The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has dismissed more than 40 personnel over alleged corruption and financial malpractice in the past two and a half to three years. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with media executives and journalists. According to Olukoyede, more than five…
Popular Anambra comedian and media personality Isaac Nwosu, widely known as Aiza Nwosu, has been shot dead in what appears to have been a targeted attack in Awka. The attack took place on Sunday night. According to a witness account, three attackers in a tinted vehicle trailed Nwosu from his residence before blocking his car…
A woman has been arrested after attempting to smuggle suspected psychoactive substances into the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State. These substances were concealed inside a sachet of Milo beverage powder. The Nigerian Correctional Service Ogun State Command confirmed the arrest in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Odukoya Olayinka….
Gunmen who abducted National Youth Service Corps members travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja three days ago have contacted their families with a ransom demand of N20 million per victim, a family source has confirmed. The abduction occurred along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The corps members had just…
Nigerian police have rescued two Colombian women held captive by a human trafficking syndicate in Lagos. This follows intelligence received from INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau in Bogotá. Force PRO Ani Iniedu confirmed the operation in a statement issued on Saturday from Abuja. The intelligence was received on August 26, 2026, alerting Nigerian authorities that two…
Gunmen have shot dead one person and abducted another along the Itobe–Ochadamu Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attack occurred on Thursday, August 27, at about 5pm around Ojuwo Olijo, according to the Kogi State Police Command. The police said the armed assailants emerged from the surrounding bush and opened fire…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has accused three workers in Cross River State, of attempting to traffic their employer’s two-year-old child for sale. The Head of Operations, NAPTIP Cross River Command, Oba Joseph, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Thursday….
Leeds United and Rangers co-owner Jed York has been jailed in Ohio after being arrested in connection with a prostitution investigation. York (45) who is also the owner of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, pleaded no contest to charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. He was sentenced to one day in jail for…
A New Zealand religious leader has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after being convicted over the death of a 70-year-old follower who had travelled from China to live with him and his family. Kaixiao Liu was found guilty of manslaughter and kidnapping after Shulai Wang died in March 2024. Her body…
At least 30 people abducted during attacks on four mosques in Niger State have reportedly been killed by their captors, according to the chairman of Borgu Local Government Area, Mohammed Nasir Abdullahi. The terrorists reportedly attacked the mosques simultaneously during Juma’at prayers on Friday. This took place in Dekara, Kpenya, Sabon-Gida and Gidan-Zana communities. The…
