Gunmen opened fire on a crowded soccer field in Mexico on Sunday, killing 11 and injuring 12, in an attack that appeared to highlight the persistent violence from the nation’s cartels despite the government’s efforts. Gunfire hit people who were socializing after a soccer match, according to local officials, capping a particularly violent period in…
A long history of domestic abuse has ended in a tragedy in Akufo, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, after a 49-year-old man allegedly attacked his wife with acid before ingesting the corrosive substance himself. The incident claimed the lives of the couple and left their three surviving children, two of whom live with…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 30-year-old Brazilian woman, Ingrid Benevides, with 30.09 kilograms of heroin. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the drugs, worth over ₦3 billion in street value, were allegedly concealed in factory-sealed coffee packs at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja….
Hauwa Abulazeez, a 65-year-old woman, was nabbed for allegedly supplying drugs to Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a 65-year-old woman, Hauwa Abulazeez, over her alleged involvement in supplying drugs to Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, spokesman for the Joint…
A police inspector has been killed in an ambush by suspected armed bandits at Budo Masalasi Border Post in Oyo State, authorities confirmed. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident happened on Jan. 24 at about 1:30 p.m. Source disclosed that ASP Entonu Shaibu and his patrol team encountered a group of…
A newlywed wife has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command over the alleged poisoning of her husband, who died after consuming a meal prepared by her. The incident occurred on January 23, 2026, at about 1700hrs at Gauza village in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Confirming the incident in a statement…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday in Lagos uncovered an illegal factory producing fake “Goya oil” and dismantled a major syndicate involved in the counterfeiting of alcoholic drinks in Lagos, warning that the activities pose grave dangers to public health. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Lagos…
A run-away suspect in a cafe murder in North East Delhi, India, has gone on the Instagram to confess to committing the crime. He also clarified in the chilling video post that neither his father nor any member of his family had hand in the murder. According to local media reports, a 24-year-old man, Faizan,…
The police command in Akwa Ibom State has said it arrested three masqueraders in the state for alleged involvement in violent and disorderly conduct under the guise of masquerade activities. The police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, Timfon John, said in a statement on Saturday in Uyo that operatives arrested the masqueraders on Friday in Etinan…
Temitope Kolawole, a former armed robber who has repented and is now an evangelist, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI how he descended into a life of crime at a young age, spent over 25 years in prisons for targeting churches during his criminal years, before finding redemption in 2021 Can you introduce yourself? My name is Kolawole…
