The Nigerian Police Force has announced the arrest of a suspect identified as Hafsat Abubakar in connection with the creation and circulation of a forged document falsely claiming that OPay was shutting down operations. The fabricated notice circulated widely and caused immediate concern among OPay’s large customer base. Many of them rely on the platform…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug kingpin linked to a 49.70kg heroin shipment seized at Lagos airport in 2024. The agency said 52-year-old Festus Ibewuike, also known as Chidibest Ibewuike, was arrested at the airport in Cotonou, Benin Republic, on September 2, 2026. According to the NDLEA, actionable intelligence…
A 22-year-old Singaporean man has admitted leading a criminal network that stole $245 million in bitcoin and spent the proceeds on a lavish lifestyle. Malone Lam has pleaded guilty in the United States to racketeering conspiracy over one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts on record. He admitted to working with a group of associates to…
Three Kaduna State Vigilance Service members have been killed during a late-night gun battle with suspected armed robbers along the Zuntu-Zaria Road. Three members of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, known as Kadvis, have been killed in an attack in Kubau LGA. The incident happened around 12:20am on Monday while the vigilantes were conducting stop-and-search…
Three men have gone on trial in Mexico over the alleged murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend during a 2024 surf trip. Callum Robinson, his younger brother Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad from California disappeared while travelling through Baja California. Their bodies were later found at the bottom of a well…
Police operatives in Delta State have rescued a woman who was abducted from her residence in Sapele. The victim was reportedly ambushed by armed men while attempting to drive into her compound along Eko Amukpe Road. According to the Delta State Police Command, the incident was reported to officers at the Sapele Division through a…
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested 68 suspected drug traffickers and seized more than 7,531 kilogrammes of narcotic substances throughout August 2026. The 68 suspects comprised 34 males and 34 females, a distribution Ofoyeju described as evidence that substance abuse cuts across gender lines without distinction. The seizures included…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intercepted prohibited goods worth more than N9.5 billion at Idiroko between February and August 2026. The seizures were made as part of an intensified crackdown on smuggling along the Nigeria-Benin Republic border. The command said its operations targeted a wide range of prohibited goods. These included foreign…
Nigerian Army troops have rescued the wife of a retired brigadier general following her abduction from her residence in the Federal Capital Territory. The woman was abducted on September 1, 2026, prompting troops from the Guards Brigade and Army Headquarters Garrison to launch a coordinated operation to locate her and track the kidnappers. The operation…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has called on former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva to make himself available for questioning. This comes in response to allegations the former minister levelled against the agency in his resignation letter from the All Progressives Congress. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale kept his response brief and pointed. “He has…
