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14 CHINESE NATIONALS JAILED FOR CYBERTERRORISM, INTERNET FRAUD IN LAGOS

They initially pleaded “not guilty” to the charges preferred against them. However, during Friday’s sitting, they all changed their “not guilty plea” to “guilty.”

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NDLEA BURST HARD DRUG PACKAGED AS GREEN TEA AT LAGOS AIRPORT, OTHERS

NDLEA BURST HARD DRUG PACKAGED AS GREEN TEA AT LAGOS AIRPORT, OTHERS

The seizure was made on Thursday, June 5, 2025, based on credible intelligence which was received ahead of the arrival of the consignment at the cargo wing of the airport.

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NDLEA ARREST EX-INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLER FOR COCAINE SMUGGLING

NDLEA ARREST EX-INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLER FOR COCAINE SMUGGLING

NDLEA operatives picked up SEGUN GEORGE following the arrest of one NTORUKA EMMANUEL CHINEDU on June 24, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos with twenty-two-point-six kilograms of cocaine.

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SUSPECTED MUSHIN KILLER GANG LEADER REMANDED IN KIRI-KIRI

SUSPECTED MUSHIN KILLER GANG LEADER REMANDED IN KIRI-KIRI

This comes more than six weeks after CSP HUNDEYIN announced the arrest of forty-four-year-old AKINWANDE on June at his hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State 20, following he called a coordinated tactical operation code-named ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’.

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Nnamdi Kanu Makes U-turn on Terrorism Trial, Refuses to Open Defence

Nnamdi Kanu Makes U-turn on Terrorism Trial, Refuses to Open Defence

NNAMDI KANU said having gone through the case-file, he realised that there was no valid charge against him and that he was being subjected to unlawful trial.

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COURT JAILS 2 INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN PORT HARCOURT

Justice AJOKU convicted and sentenced the defendants to thirty months imprisonment each, with an option of Two Hundred Thousand Naira fine respectively.

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GO RESTORE SANITY IN EDO STATE - PSC CHAIRMAN DIRECTS NEW CP AGBONIKA

GO RESTORE SANITY IN EDO STATE - PSC CHAIRMAN DIRECTS NEW CP AGBONIKA

CP Monday Agbonika was formerly in charge of the Police Mounted Troop, and he replaces CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin.

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MAN JAILED 4 YEARS FOR REFUSAL TO ACCEPT PAYMENT IN NAIRA

MAN JAILED 4 YEARS FOR REFUSAL TO ACCEPT PAYMENT IN NAIRA

Uzondu Precious Chimaobi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on February 5, 2025 on a two-count charge bordering on refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender.

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LAGOS CP ORDERS INVESTIGATION OF OKOKO TACTICAL SQUAD COMMADER

LAGOS CP ORDERS INVESTIGATION OF OKOKO TACTICAL SQUAD COMMADER

DCP, State CID will work with other senior officers, including the OC Legal, in the investigation of the allegations against the Okokomaiko Tactical Squad commander and submit their findings within a week.

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CURRENCY SMUGGLING: COURT JAILS ONE, AS EFCC ARRAIGNS FOREIGNER

CURRENCY SMUGGLING: COURT JAILS ONE, AS EFCC ARRAIGNS FOREIGNER

EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the accused persons were arrested separately by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, before they were handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.

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Human Trafficking Syndicate Uncovered, 4 Suspects Arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Human Trafficking Syndicate Uncovered, 4 Suspects Arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP GRACE IRINGE-KOKO, disclosed in a statement that the criminal gang exploit vulnerable young mothers, steal and sell their newborn for significant financial gains.

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TWO JAILED SIX MONTHS FOR NAIRA ABUSE IN LAGOS

TWO JAILED SIX MONTHS FOR NAIRA ABUSE IN LAGOS

EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed in a statement tha the convicts were arraigned on a separate one-count charge of tampering with the Naira notes and spraying, to which they each pleaded “guilty”.

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MAIDEN NATIONAL POLICE DAY: OGUN STATE MAPS OUT SERIES OF ACTIVITIES

MAIDEN NATIONAL POLICE DAY: OGUN STATE MAPS OUT SERIES OF ACTIVITIES

The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, said the commemoration began Wednesday April 2, 2025 with the flag off of the re- construction of POWA Acquisition Centre at the Command Headquarters.l, Eleweran.

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EFCC BURST INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN NASARAWA STATE

EFCC BURST INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN NASARAWA STATE

EFCC spokesman, DELE OYEWALE, said the suspects were arrested yesterday in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

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EFCC ARREST 40 SUSPECTED INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN NIGER STATE

EFCC ARREST 40 SUSPECTED INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN NIGER STATE

Operatives recovered fetish items that included three calabashes that were adorned with feathers, as well as traditionally made soap and sponge, a bottle of hot drink, 20 cowries, a waist bead and four lady’s underwear, among others.

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EFCC INVESTIGATES SUSPECT FOR UNDECLARED $20,000, CFA110,000

The Customs officers, during a patrol on Sunday, July 13, 2025, along the Babapupa bush paths near the Seme Border, intercepted a Nissan Almera car suspected of being a smuggled vehicle, which was abandoned by the driver upon sighting the officers.

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ANSARU TERRORIST COMMANDER JAILED 15 YEARS FOR ILLEGAL MINING, TERRORISM TRIAL CONTINUES

The DSS told the court that USMAN used proceeds from his illegal mining activities to acquire arms for terrorism and kidnapping purposes.

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POLICE TAKE CUSTODY OF 2 YOUNG BOYS FOUND WANDERING ON LONG BRIDGE, OGUN STATE

POLICE TAKE CUSTODY OF 2 YOUNG BOYS FOUND WANDERING ON LONG BRIDGE, OGUN STATE

The Police spokesman said the boys are currently in police custody, as the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, directed that they should be given medical care and welfare support.

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RIVERS WOMEN WERE DECEIVED, SHUN MRS IBAS

RIVERS WOMEN WERE DECEIVED, SHUN MRS IBAS

The women noted that they had happily mobilised in their numbers to attend the occasion, expecting to receive and welcome the wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hajiya Fatima Abbas and not Mrs. Theresa Ibas.

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COURT JAILS MOHAMMED GOBIR 7 YEARS FOR DEFRAUDING AFROMEDIA

The EFCC first arrested GOBIR on September 12, 2015, following a petition received by an outdoor advertising company, Afromedia, which accused him of alleged fraud.

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EFCC CLOSELY MONITORING MDAs ON BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION - OLUKOYEDE

EFCC CLOSELY MONITORING MDAs ON BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION - OLUKOYEDE

Olukoyede made this known while addressing a delegation of the management team of Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, led by its Chairman, Olarenwaju Suraju, who paid him a courtesy visit at the EFCC corporate headquarters in Abuja.

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EASTER HOLIDAYS: POLICE ON RED ALERT IN LAGOS

EASTER HOLIDAYS: POLICE ON RED ALERT IN LAGOS

Wishes all Christian Faithfuls a delightful and Happy Easter Celebration.

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COURT JAILS FOUR INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN LAGOS

COURT JAILS FOUR INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN LAGOS

The convicts are: Arowosola Julius Oluwadamilola, Oluwasegun Ayomide, Opeyemi Shamsudeen Agboola, and Akinade Olamilekan.

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FUBARA VISITS PRESIDENT TINUBU, AS IBAS APPOINTS NEW PERM SECS IN RIVERS STATE

FUBARA VISITS PRESIDENT TINUBU, AS IBAS APPOINTS NEW PERM SECS IN RIVERS STATE

Images shared by the Presidential spokesman, BAYO ONANUGA, show Governor FUBARA in a warm handshake with President TINUBU

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LAGOS POLICE COMMAND GETS NEW SPOKESPERSON

LAGOS POLICE COMMAND GETS NEW SPOKESPERSON

SP ABIMBOLA ADEBISI replaces CSP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN who was recently elevated to the position of Force Public Relations Officer and transferred to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

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EFCC OFFERS TO RELEASE VERYDARKMAN ADMINISTRATIVE BAIL

EFCC OFFERS TO RELEASE VERYDARKMAN ADMINISTRATIVE BAIL

EFCC spokesman says the Commission is aware of several unguarded attacks of the suspect against its operations, adding that while such conduct is condemnable, his arrest was not informed by such attacks.

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IRAN CONFLICT: FG DISAGREES WITH U.S OVER ABUJA SECURITY WARNING

The US Mission Nigeria said its Embassy employees and their families are prohibited from non-official travels to a Nigerian military site or other government venues in Abuja.

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POLICE FOIL ATTEMPTED  ROBBERY, RECOVER FIREARM, AMMUNITION

POLICE FOIL ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, RECOVER FIREARM, AMMUNITION

In their bid to escape from the scene, the suspects abandoned a black bag in the process, which contained a Beretta pistol, with one live ammunition, as well as a cutlass, a knife, and assorted charms.

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SPORTS: ROCKETS AGREES LONG-TERM EXTENSION FOR IME UDOKA

Udoka's extension marks another major piece of business for the Rockets this month. They re-signed center Steven Adams to a three-year, $39 million contract last week.

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I AM APC MEMBER; I LIKE TO BE ADDRESSED AS ONE — BUHARI

I AM APC MEMBER; I LIKE TO BE ADDRESSED AS ONE — BUHARI

He says he wants to leave no one in doubt that he would never turn his back on the Party that gave him two terms of office, and would do whatever he can to popularise it.

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