The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 30-year-old Brazilian woman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 30.09 kilograms of white heroin valued at over N3bn. The agency said the illicit drug was concealed inside factory-sealed coffee packs brought into the country by the suspect. In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the woman, who is a private security officer in Brazil, was apprehended on Friday, January 23, upon her arrival in Abuja on a Qatar Airways flight QR1431. Babafemi said the arrest followed “processed intelligence,” adding that a…
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A suspected armed robber was beaten to death by a mob in Abangasang, Calabar, on Sunday morning, authorities have confirmed. According to witnesses, the suspect was attempting to rob an unsuspecting woman when residents intercepted him. The situation quickly escalated as the mob attacked him before police from the State Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit arrived to intervene. The officers promptly took the suspect to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) for medical attention. However, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed in a statement that the suspect died shortly after arrival. “Unfortunately, the victim, yet to be…
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, came under attack by suspected armed smugglers at Akokoro, Iwoye, in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, leaving two officers critically injured. The Command’s Spokesperson, Zakaria Chado, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, saying the attack occurred at about 4:00 p.m. while officers intercepted a 12-tyre truck believed to be carrying a large consignment of illicit drugs and other prohibited items. Chado explained that before reinforcements could arrive, the suspects mobilised armed hoodlums and launched a coordinated assault on the patrol team. “The attackers erected heavy barricades at…
Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have successfully rescued a man abducted by suspected kidnappers at Olorunda Village, Ojongbodu, in Oyo West Local Government Area. The victim, identified as Haruna Lawal, sustained a head injury during the attack. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, stated in a press release on Sunday in Ibadan that the command received a distress call at about 2:10 a.m. on January 24, 2026, from a resident, Alimot, reporting that armed assailants had invaded her brother’s home. According to Ayanlade, the kidnappers seized Lawal and escaped with his motorcycle. “Upon receiving the report,…
The Ondo State Police Command has rescued two persons abducted by gunmen in Akure, the state capital, and has intensified efforts to arrest the perpetrators. The command said the incident occurred on Friday, January 24, 2026, at about 9:45am, when four men were reportedly attacked at a work site in the Eleyewo area of Akure. The victims were identified as Adesola Emiloye (45), Jimoh Akinlolu (35), Ebenezer Oloro (43), and another individual whose identity has yet to be confirmed. According to the police, the victims were ambushed by two armed men, prompting a distress call to the command’s control room.…
A teenage girl has narrated her horrific ordeal in the hands of her guardian, who allegedly subjected her to repeated sexual abuse after bringing her from Abia State to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, under the guise of caring for his elderly mother. The 14-year-old victim, whose identity is being protected, disclosed that the abuse began when she was just 12 years old. She alleged that her guardian, Daniel Isaac, 26, would force her to swallow a white substance after each incident of defilement. Isaac, a native of Ohafia Local Government Area in Abia State but resident in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt,…
The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Pastor Daniel Olukoya, has warned a United Kingdom-based campaigner, Maureen Badejo, to stop making what he described as defamatory claims against him or face fresh legal action for contempt of court. Badejo is the founder of the GATE (Guardians Against False Teachings) Initiative. The warning followed allegations that the activist had resumed publishing claims against Olukoya despite a subsisting judgment and injunction reportedly granted in his favour by a UK court in 2021. Court documents indicated that Olukoya and his wife, Folashade, filed a defamation suit against Badejo in…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command, in collaboration with local hunters, have arrested two suspected kidnappers in Song Local Government Area of the state. The command said the suspects were apprehended during a coordinated raid on a criminal hideout in a remote part of Balma village, Song LGA, following credible intelligence. In a statement issued in the early hours of Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the suspects were identified as Shaibu Mohammadu, 30, and Ja’o Bawa, 31. Nguroje said the arrest was carried out on January 24. He added that items recovered from the…
By Tom Garba In a celebration of cultural heritage and community unity, the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) Yola Diocese Cultural Dance Committee is set to host a captivating “Cultural Dance” event under the distinguished chairmanship of Dr. Salihu Bakari Girei PhD, the renowned Director of Research and Development/Centres of Excellence at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in Abuja. This special invitation, extended with great honor, underscores Dr. Girei’s towering stature as a trailblazing educator, political influencer, and champion of innovation in Nigeria’s higher education landscape. Affectionately known as “Wakili Makaranta Adamawa” (Ambassador of Education in…
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has called on federal lawmakers from the State to see the overall development, peace and stability of Ondo State as a collective responsibility that requires the commitment of everyone. The Governor made the call while hosting to a dinner all the nine members of the House of Representatives from the State at the Government House in Akure, the state capital. The Rep members are Hon. Abiodun Derin Adesida, Akure South/Akure North; Hon. Abiola Makinde, Ondo East/Ondo West; Hon. Timehin Adelegbe, Owo/Ose; Hon. Gboyega Adefarati, Akoko South West/Akoko South-East; Hon. Ife Ehindero,…