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Police, FBI, US Secret Service Arrest Three Cyber Fraud Suspects in Nigeria
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC), in collaboration with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Secret Service, has arrested three suspected high-profile internet fraudsters in Lagos…
EFCC Arrests Five Herbalists Over $3.4m, €280,000 Counterfeit Currency Scam
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five suspected fraudsters and uncovered a large cache of counterfeit foreign currency valued at $3.43 million and €280,000 in…
Ukwa West CPS Faces N500m Lawsuit Over Alleged Defamatory WhatsApp Posts
The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Ukwa West Local Government Chairman, Rev. Johnson Ihunanya Nwosu, has been dragged to court over allegations of defamation arising from statements he purportedly published on a WhatsApp platform.…
S’Court Restores Death Sentence for Maryam Sanda, Invalidates Tinubu’s Pardon
The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death sentence earlier handed to Maryam Sanda for the killing of her husband, Bilyamin Bello, overturning the presidential clemency granted to her by President Bola Tinubu.
In a landmark…
Court Remands Ex-Minister Chris Ngige in Kuje Prison Over Alleged N2.2bn Fraud
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwarinpa, Abuja, on Friday ordered the remand of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, at the Kuje Correctional Centre over allegations of fraud and bribery totalling N2.2…
Nigeria Will Defeat Terror, Restore Peace — NSA Ribadu, Defence Minister Musa Vow
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the newly sworn-in Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd), have assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is committed to decisively confronting terrorists,…
President Tinubu Withdraws Police From VIPs for Core Duties
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country, ordering their redeployment to core policing responsibilities.
The President issued the…
38 Kwara Church Abduction Victims Regain Freedom After Five Days in Captivity
All thirty-eight worshippers abducted during the armed attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun, Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have regained their freedom five days after the incident.
Governor…
50 Abducted Niger Catholic School Students Escape, Reunite With Families — CAN
Fifty students abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have escaped from their captors and reunited with their families, according to the Christian…
Archbishop Martins to Tinubu: Nigeria Is Sliding Into Chaos, Act Urgently
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take swift and decisive action against terrorists and their sponsors, warning that Nigeria is “descending into chaos” amid rising…