Crime & Metro

Stanley Ihedigbo In a shocking twist of desperation and deceit, a 35-year-old Kano businesswoman was caught by Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) trying to smuggle 3,200 tramadol capsules hidden in a fake pregnancy. What appeared to be the glow of motherhood was, in reality, a cunning…

Stanley Ihedigbo Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a distressing and potentially fatal road traffic occurrence that unfolded in the early hours of today at Oja Junction, along the principal carriageway by Offin Canal inward Eko Bridge, involving a heavily laden containerised truck which violently struck a male…

Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigations of one Ibekwe Izuchukwu Emmanuel, a sales representative of Prince OJ Global Services Limited and Miracle Onyekachi Nnaji, a Point of Sale, POS operator, for alleged criminal diversion of N70m, belonging to the…

Hallos, formerly known as Aahbibi, has officially announced its rebrand alongside the launch of more than 5,000 self-paced courses aimed at strengthening knowledge transfer, accelerating skill acquisition, and improving literacy among everyday learners across Africa and beyond. The new identity signals a renewed commitment to building an inclusive, creator-driven learning…

Trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, continued before Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Asokoro with the judge threatening to revoke the defendant’s bail for employing multiple antics to stall his trial. According to the Head, Media & Publicity,…

Trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Eighth Prosecution Witness, PW8, Gabriel Ochoche, testifying how the sum of N46.5m was transferred into the account of American International School. According to the Head, Media &…

Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned a former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma, Professor Armayau Hamisu Bichi, before Honourable Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar of the Katsina State High Court on a five-count charge of bribery to the tune of N19.7m. According to…

Stanley Ihedigbo A Nigeria-based businessman returning from Brazil, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, was arrested by the NDLEA at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine hidden in his private parts and the soles of his shoes. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, Onyekwere was…

Michael Olumide Federal High Court has appointed Mr. Omobolaji Bello as the Administrator of Sujimoto Holdings Limited following an order made on 14 November 2025 pursuant to the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA 2020). The appointment places Sujimoto Holdings Limited under administration, with Mr. Bello assuming the role…

Michael Olumide Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has warned that he would no longer tolerate unnecessary delays in the alleged fraud trial of three former employees of Sports Radio, Brila FM, Babafemi Raji, Akakan Victor Mkpong Sam and Blessing Sunday Ekerete. He, thereafter, adjourned to March…