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The United States has announced an updated deportation list featuring 124 Nigerians. This was disclosed in a statement on the website of the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The DHS claimed that these individuals have been placed on what it described as its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal register. While the names and photos have been made…
…Akume says Tinubu committed to protecting Nigerians from drug abuse as Marwa pushes national action plan; UNODC, Health Ministry demand measurable outcomes The Federal Government on Wednesday reaffirmed its resolve to dismantle drug trafficking networks, curb the growing menace of substance abuse and expand access to treatment and rehabilitation, declaring that Nigeria cannot achieve sustainable…
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, has paraded no fewer than 77 suspected criminals arrested for various criminal offences across the state in the month of June 2026. The suspects include 32 alleged kidnappers, 15 suspected cultists, three robbery suspects, 11 murder suspects, two for unlawful possession of firearms, and 14 others linked…
The trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited Osabohein Alex Ologbose and his wife Hope Onome Oghelemu continued on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Modestus Uchenna Okafor, narrating how the couple’s accomplice, Alice…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Usie Otukpa Osang before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged investment fraud involving AUD$8.4 million and US$3.6 million. Osang was arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on an eight-count charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. According to the EFCC, the defendant,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Abdulkarim Muhammad Arome and his company, Cresco Oil and Gas Limited, before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over an alleged N336.9 million fraud involving Lotus Bank. The defendants were arraigned on Monday before Justice O. A. Okunuga on an amended three-count charge bordering on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting a businesswoman allegedly attempting to smuggle 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to China, seizing a massive ₦12.3 billion consignment of imported cannabis at Lagos ports, and dismantling a syndicate accused of planting illicit drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting interstate…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, in collaboration with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Edo State Governor on Pipeline Surveillance and Security, has arrested two suspected pipeline vandals in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, CSC Ogbebor Efosa, disclosed this…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, has rescued a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted in Oghu Community, Ewohimi, Esan South-East Local Government Area, and arrested two suspects linked to the incident. The State Commandant, Akintayo Saidi disclosed this during a press briefing in Benin City, stating that the successful…
Israel Adebiyi In line with its statutory mandate to secure critical national assets and infrastructure, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, has secured the conviction of two suspected vandals arrested in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. The Command disclosed this during a press briefing, noting that…