Crime

Nwifuru ired by abduction of HRH Ezeogo Francis Igwe

Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has expressed deep concern over the reported abduction of His Royal Highness, Ezeogo Francis Igwe, traditional ruler of Ndufu -Alike in Ikwo...

How ex-NNPC GM was jailed in US for $2.1m bribe

A former senior official of Nigeria’s national oil company has been sentenced to more than seven years in...

Nigeria: Saving judicial appointments from corruption

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu For nearly five years, Abia State has been the site of a bewildering contest over the...

HEDA petitioned FRIN boss to EFCC over alleged N3bn fraud

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...

LAWMA secures convictions for 19 environmental offenders

Seventeen persons arrested for open urination and defecation, along with two others apprehended for indiscriminate dumping of refuse,...
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DSS improves investigation on Emefiele alleged sponsorship of terrorism

The Department of State Services (DSS) has renewed its investigations to arrest and prosecute Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

How NDLEA intercepts 31 million pills, bottles of opioids

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a total of Thirty-One Million One Hundred and Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred (31,...

LP lawmaker kidnapped on Christmas eve found dead

Anambra State House of Assembly member, Hon Justice Azuka who was kidnapped by gunmen on Christmas eve has been found dead. Azuka was kidnapped at...

UNICEF condemns attack on displaced people in eastern DRC

UNICEF is horrified by an attack on a camp for displaced people in the early hours of 12 June 2023 in Ituri Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Half of police forces not investigating crime properly

More than half of police forces are failing to investigate crime properly, according to official watchdog reports.

How NDLEA arrests female drug kingpin, others in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 61-year-old wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye, in her...
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