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The Ondo State Police Command has rejected claims by Afenifere Youth Leaders, Eniola Ojajuni, that his kidnapping in February 2025 was regulated by four traditional rulers in the state that helped the abduction. Ojjajuni video while in captivity has emerged at that time with Afenifere Youth Leaders asking the Nigerians and the authorities to help him collect the ransom that …

The National Agency for Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has found a fake drug factory in Azagba Ogwashi in the Aniocha Regional Government in the Delta state. Director of Nafdac, Southeast, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, revealed this to the press briefing in Asaba on Tuesday. He said the agency would consider the option to seize any building that was used to …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has so far recorded 2,244 gender-based violence (GBV) so far in 2023, the Mandate Secretary for Women, Mrs. Adedayo Laniyi, disclosed on Thursday. Olaniyi disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja after a meeting with some stakeholders ahead of activities for a 16-day Activism against GBV, expected to kick off on November 25, 2023. She …

Three Wema Bank employees, along with four alleged accomplices, have been charged by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) before judge Daniel Osiagor from the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged N8.5 billion fraud. The Defendants – Amuel ASIGBU, Fabian Onyimachi, and Kingsley Kekim, all staff members of Bank Wema – were charged with Hannah Okunlola Adesokan, …

The Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti had sentenced a life imprisonment to Jaiyeoba Oluwafemi who was 56 years old, after finding him guilty of raping his 14 -year -old stepdaughter. The verdict was conveyed on Monday, concluding a trial that revealed a terrible harassment account. Oluwafemi faced the accusation of one rape count, which stated, “That the defendant …

The police operation in Katsina has arrested a 23 -year -old housewife identified as Rabi’a Labaran, for allegedly stabbing her rival to death during the fight. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Abubakar Sadiq, who confirmed the arrest of suspects in a statement on Monday, said the incident occurred behind the Dadi Elementary School, Sabon Gari in Daura City, Daura …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) claims to have destroyed more than 100 illegal refining sites in the Niger delta in the first five months of 2025 as part of the current efforts to combat the theft of crude oil and environmental degradation. This was revealed by the Director of Public Relations and Information, the Air Commodor Edward Ehimen Ejodame, in …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its operation in Delta Niger, destroying more than 100 illegal purification locations along with dozens of ships and other equipment related to oil theft. According to a statement released on Sunday by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, a spokesman for Naf, missions were carried out by personnel from 115 special operating groups, which accommodated …

The police on Friday charged two brothers Toheeb Wasiu and Usman Wasiu in the ‘A’ Authary Court class who sat in the Mapo Ibadan area, the state of Oyo, for allegedly insulting officers on duty. They, however, claimed to be innocent for the accusations of two conspiracy accusations and violations of peace submitted against them. Court President, Ny. SM Akintayo, …

Safety operative has arrested 20 people suspected of regulating large -scale hacking from 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), increasing new concerns about the integrity of the Nigerian computer -based testing system. The suspects were arrested in Abuja by operations of the State Service Department (DSS) and the Nigerian Police (NPF), according to a report by by by Television channel …