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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted drug suspect, Ganiu Suleiman alias Barryshine, in Lagos. Suleiman has been under NDLEA surveillance for more than two years. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said Suleiman is the Managing Director of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Limited …

Police officers in Rivers have arrested three students of the University of Port Harcourt over alleged links to cult clashes in the state. Several people suffered machete wounds during violent clashes between two factions of a Viking cult group on Thursday. The president of the university’s Student Union Government, Martins Azirindu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. He …

At least 21 people died in a car crash along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Thursday. An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kaduna State told reporters on Friday that a truck and a commercial passenger bus heading to Kano State were involved in the accident. READ ALSO: Police arrest 11 suspected kidnappers in Kaduna He said: “The …

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Eko Bridge will be closed for eight weeks to allow for emergency repairs by the Federal Ministry of Works. Repairs will begin on Monday, September 16, and will be carried out in four phases, according to Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos State Commissioner for Transport. During this period, the bridge will be closed periodically, …

The Rivers State Police Command on Thursday unveiled a fake police inspector, Fred Monday, who masterminded a notorious armed robbery syndicate operating in four states: Rivers, Delta, Edo and Akwa Ibom. Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, said Monday’s arrests were the result of a chance encounter while arresting five suspected cult members. To their surprise, on Monday, wearing …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) has reported the destruction of 134 illegal refineries over the past week and the discovery of 63 illegal pipelines. In a visual report, NNPC revealed that on Sunday at about 2am, a joint team of security agencies intercepted a large wooden vessel illegally loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 in the OML …

Armed bandits have disrupted traffic on the busy Gusau-Funtua highway, kidnapping an unknown number of travellers. According to Channels Television, Yusuf Tsafe, a stranded passenger, reported that the bandits set up a roadblock on the Tazame axis on Thursday morning. Equipped with about 50 motorcycles, each carrying three people, the bandits seized several passengers and remained on the road for …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five persons for alleged illegal mining in Oyo State. The NSCDC Commander in the state, Augustine Padonu, disclosed this when he paraded the suspects on Wednesday in Ibadan. He said officers arrested the suspect with two trucks loaded with solid minerals suspected to be lithium powder weighing around 60 tons. …

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offenders Court serving in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, of a $1.2 million EB-5 visa fraud. The judge also convicted him of a separate fraud of $368,698.24. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Ramirez along with his companies, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (ECRC) on Monday arraigned Ibrahim Shuaibu at the Kaduna State High Court for alleged fraud amounting to N100 million. The defendant was charged with seven counts of breach of trust, impersonation and obtaining information by false pretenses. In a statement posted on his X account, the commission accused Shuaibu of falsely representing himself …