The Sokoto State Police Command has smashed what authorities describe as a Digital cult recruitment network after arresting three suspected members of the notorious Sai Malam cult group, believed to be behind a string of criminal activities across the State. The suspects, including the alleged gang leader Usman Shu’aibu were apprehended on Friday during an…
Nigeria’s Senate has taken one of its strongest security decisions in recent years, voting to categorise all forms of kidnapping as terrorism and to impose a mandatory death penalty on anyone convicted of the crime. The resolution, adopted during Thursday’s plenary and championed by Senator Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South), followed a surge of…
In a chilling verdict, five men have been sentenced to death by hanging for the savage murder of taxi driver Akeem Shittu in Ibadan last year. The Oyo State High Court, presided over by Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi, handed down the sentences on Monday, also imposing 20-Year prison terms for conspiracy charges. The convicted men, Segun…
In a sweeping diplomatic move aimed at curbing the growing menace of visa fraud, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have jointly launched an intensive, week-long public-awareness campaign in Ghana, aligning with the Global observance of International Fraud Awareness Week The campaign, titled “Fighting Visa Fraud Together,” marks an unprecedented collaboration among the three High…
Nigeria’s drug trafficking cartels are becoming increasingly inventive, but the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is staying ahead of their evolving methods after dismantling six major syndicates and arresting nine suspected kingpins in coordinated Nationwide operations. Recent raids show traffickers are now turning to advanced concealment tools, family-run warehouses and youth-driven distribution…
In the stillness of Monday, November 17, 2025, Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, became the scene of a horrifying attack. Around 4:00 a.m., a gang of armed bandits stormed the school, leaving a trail of blood and fear. Vice-Principal Hassan Yakubu Makuku was killed in the…
Panic swept through the Ogioma, Limit Road Area on Saturday after operatives of the Edo State Police Command intercepted a group of 21 teenagers allegedly mobilising for a cult-related attack on a neighbouring school. The suspects, students of Ogioma Public Secondary School aged 14 to 17, were arrested while attempting to launch an assault on…
