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…
Liberian authorities have seized cocaine worth more than $370 million in what officials describe as the country’s biggest drug bust on record. The operation took place in Duazon, about 20km east of the capital, Monrovia, where police raided a suspected storage facility. Videos released by investigators showed dozens of sealed suitcases and boxes loaded inside…
Two Greek-American tourists were injured in a knife attack outside the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday morning, police said. The incident occurred at approximately 8:05 a.m., shortly after the museum opened to visitors. According to authorities, a man armed with a knife had been threatening pedestrians near the museum entrance before the attack….
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the founders of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa Cartel, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States. US District Judge Brian Cogan handed down the sentence on Monday, ordering the 76-year-old drug kingpin to spend the rest of his life behind bars and pay $15 billion (£11 billion) in…
The NDLEA has uncovered over 1.6 million tramadol pills hidden in two trucks linked to a cross-border drug trafficking network. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 1,630,000 pills of tramadol. The pills were concealed in specially built compartments inside two trailers. Both trailers were travelling into Nigeria from Togo through the Benin…
The influencer brothers were detained in the US after British prosecutors announced fresh criminal charges and requested their extradition. Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, have been arrested in the United States after the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) filed new criminal charges against them and requested their extradition to Britain. Andrew Tate faces…
The suspect turned herself in after days of police operations and community engagement. The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that the principal suspect in the alleged killing of a 12-year-old boy has surrendered to authorities. Police said the suspect voluntarily reported to the Neni Divisional Police Headquarters. This was only after a sustained manhunt…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has restored the forfeiture of luxury assets linked to former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Government will take ownership of several luxury properties and over $2.045 million in cash linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The luxury properties forfeited includes:…
A Federal High Court has ordered the permanent forfeiture of more than 40 properties linked to former Attorney General Abubakar Malami. The Federal High Court has granted a final forfeiture order for over 40 properties allegedly connected to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. The ruling followed an application…
