A notorious bandit kingpin identified as Kachalla Mu’azu and six members of his gang have reportedly been killed in a clash between rival armed groups in Zamfara State. Counter-terrorism expert
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The Kano State High Court No. 2 has sentenced Auwalu Adamu, a resident of Yantaji Village in Jigawa State, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of culpable homicide.
The Osun State Amotekun Corps has handed four of its operatives to the state police command to assist investigations into the killing of Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as ‘Emir’, at
Ten passengers have been rescued after gunmen attacked two commercial buses along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. The attack occurred at about 6:30 a.m.
BENIN CITY — The Edo State Special Criminal Court has sentenced four men convicted of kidnapping to death by hanging. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, by
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Ubong Ntiense, over alleged production and distribution of adulterated alcoholic beverages in Ikot Ekpene. Police said five cartons of
A Canada-based Nigerian tech recruiter, Ebunoluwa Tomiwa, has been arrested and charged with alleged human trafficking and sex-related offences, according to the Hamilton Police Service. Tomiwa, 33, who is also
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested seven suspected members of a cattle-rustling syndicate allegedly operating across three local government areas of the state. The suspects were arrested during routine
The Lagos State Police Command has sealed a suspected illegal factory allegedly producing adulterated alcoholic drinks in Yafin, Badagry, and arrested a 48-year-old man found at the facility. The suspect,
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in New York after being convicted of sexually assaulting former television production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006.