Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Defence Headquarters says troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria recorded significant gains in the ongoing military operations across various theatres in July, including the elimination of top terrorist commanders, arrest of hundreds of suspects, rescue of kidnapped victims, and disruption of oil theft activities worth over ₦1.3 billion. Director…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have smashed multiple drug trafficking rings across the country between Monday 21 and Saturday 26 July 2025, intercepting tonnes of cannabis and thousands of opioid pills. Spokesman Femi Babafemi disclosed in a statement on Sunday, that on Wednesday, 23 July, officers stopped one Chidi Agbafo…
Hussaini Kafi, Kano The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday destroyed 491,000 tablets of Tramadol, valued at N91 million, in Kano. The illicit drugs, intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, were incinerated at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye represented by Director…
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, before Justice Daniel Osiagor has sentenced two internet fraudsters Emmanuel Nwanze and Omogbe Aroghene, in a suit seeking their conviction by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According a statement by the EFCC, the duo was arraigned on one-count separate charge…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Troops of the 63 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, have arrested 183 suspected internet fraudsters in a coordinated raid in Warri, Delta State. The operation, which took place on July 19, 2025, followed credible intelligence on the suspects’ activities. Captain Iliyasu Bawa Rijau, who signed the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Saifullahi Haruna, an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, for defrauding a job seeker. According to a statement signed by Director of Public Enlightenment and Education, Demola Bakare “Mr. Haruna… fraudulently obtained the sum of N140,000.00…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have intensified operations to tackle oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and related crimes across the Niger Delta region, arresting 62 suspected economic saboteurs and confiscating over 350,000 litres of stolen petroleum products. This information is contained in a statement released on Sunday by the Acting…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Imo State has intensified its crackdown on the production of illicit drugs, focusing on crystal meth, locally called Mkpurumiri. The State Commandant, Ibrahim Ohida, disclosed on Saturday that that the agency is determined to identify and dismantle secret drug laboratories scattered across communities….
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Mr. Popoona Samuel and Mr. Arama Davies Gyandi before a Federal High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, over an alleged diversion of funds released by the World Bank for the rehabilitation of schools affected by insurgency within the State. The accused…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal Character Commission (FCC) are set to establish a joint task force targeting job racketeering and related abuses. ICPC noted that the efforts is in pursuit of a clear objective to entrench fairness and restore integrity in Nigeria’s public sector recruitment processes. The…
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