The Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the alleged mob killing of a University of Jos graduate, Ibrahim Mbaya, popularly known as “Ibee,” who was accused of stealing a mobile phone. The 25-year-old model reportedly died after he was assaulted at an off-campus residence along Ring Road in Jos. The incident has…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has dismantled an illegal gun-making syndicate and arrested three suspected cultists during an intelligence-led operation. Police said the operation formed part of ongoing efforts to tackle violent crime and stop the spread of illegal firearms across the state. During the raid, officers uncovered a suspected gun fabrication network believed…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 48 kidnapped villagers after repelling a terrorist attack on Magami village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The operation was carried out in the early hours of Saturday after soldiers received a distress call reporting that heavily armed terrorists…
Terrorists have abducted a local government chairman in Zamfara State after killing two police officers and a vigilante during the attack. According to the military, the attackers overpowered the chairman’s security team before taking him away to an unknown location. The Theatre Command said it had deployed all available resources to rescue the abducted chairman…
Court hears disturbing evidence against d4vd Fresh court testimony has revealed new details in the d4vd murder case. Prosecutors claim the singer, whose real name is David Burke, killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to stop her from exposing their relationship. The 21-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murder, child sexual abuse, and mutilating human remains….
Blessing Okoro, better known as Blessing CEO, has secured bail in her ongoing alleged N69.15 million fraud case. The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja granted the social media personality bail on Thursday. However, the court attached strict conditions before she can regain her freedom. Justice Rahman Oshodi lists Conditions for Blessing’s Bail Justice…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, working with the Yobe State Hunters Group, have arrested five suspected kidnappers during an intelligence-led operation in Jegalari Village, Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State. The operation took place on 23 July 2026, according to the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Mohammed Goni. Goni said…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three suspects linked to the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to life imprisonment. Justice Salim Ibrahim ruled that the sentences of Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid, Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani will take…
Four people, including a local vigilante commander, have been killed in a gun attack along Oba Road in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victims were identified as Ozomela Stephen Nwaocha, the Omoku Zonal Commander of the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), and three women. The attack…
A Federal High Court will on Friday rule on an application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seeking permission to destroy a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory valued at about ₦480 billion. According to the NDLEA, operatives uncovered the facility along with equipment and chemicals allegedly used to manufacture 2,419.48 kilograms of methamphetamine intended for…
