Category: Crime

The National Drvg Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has uncovered and d!smant|ed what it described as the biggest m£thamph£tamine production synd!cate ever discovered in Nigeria, following a major operation in Ogun and Lagos states. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, Mohamed Buba Marwa said the agency’s Special Operations Unit uncovered a massive hidden m£th laboratory…

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Between 2016 and 2017, the Ikorodu area of Lagos State became the center of one of Nigeria’s most disturbing crime waves. A series of brutal home invasions, linked to a group popularly known as the “Badoo cult,” left multiple families dead and entire communities living in fear. The killings were so violent and unpredictable that…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 27, 2026 arraigned Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome, SAN, Ponfa Useni and General Jeremiah Useni (now deceased) before Justice C.N. Oji. Of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja over alleged forgery of documents and International Passport to facilitate the ownership of a…

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Security agencies investigating the alleged coup plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu have identified two persons who allegedly funnelled N835 million through two private companies to bankroll the alleged conspiracy, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report. Former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva allegedly contributed the largest share of N785 million. Investigators alleged that the funds were…

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The first prosecution witness (PW1), Peter Obumuneme Okoye, in the ongoing trial of Jude Chigozie Okoye, an elder brother and former manager of Paul and Peter Okoye, has told Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, that the defendant’s wife owns 800,000 shares in Northside Music Limited. Okoye, alongside his company, Northside…

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A United States court has sentenced Oluwaseun Adekoya, a 40-year-old Nigerian resident of New Jersey, to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a sprawling bank fraud and identity-theft scheme that targeted home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). Adekoya, who went by several aliases, including Ace G.. Broda, Legendary, Santa, Santana, Sammy LaBanco, Sean Maison, and…

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The Nigeria Police Force reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholding the rule of law and maintaining public peace in accordance with constitutional provisions. This follows the subsisting Order of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, given on 17th October, 2025, by Honourable Justice M.G. Umar, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/2202/2025 — Federal Republic of Nigeria v.…

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PRESS RELEASE DHQ NEVER MENTIONED ANY COUP ATTEMPT Signed:TUKUR GUSAUBrigadier GeneralDirector Defence Information, Abuja18 October 2025

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According to the Police, the suspects are: Shortly after the robbery incident, four (4) of the suspects shamsudeen hassan, alkamu, sirajo and one other person were apprehended through the tracking of phones stollen from the apartment during the robbery. During interrogation, Shamsudeen Hassan confessed that he shot the security guard when he attempted to prevent…

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A man boarded an Ibom Air flight and st0le N290,000 naira from a foreign passenger’s luggage in the overhead bin. The foreign passenger noticed his bag was missing and raised an alarm. A woman who saw the th!ef move the bag pointed him out. When search was carried out on him, the st0len money was…

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