Crime & Metro

Stanley Ihedigbo In a significant crackdown on illicit drug activities, Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo and Bayelsa states have arrested a 73-year-old grandfather, James Ugbedo, and a 70-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Comfort Odudu, for their alleged involvement in cannabis cultivation…

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Samuel Ihechukwu Asiegbu to three years’ imprisonment without an option of fine for his role in an ₦8.56 billion fraud involving one of the first-generation banks. Asiegbu was arraigned…

Stanley Ihedigbo Kaduna Zonal Directorate, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, arraigned one Captain Nuhu Haruna, Managing Director of Maphutha Oil & Gas Limited, before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State, for foreign exchange fraud. He was arraigned…

Stanley Ihedigbo Five members of some international organized criminal groups (IOCG) recently arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with the seizure of 68.9 kilograms of cocaine and tramadol at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, have been sentenced to a combined…

Stanley Ihedigbo In a bid to ensure a peaceful, credible, and violence-free governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, witnessed the signing of a Peace accord among the flag bearers of political parties participating in the forthcoming election. According to the Police Public…

Stanley Ihedigbo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alerted the Nigerian public about the circulation of dangerous illicit substances being falsely packaged and marketed to the public as medicinal cannabis. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the public alert comes on the heels of credible…

Michael Olumide In a significant breakthrough in the fight against illicit arms proliferation, the Kebbi State Police Command has arrested three suspected gunrunners and seized a locally fabricated AK-47 rifle along with 737 rounds of 7.62x39mm live ammunition in Bena and Dolekaina. According to the Public Relations Officer, Kebbi State…

Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have made a significant breakthrough in their fight against illicit drug production in Nigeria, arresting a 30-year-old man, Stephen Kelechi Imoh, in connection with a clandestine laboratory manufacturing Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, hidden in a residential building…

Supreme Court has dismissed appeals filed by Mr. Abubakar Ali Peters, Managing Director of Nadabo Energy Limited, in connection with an alleged ₦1.4 billion oil subsidy fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, Peters had approached the apex court seeking to…

Supreme Court on Thursday, October 30, 2025, struck out a motion filed by socialite Fred Ajudua challenging its earlier judgment in the ongoing $1.043 million fraud case involving a Palestinian businessman, Zad Abu Zalaf. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, Ajudua…