By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO THE Delta State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects during a raid on a brothel in Abbi Community, Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area. The suspects comprise three males and seven females. Police operatives arrested them on Friday during an operation by the command’s Anti-Cult Unit. Police spokesperson Bright Edafe, a […]
By TOSI ORE Mexican-Linked Cartels Target Ogun, Oyo Forests for Meth Labs, NDLEA Raises Alarm THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has raised concerns over the growing internationalisation of drug trafficking in Nigeria, revealing that Mexican-linked criminal networks are attempting to establish methamphetamine production facilities in forests across Ogun and Oyo states. The agency said […]
By MAY ETAGHERURE ATUZULO POLICE operatives in Delta State have rescued a woman abducted by armed men in Sapele and arrested eight suspects during separate operations across the state. The Delta State Police Command said the operations also led to the recovery of firearms and suspected illicit drugs. Police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, disclosed the developments […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO AT least 43 suspected oil thieves have reportedly died after inhaling toxic fumes during an illegal oil-loading operation at Okari Jetty in Okrika Mainland, Rivers State. The incident reportedly occurred around midnight on Thursday 3 September 2026. Several others remain missing, while some survivors are receiving treatment for serious respiratory complications. The […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE Jungle Justice: When Suspicion Replaces the Law IN Nigeria, a single cry of “thief” can turn a crowd into a mob within minutes. The accused may have little time to explain. Before the police arrive, fists, sticks and other weapons may have already replaced questions and investigation. Sometimes, the violence ends in […]
By GEORGETTE CHIDI CP Erale Assumes Duty as 25th Delta Commissioner of Police THE Delta State Police Command has formally welcomed CP Samuel Etaifo Erale, psc, mnips, as its new Commissioner of Police, marking a new phase in the state’s security leadership. Erale assumed duty on 31 August 2026, succeeding CP Yemi John Oyeniyi. His […]
By FRANKLIN FRANCIS FREY SOUTH African police have arrested two Nigerians in an operation that allegedly uncovered suspected drugs worth R1.5 million, or about ₦125 million, in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape Province. The arrests of Kelvin Ike and Okeke Sunday followed intelligence received by the South African Police Service (SAPS) about suspected drug sales in Parliament […]
By ARIT OTONG UBOK A farmer has helped foil an alleged attempt by three workers to traffic their employer’s two-year-old child in Ogoja, Cross River State. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said the suspects allegedly took the toddler from Ogberia Ochoro community and attempted to move him to another […]
By TOSI ORE TERRORIST financiers are increasingly exploiting women’s bank accounts, disconnected phone numbers and crowdfunding platforms to move illicit funds and conceal the identities of their real beneficiaries, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has revealed. The Unit disclosed this in its 2025 Annual Report, which examined emerging trends in terrorist financing and other […]
By GEORGETTE CHIDI THE wife of Delta-based content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu Asaba, has publicly defended her husband against allegations surrounding the death of 20-year-old Favour Agbro, insisting that he neither raped nor killed the deceased. Speaking in a video shared through Ogbonna’s social media platform, the woman, whose identity was not […]