Metro

Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on Monday, July 15, 2024, ordered the final confiscation of 20 cars stolen from Canada to Nigeria. The cars were handed over to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The judge made the order following a motion for notice filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The …

The Nigerian Navy has rescued eight female victims of human trafficking in the country. Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the victims were rescued between Saturday and Tuesday. He said officers also rescued two drowned fishermen and arrested eight stowaways in Nigerian waters. According to Adams-Aliu, the feat …

At least 14 people were killed and four others injured in a horrific car accident along the Kano-Kanya road in Babura local government area of ​​Jigawa State on Tuesday. State police spokesman DSP Lawan Shiisu confirmed the accident in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse. Shiisu said a truck and a bus were involved in the accident that occurred in …

A suspected smuggler on Friday killed a Nigerian Customs officer, Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo, in Jigawa State. Customs officer killed during stop and search operation at Achilafia along Daura-Kano road in Jigawa. Public Relations Officer for the Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, Kaduna, Isah Sulaiman, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. He said the suspect had been detained by police …

At least four people were rescued from the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building in Kubwa, Abuja, on Saturday. Acting Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Mrs. Florence Wenegieme, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the building is located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan Dasuki Road in Phase 2, Bwari Area Council FCT. The …

The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has distanced itself from the discovery of the body of a man hanging from a tree not far from its office on the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway. In a statement issued on Friday, LASTMA Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Taofiq Adebayo, responded to rumors circulating online that the agency was involved in the man’s …

Nigerian prankster and comedian, Zion Ubani, popularly known as Zfancy has been released on bail following his recent arrest for sharing disturbing jokes on social media. After being arrested on July 4 in Abuja by the NPF-National Cyber ​​Crime Centre for making a prank film with false allegations of serious crimes, including rape, the Nigerian Police has verified the release …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested a couple who tried to sell their two-year-old son to go to Canada. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the news to reporters on Thursday in Lagos. He said the couple were arrested on Tuesday while trying to sell the child. Hundeyin said: “At 2.45pm on Tuesday, Isolo Divisional Police Officers received information that …

The Nigerian police have sacked Corporal Buba Adamu, for refusing a transfer to Katsina in 2015. Adamu, who was posted to the Cross River police command, was transferred to Katsina State but refused to report to his new office. Command spokesperson Irene Ugbo confirmed the development at a press conference on Thursday in Calabar. He said the dismissed police officer …

Gunmen on Wednesday killed a member of a local legal advocacy group, ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) in Rivers State. Eyewitnesses told reporters on Thursday that the victim identified as Prince was responding to a call about a kidnapping case in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre local government area of ​​the state, when he was killed in an ambush attack. …