Crime & Metro

Michael Olumide Alabi Trial of former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido, over an alleged N1.35 billion fraud charge was stalled on Monday, July 20, 2026, following the absence of their lead defence counsel, Joe Agi, SAN, from proceedings. The case, which…

A year-long legal battle over a residential property located along Waziri Maccido Road in the Bazza Area of Sokoto State came to a dramatic end on Saturday, May 23, 2026, when court enforcement officials, backed by security operatives, executed an eviction order against the occupant, Hajiya Balkisu Ibrahim Bazza. The…

Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 1,989 rounds of military-grade ammunition concealed inside bags of fresh cassava granules popularly known as garri along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, leading to the arrest of a 35-year-old suspect, Abdullahi Hassan. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy,…

Michael Olumide An 83-year-old grandfather, Pa John Ofiel, and a 78-year-old Ogunjobi Samuel are among the suspects arrested in a sweeping nationwide operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) targeting drug traffickers and dealers. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, Pa Ofiel was apprehended…

Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Chisco Transport luxury bus along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, recovering 15 kilograms of “Scottish Loud,” a potent strain of cannabis, concealed in a compartment of the vehicle. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi,…

Former directors and owners of Union Bank are accused of engineering a financial catastrophe, manipulating reports, concealing massive losses, diverting foreign loans, and treating depositors’ funds as their personal property, nearly bringing one of Nigeria’s major banks to the brink of collapse. Investigators uncovered billions of dollars in misconduct. These…

Chinedum Ukaegbu At the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, what looked like an ordinary travel day quickly turned into a moment of reckoning for 37-year-old Friday Ehianuka. Packed neatly inside his luggage were containers of skin-lightening cream, items that rarely raise suspicion. But hidden within…

Michael Olumide Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has arraigned four suspects: Adetunji Mathew, Victor Damilare Olaomo, Douglas Agorom Ikwugwu and Arowolo Adeniyi Abiodun, before different judges at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged fraud and theft. According to the Head, Media…

Michael Olumide A three-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal, Justice Abba Mohammed, Okon Abang and Eberechi Nyesom have affirmed the conviction and sentence of former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, for offences bordering on theft and misappropriation of company funds.…