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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , on Tuesday , October 21, 2025, arraigned one Ayodele Toyosi and his companies, Reaprite Global Limited and Agrorite Limited, before Justice R.A.Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on separate charges for an alleged N442.7m theft Toyosi…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has pledged the State Government’s full support to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in its efforts to curb vandalism and regulate scrap and scavenging activities across the State. The Governor made the commitment on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the new NSCDC Commandant, Edo State…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs and female clothes heading to the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK) and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and a courier company in Lagos. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has completed the deportation of 192 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos. The final batch of 51 convicts, comprising 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian, was deported…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a clarification on the status of 101 withdrawn drugs. A statement released on its official X handle on Tuesday, the agency said the move is to help the public and stakeholders better understand the status and implications of each product category listed….
Ten days after the death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, news anchor and producer with Arise Television, the police authorities have announced the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with the robbery incident. Somtochukwu, popularly known as Sommie, died in the early hours of September 29 when armed robbers invaded her residence in the Katampe area of…
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s government. The Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. Prior to his resignation, there has been controversy trailing his certificate said to be obtained from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State as well as the…
The police in Edo have arrested a middle-aged man, identified as TJ, for allegedly killing his wife, Queen, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government of the state. The suspect was said to have murdered his wife on Tuesday, September 30 with an axe and fled the scene after the incident. A resident, who spoke on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled two major drug cartels behind six cocaine consignments destined for the United Kingdom. The operations, carried out over three weeks across Lagos, led to the arrest of six suspects, including the alleged kingpin, Alhaji Hammed Ode. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a…
ARISE News Channel has mourned the tragic loss of a young journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. In a statement obtained from its X handle on Monday, the 29-year-old broadcaster, affectionately known as Sommie,…