The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has uncovered an alleged human trafficking operation following a coordinated raid on a popular hotel in the 33 Area of Onitsha, Anambra State, leading to the arrest of six suspects and the rescue of 17 victims. The operation, carried out with the support of…
A 20-year-old student of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Okene, Kogi State, Suleiman Rahma Onono, has been found dead, with parts of her body reportedly missing. Onono was first reported missing two Saturdays ago, prompting security operatives to launch an investigation into her disappearance. The grim discovery has plunged the college and its environs…
Authorities in the United States have arrested a 61-year-old Nigerian man, Kayode Agbolade Ogunba, over allegations that he sexually abused patients while working at a nursing home in Santa Barbara County, California. Ogunba, a certified nursing assistant, came under investigation in early November 2025 after a nursing facility in Goleta reported that two patients had…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of the nine suspects arraigned by the Federal Government over their alleged involvement in the massacre of about 150 people in Yelwata, a town in Benue state, in June last year at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. The trial Judge, Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik,…
The Yobe State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 50-year-old man, Alhaji Hassan Umaru, for allegedly hacking a fellow villager, Sukari Abdul, 45, to death over suspicion of an affair involving his wife. The command’s spokesperson, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the incident occurred on February…
Rev. Fr. David Tanko, who was ordained a Catholic priest in 2008 for the Catholic Diocese of Jalingo in Northeastern Nigeria, was burned alive by armed bandits together with his vehicle. This horrific attack took place in Kufai Amadu, Takum, Taraba State. He body was burnt beyond recognition. According to reports, the priest was on…
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two serving police sergeants in connection with a suspected armed robbery operation, leading to the recovery of a stolen vehicle and weapons. Police sources disclosed that operatives of the command’s surveillance patrol team acted on credible intelligence to intercept a red Toyota Corolla (2010 model)…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly concealing cocaine on his body and inside his footwear. Onyekwere, 47, was arrested on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the arrival hall of the Lagos airport during the…
Police have confirmed the arrest of the seven suspects in connection with banditry attacks on the old National Park in Ikoyi Ile, Oyo. The suspects include the alleged mastermind and ring leader of the highly dreaded ten-man armed banditry gang. They were alleged to be responsible for the brutal assault on forest rangers and operatives…
The Oyo State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 28-year-old housewife over alleged human trafficking. In a statement on Saturday in Ibadan, the command’s spokesman, Samuel Opebiyi, said that efforts were ongoing to apprehend her accomplice and husband, who is on the run. Mr Opebiyi said the housewife…
