A Lagos barber has died after reportedly suffering severe physical abuse during 28 days in police detention, with his family demanding an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. Babajide Adelowo reportedly died a day after his release from custody, where he had been held over suspected possession of …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, says it arrested 75 suspected drug traffickers in connection with 16.8 tonnes of illicit substances seized and destroyed in October. The State Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Benin. He said the suspects comprised 54 …
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A Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 38-year-old farmer, Aondowase Bebeshi, over alleged abduction and trafficking of a 14-year-old boy. Bebeshi, who resides opposite Township Hall, in Jato-Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue, is standing trial on charges of abduction and child trafficking. When …
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A Kano High Court on Monday, sentenced two men, Adamu Aliyu, 22, and Mubarak Abdulsalam, 20, to death by hanging for stabbing one Dahiru Musa, 32, to death. The court also sentenced the third defendant, Sadiq Sunusi, 19, to seven years imprisonment for abetment, burning the corpse of the deceased …
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Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 14 Chinese and one Nigerian at four illegal lithium processing plants in the Ogere area of Ogun State. The suspects were arrested on Friday, October 23, 2026, following credible intelligence and surveillance. Upon their …
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Bandits have killed seven vigilantes and abducted more than 30 residents in an attack on Kaura Namoda town, Zamfara State. The attackers entered the town through a riverine route around midnight on Friday and operated for over three hours, striking Kofar Zurmi and Old Market areas. Chairman of Kaura Namoda …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, arraigned one Abraham Idowu Abiara before Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for alleged $626,282 (Six Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Two United …
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ikoyi, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, arraigned a Sierra Leonean, Favour Foday Kamara, for an alleged $190,324 fraud before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The petitioner, Henrietta Vandi, …
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The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Marian Elia and Izuchukwu Uzoma, both of whom are lovers, before Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court for stealing to the tune of N35,920,000.00 (Thirty-five Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira). They …
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The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned four alleged contract fraudsters before Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri. The defendants are Ruth Emmanuel, Ibrahim Dogo Hyelni, Esther Loretta Gabari and Gbenga Makinde Obanewo. They were arraigned on …
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