured after years of evading authorities. Daniel Kinahan, the alleged leader of Ireland’s powerful Kinahan cartel, was arrested in Dubai in a covert operation involving Irish and United Arab Emirates authorities. The 48-year-old is expected to face organised crime charges in Ireland linked to a deadly gang feud…
Maxwell Opkara, a human rights lawyer, has threatened to take legal action against the Nigerian Army over its reintegration of former terrorists into society. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Friday, Opkara described the programme as illegal and vowed to approach a federal court to halt it. “I’m going to approach…
Security operatives have arrested seven suspects linked to the recent abduction of passengers in Benue State. Benue State Police Command said some victims have also been rescued and are receiving medical treatment, though officials did not state the exact number. The passengers were abducted after gunmen attacked a commercial bus travelling toward Makurdi. Authorities clarified…
Two passengers have escaped after gunmen abducted travellers heading for their UTME exam in Benue State. Benue State Police Command confirmed that two victims escaped from kidnappers after a commercial bus carrying students and other passengers was attacked in Benue State. The victims were travelling to Otukpo to sit for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
A French appeals court has increased the sentence of filmmaker Christophe Ruggia in a landmark #MeToo case. Christophe Ruggia was sentenced to five years in prison on appeal after being found guilty of sexually assaulting actor Adele Haenel when she was a child. The ruling was delivered Friday by a court in Paris. Ruggia, 61,…
Security forces have launched a rescue mission after passengers were abducted in Kogi State. The Kogi State Police Command says seven suspects have been arrested following a kidnapping attack on the Ayere–Kabba Road in Kogi State. According to police spokesperson ASP Saliu Afusat, the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. on April 13, 2026, when armed…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 15 individuals suspected of attempting to steal crude oil from a Dangote refinery supply vessel in Lagos. However, The arrest announced in an operational report released on Friday in Abuja. Also, According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the suspects apprehended in the early hours of the…
Fear has spread across a Kwara community after armed men stormed the area and kidnapped five people. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers invaded Odo-Ore in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State on Wednesday night, abducting five residents during a late-night attack. According to reports, about 10 armed men entered the quiet community around 11…
Several students travelling to write the 2026 UTME are feared kidnapped after gunmen attacked a commercial bus in Benue State. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers attacked a vehicle belonging to Benue Links, the Benue State-owned transport company, on Wednesday night along the Benue Burnt Bricks area in Otukpo Local Government Area. The bus was reportedly…
A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Abuja has issued a warrant of arrest against Sadiya Umar Farouq, former minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management, and social development, and Bashir Nura Alkali, a permanent secretary in the ministry. The warrant was issued on Thursday by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie after the defendants failed to appear…
