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The Edo State Police command said four kidnapped victims have been rescued following a coordinated rescue operation by its operatives and other security stakeholders. In a statement, the command spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the victims were kidnapped on July 30th at about 10:40 pm by men who were dressed in vigilante uniforms. The statement…
The Edo State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim, neutralised one suspected kidnapper and recovered N1.5 million ransom during a joint security operation in Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state. The operation, carried out on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at about 9:20 p.m., involved operatives of the Nigeria Police Force from Ubiaja…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), has launched a dedicated Media Corps to strengthen the capacity of journalists to investigate and report sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria. The initiative, unveiled…
The recent controversy surrounding the freezing of the Osun State Government account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the subsequent intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, deserves a more sober and dispassionate examination than the political interpretations it has attracted. At the centre of the controversy are three important questions: Did the…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police to eight state commands and several strategic formations across the country. The new Edo State Commissioner of Police is Patrick Daaor, who takes over as the police chief in the state. The deployment, announced on Thursday by the Force Public…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the trio of Jacob Acheneje Okolo, Yakubu Wisdom Onu Solomon and Issa Aloba Lateef for an alleged N652.18m theft before Justice Olubunmi O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The defendants, alongside two companies, Upper-Level Energy Resources…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ikoyi, Lagos, has handed over the sum of N125,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty-five Million Naira) to the victim of an alleged land fraud, Akinsewa Akiode. The recovery of the funds, handed over in Sterling Bank drafts, followed a petition submitted by Akiode, who alleged that one Olufemi Omoola Fashehun defrauded…
ActionAid Nigeria has called for an urgent investigation into reports that young African women, including Nigerians, were allegedly deceived into joining Russia’s Alabuga Start Programme with promises of education, vocational training and lucrative jobs, only to face exploitation, unsafe working conditions and possible involvement in military drone production. The organisation also expressed grave concern over…
The United Kingdom has appointed seasoned diplomat Vicky Seymour as its new Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja, reinforcing Britain’s diplomatic engagement with Nigeria at a time both countries are seeking deeper cooperation on trade, security, migration and economic development. Seymour, who has officially assumed office, succeeds Gill Lever OBE, whose posting ended in June 2026….
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to immediately return to court and vacate the order freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government. The President said the directive was necessary to protect public confidence in the democratic process, noting that the state was only days away from its governorship election….