A 20-year-old r-old Nigerian has been apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for allegedly masterminding an elaborate fraud scheme targeting victims in the United States, with losses reportedly exceeding N1 billion. The suspect was intercepted by operatives of the Airport Police Command’s Anti-Fraud Unit while attempting to leave the country, the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Adeola, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. Adeola explained that the arrest followed months of intelligence-led surveillance, linking the suspect to multiple transnational fraud operations. Investigations indicated that the suspect, who relocated from Calabar to Lagos on February 23, 2024, orchestrated…
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Security operatives in Niger State have taken custody of a suspected unexploded military device discovered in Zugurma, Mashegu Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Minna on Tuesday, noting that the recovery followed a report filed by the Divisional Police Officer in Ibbi on Monday. According to him, residents stumbled on what appeared to be a missile deep inside a nearby forest and immediately alerted authorities. Operatives from the Ibbi division were deployed without delay, sealing off the location to prevent residents from straying into the danger zone. The state Commissioner…
The family of twin teenagers seized in a deadly attack at Afokpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, has faulted the police account of their release, insisting the children were freed only after ransom was paid. The youths, 16-year-old Emmanuel and Emmanuella Ilabeshi, were taken on December 11 when armed men stormed the home of their father, Andrew Ilabeshi, fatally injuring him before disappearing with the siblings into the bush. A relative of the deceased, Okhale Ilabeshi, speaking on Tuesday, debunked an earlier statement issued by the Edo State Police Command that the teenagers were rescued through a…
President Donald Trump has announced a landmark oil arrangement under which Venezuela’s interim leadership will supply the United States with as much as 50 million barrels of crude oil. Trump made the disclosure on his Truth Social account, stating that Caracas had agreed to transfer between 30 and 50 million barrels of premium crude currently restricted by U.S. sanctions. The consignment, he said, would be sold at international market value. According to him, the proceeds will be held under the supervision of his administration and channelled into initiatives he claims will benefit both nations. He noted that U.S. Energy Secretary…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 35-year-old man, Deji Adesanya, to six months’ imprisonment for unlawful possession and trafficking of cannabis. Justice Akintayo Aluko gave the ruling yesterday after Adesanya pleaded guilty to a one-count charge preferred by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Prosecution counsel Peter Ekuri told the court that the defendant was arrested on November 22, 2025, at Safecourt Apartment, Ikate-Elegushi, found with five kilogrammes of cannabis sativa without lawful authorisation. Ekuri said the act violated the provisions of the NDLEA Act and carried penalties under Section 11(c) of the agency’s enabling law.…
The Omatu family of Ihiala, Anambra State, has been thrown into deep mourning following the loss of three siblings in the Christmas Eve inferno that swept through the Great Nigeria Insurance building on Martins Street, Lagos Island. The deceased – Stephen Onyeka, 50, Casmir Nnabuike, 39, and Collins Kenechukwu, 37 – were among eight occupants confirmed dead in the December 24, 2025 blaze that consumed sections of the multi-storey commercial complex. The brothers, who relocated to Lagos in pursuit of business opportunities, were said to be transacting at the popular Great Nigeria House when the fire erupted and rapidly engulfed…
Two men have been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly attempting to murder a woman during a violent assault in Akure. Spokesperson for the Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the arrest yesterday, saying the suspects were apprehended after a distress call was placed by a resident of Oke-Ijebu, identified simply as Fasuru. He said operatives attached to the Ijapo Division stormed the scene and found the suspects brutalising the victim, who was already unconscious by the time officers arrived. Jimoh disclosed that the woman was immediately rushed to a medical facility where she is receiving care. The…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a three-day forecast warning of hazy conditions and bouts of sunshine across the country, beginning Wednesday. In its weather outlook released in Abuja, NiMet projected that most parts of the North will come under persistent hazy conditions through the period. Dry and sunny spells are expected to dominate the atmosphere as dust haze lingers. The agency noted that southern states will experience clearer skies, though pockets of cloudiness are expected. It added that isolated thunderstorms accompanied by light rainfall may occur later in the day in parts of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two men alleged to have attempted killing a woman during a violent attack in Akure, the state capital. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who disclosed this yesterday, said the arrest followed a distress call from a resident, identified as Fasuru, of Oke-Ijebu area of the city. Jimoh explained that operatives from the Ijapo Divisional Headquarters raced to the scene and met the suspects assaulting the victim. The unnamed woman was reportedly beaten to a state of unconsciousness before officers intervened and rescued her. She was thereafter taken to a nearby hospital for…
Anxiety gripped communities in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday following the reported abduction of a woman and her infant by suspected kidnappers. The incident was said to have occurred along the Supare–Ayegunle axis, where the victims were intercepted and taken away by the assailants. Sources said the woman, described as a nursing mother, was seized alongside her baby, triggering panic among residents of the area. A community source, who requested anonymity, identified the woman’s husband as a well-known furniture maker based in Akungba. “The husband is into furniture and is quite popular in Akungba.…