THE Magistrate Court 1 in Asaba was thrown into a tense legal drama on Monday as Pastor Sunday Ogbogho of the Redeemed Christian Church of God was arraigned over an alleged violent assault on one Kenneth Orusi. According to the charge sheet, the incident occurred on July 27, 2025, at No. 5 Elder Ediale Street, […]
THE Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says there is no record of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in custodial centres across the country. Ibrahim Idris, Deputy Controller General (DCG) of the Legal Department at the Service, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the ongoing 3rd public hearing on alleged corruption and other violations within the service. The […]
NIGERIA’S correctional system is indeed in crisis. In just nine years, the country has witnessed no fewer than 19 confirmed jailbreaks, with over 7,200 inmates escaping custody—many never to be seen again. What was once a trickle of isolated incidents has turned into a troubling surge, with attacks becoming bolder, more frequent, and disturbingly easy. […]
THERE is coup scare in Mali, with dozens of soldiers arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the military government of Colonel Assimi Goita. A report by AFP quoted a Malian security source as telling the news agency yesterday, Sunday 10 August 2025: “Since three days ago, there have been arrests linked to an attempt to […]
DUBAI: Kuwait’s Criminal Security Sector has dismantled an international cybercrime ring composed of Nigerian nationals responsible for coordinated attacks on telecommunications towers and banks, the Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. According to Arabic-language daily Al Qabas, the case was initiated after the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority reported cyber intrusions targeting local telecom […]
THE Nigerian Military has recorded another decisive blow against armed bandits in the North, neutralising more than 100 terrorists during a coordinated air and ground assault on Makakkari Forest, in Bukuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The stillness of Zamfara’s Makakkari Forest was shattered in the early hours of Sunday when the thunder of […]
By RAMATU GARBA THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, says it has arrested a suspected notorious drug dealer, Faisal Yusuf-Umar, 23, in Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano on Sunday. He […]
By MUHAMMAD NASIR BASHIR A 45-year-old man suspected to be involved in the killing of a Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) operative in Jigawa, has reportedly fallen off a moving vehicle and died. This was announced by the spokesman of the NSCDC command, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, on Saturday in Dutse. Report indicated that […]
By POLYCARP AUTA TROOPS of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau, have arrested one Musa Ali in Jos for impersonating as its personnel. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of the operation disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Jos. Zhakom said that the suspect was arrested over attempt to defraud unsuspecting members of […]
A British health officer who stole £80,000 to send to her online boyfriend in Nigeria has been handed a two-year jail sentence. Hyacinth Blair, 63, worked as an administrator for South London and Maudsley NHS trust. Between June 2021 and January 2023, she withdrew £80,000 from the trust’s accounts. Blair sent the money to a […]