Crime

Guinea-Bissau: An Urgent Wake-up Call to ECOWAS and Int’l Community

By Paul Ejime Africa seldom makes international news headlines unless wars (and they must be bloody), military coups, humanitarian catastrophes, disease pandemics, hunger, famine and pestilence are involved. With other parts of...

NDLEA Arrests 83-Year-Old Grandma, Seizes Drugs

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arrested an 83-year-old woman for alleged drug trafficking, detained a South African woman with...

RAF Fairford Incident And Need For UK’s Homeland Defence Forces

By Dean WilsonAmerica’s withdrawal of its bombers from RAF Fairford, following a suspected terror plot against the base,...

NDLEA Intercepts Italy-bound Traveler, Foils N5b Drug Shipments

Nigerian drug enforcement operatives intercepted an Italy-bound traveler carrying 4.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden in shoe soles and...

Lagos Police Arrest Officer Over Anti-Igbo Video

The Lagos State Police Command has identified and arrested a police officer seen in a viral video making...
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NDLEA, Egypt Move to Deepen Anti-Drug Partnership

The NDLEA says it is ready to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt to strengthen intelligence sharing, joint operations and training against...

Nigerian Government Secures Promising Boko Haram Ceasefire

The Nigerian government has reportedly reached a secret ceasefire deal with Bakura Doro’s Boko Haram faction, bringing an unusual lull to parts of Borno...

US court sentences Nigerian man to over 5 years in prison for defrauding widow

Akindele posed as a wealthy Italian American businessman, “Frank Labato,” on a dating website, where he met a widowed Colorado woman. Adetomiwa Seun Akindele, a...

How NDLEA uncovers cocaine in palm kernel oil cans

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a sophisticated international drug trafficking operation in which cocaine was concealed in tins of palm...

Ajiran Double Murder: CSOs Back AIG Jimoh, Demand Justice for Victims

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has dismissed allegations of corruption and abuse of office against the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in...

US names Nigeria ISIS money network suspects

The United States has named a Nigerian and other individuals linked to ISIS financial networks as part of its latest move to disrupt global...
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