Metro

An unknown number of travellers, including members of the National Youth Service Corps, were reportedly abducted by armed men along the Owerri-Onitsha highway in Imo state on Thursday, October 1. The incident reportedly occurred around 5.30am when at least two commercial buses were attacked, with passengers allegedly robbed and taken into the bush. The exact number of people affected is …

Scrap metal traders across Nigeria have embarked on a 15-day warning strike following a dispute with an iron smelting company over the price and measurement of scrap material. The industrial action, declared by the National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers of Nigeria, began on Thursday, October 1, 2026, with the association directing its members nationwide to suspend the supply …

A Nigerian businessman based overseas, Oluwatosin Osasona Adekunle has filed an appeal at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos State to challenge a notice posted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declaring him a fugitive. Adekunle in an affidavit recanted by his lawyers from law firm Akinola LP and dated August 24, 2026, said the EFCC had declared …

The Borno State Police Command has explained the circumstances surrounding the arrest and prosecution of five men found wearing or in possession of t-shirts reading “Tinubu Must Go,” saying the case was not based solely on the political message emblazoned on the clothing. The command said the suspects were arrested during a routine police patrol in Maiduguri and were allegedly …

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final confiscation of 431 mobile phones seized from convicted Chinese cyber fraud operators and their accomplices to the Federal Government. Justice Deinde Dipeolu granted the order on Tuesday following an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related …

A reprieve has befallen a teenager in Lagos who spent four years in detention for wearing a pair of sandals similar to those worn by the complainant. The teenager was reportedly arrested and detained since 2022 without being brought to justice. It is unclear whether he was accused of stealing the sandals or not. The teenager, whose identity was not …

Tensions escalated in Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday when angry residents broke into a warehouse operated by the Global Food Initiative and took away food after the scheme’s operators allegedly disappeared. The incident occurred at the organisation’s office in Odi-Olowo area of ​​Osogbo, where residents had gathered after reportedly paying for large amounts of food commodities offered at prices well …

The Edo State High Court in Benin City has sentenced four people to death by hanging for kidnapping, membership of a secret sect and other violent crimes. The Special Criminal Court presided over by Judge Terry Momodu Aigbona handed down the sentence after a verdict that lasted more than three hours. Judge Aigbona convicted the alleged gang leader, Isaac Marvelous, …

A 21-year-old driver, Olumide Olushola, is accused of hitting and killing a police sergeant, Johnson Okediji, during a stop and search operation in the Egbeda area of ​​Lagos State. Olushola, who was paraded at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday, was said to have hit the police officer with his car, a Lexus ES 350 and …

….Over 200 benefit from free medical care in Ogun Mujeeb Akindoyin The Olowu of Owu, Oba (Prof.) Saka Adelola Matemilola, and the leadership of the Muslim Congress, Ogun State, have charged public officials, traditional and religious leaders, professionals and parents to uphold integrity, justice and accountability in the discharge of their responsibilities. The appeal was made on Sunday during TMC …