The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two suspects, Yunusa Abdullahi, 25, and Peace Keno Danlami, 20, in connection with the January 12, 2025, murder of a Chinese national, Mr. Chen Wang. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. Adejobi said the lifeless body of Wang, an…
Not fewer than 20 persons have been killed and several houses destroyed in a deadly attack by suspected Fulani gunmen in Jebu in Tahos Community of Riyom local government area of Plateau State. According to multiple sources from the community, the gunmen stormed the locality and started shooting sporadically late Monday night. It was further…
A Lagos-based landlord is on the run after threatening to murder a 300-level University of Lagos (UNILAG) student and kill the case with N500,000. The incident occurred in the Igando area of Lagos State and gained attention after the student posted a video of the threat on TikTok under the username @auraa_ural. In the video,…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 14, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of two Chinese for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The suspects are: Huang Xiao Liang (a.k.a Liu Xiao Liang) and…
Two worshippers were killed on Sunday by gunmen in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to PUNCH, the attack occurred in the Gwon community, shortly after a church service, when the victims were moving around to preach the gospel. The National President of Berom Youth Moulders Association, Solomon Dalyop, confirmed the killings…
A footballer identified simply as Kamo has been hacked to death by unidentified assailants in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State. According to PUNCH, the incident occurred on Thursday morning while the deceased was observing his routine training session at a popular local football ground known as “Centre Field”. It was gathered that the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 23 parcels of Loud, a strong variant of cannabis, concealed inside microwaves at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The drugs, weighing 11.3 kilograms, were part of a consolidated cargo shipment from Thailand via Ethiopian Airlines, routed through Bangkok and Addis Ababa. NDLEA spokesman…
At least five persons have been confirmed dead and three others injured following a deadly attack by armed bandits on members of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) during a meeting at Kampani Village in Maro, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Sources from the Kaduna State Police Command told Zagazola Makama that the…
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested 14 suspected armed robbers and four gun fabricators while they have recovered three stolen vehicles . The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said that the huge successes in the sustained fight against…
An 18-year-old girl, Faiza Abdullahi, has been taken into custody following the death of a woman, Hajara Bashir, during a domestic altercation in the Kabala Costain area of Kaduna metropolis. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred on Friday night during a dispute involving Faiza and a 13-year-old boy, Khalifa Abubakar…