Niger Police Arrest Robbers, Free Kidnapped Women, Children

The Niger State Police Command has made notable strides in its efforts to reduce crime across the State, successfully arresting several suspects, retrieving stolen property, and rescuing abducted victims, including women and children. According to a crime report released on Wednesday, officers apprehended two individuals linked to a November 12 armed robbery in the Gurara…

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Lagos Police Uncover Staged Kidnapping, Arrest Five Over N1.7m Extortion

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects over a stage-managed kidnapping involving a schoolboy, an incident that was allegedly orchestrated to extort money from the victim’s family. The suspects were arrested between December 17 and 18, 2025, following investigations into a viral video that showed the teenage boy pleading for mercy in what…

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Provost Bags Three-Year Jail Term Over Fake LASU Result Document

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced the Provost of Adonai Advanced Institute of Management, Mr. Samson Orijugo, to three years’ imprisonment for forging an academic document purportedly issued by Lagos State University (LASU). Justice Modupe Nico-Clay delivered the judgment on Wednesday after finding Orijugo guilty on a two-count charge of forgery….

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NSCDC Fires ACG, 37 Senior Officers in Major Disciplinary Crackdown

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed an Assistant Commandant General (ACG) and 37 other Senior Officers following findings of gross misconduct, insubordination and acts unbecoming of Superior Officers in breach of the Public Service Rules (PSR), the Corps announced on Wednesday. The dismissals were approved by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire…

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Viral TikTok Crash Lands Influencer Peller in FRSC Prosecution Net

Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced plans to prosecute popular TikTok content creator Hamzat Habeeb, widely known as Peller, following a road traffic crash that occurred while he was livestreaming on social media. The incident, which quickly went viral online, reportedly occurred along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos. Peller was seen driving while…

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Supreme Court Overrules Tinubu, Confirms Death Sentence for Maryam Sanda

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence handed to Maryam Sanda, overturning the Presidential clemency earlier granted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and bringing a dramatic end to one of the Country’s most widely followed homicide cases. Sanda, daughter-in-law to a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, had been convicted on January…

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India Deports 32 Nigerians in Massive Crackdown on International Drug Syndicate

In a sweeping operation against International narcotics crime, Indian authorities have deported 32 Nigerian Nationals allegedly linked to a sprawling transnational drug-trafficking and money-laundering network. The crackdown, spearheaded by the Delhi Police in collaboration with the Telangana Police EAGLE unit, also resulted in the arrest of 50 other Nigerians suspected of orchestrating the syndicate across…

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