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May

2026

DSS Picks Up El-Rufai After Court Grants Bail, Family Complains

DSS Picks Up El-Rufai After Court Grants Bail; Family Kicks The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Monday, raised the alarm after the Department of State Services, DSS, officials allegedly took him into custody following a court sitting at the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the family, the action was in apparent breach of existing court orders directing that he remain in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC. El-Rufai’s second wife, Hasiat, who addressed journalists outside the DSS facility, said the family was traumatized by the development…

May

2026

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NDLEA Arrests Two Grandpas For Drug Trafficking In Abia, Ekiti

Abia State, Crime, Drugs, News Flash

NDELA Arrests Two Grandpas For Drug Trafficking In Abia, Ekiti The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested an 83-year-old man, Pa John Ofiel, and a 78-year-old man, Ogunjobi Samuel, in separate operations linked to drug trafficking in Abia and Ekiti states. The arrests were disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. According to the statement, “Pa Ofiel was nabbed by NDLEA officers on Tuesday 28th April 2026 during a raid operation at Samek by Powerline, Aba, Abia state following credible intelligence that he was dealing in illicit substances.…

Apr

2026

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Money Laundering Investigation: EFCC Made Me Cry Every Morning- Pastor Jerry Eze

Abuja, Crime, Personality

Money Laundering Investigation: EFCC Made Me Cry Every Morning – Pastor Jerry Eze The lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International and convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers, NSPPD, Jerry Eze, has reacted to his investigation for money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Eze recalled how he cried every morning while driving to conduct his daily NSPPD prayers due to the investigation. The Chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukayode, had disclosed that the anti-graft commission probed Eze for six months for money laundering. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, the EFCC Czar noted that the pastor was…

Mar

2026

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Seven Killed, 140 American Troops Injured In Just 10 Days Of Iran War

Crime, International, War, World News

Seven Killed, 140 American Troops Injured In Just 10 Days Of Iran War The Pentagon admitted that at least 140 U.S. troops have been wounded after Reuters published reporting on American casualties on Tuesday, broadening the previously known toll of the war as Democratic lawmakers briefed on the fighting are warning that the Trump administration is moving toward a ground invasion. Reuters reported, citing two people familiar, that up to 150 American troops have been wounded in the first 10 days of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran. The Pentagon’s top spokesperson said in a statement to the press…

Mar

2026

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Ghana Immigration Arrests 93 Nigerians Over ‘Internet Fraud’ In Accra

Crime, FGN, Immigration

Ghana Immigration Arrests 93 Nigerians Over ‘Internet Fraud’ In Accra The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it has arrested 93 Nigerians over alleged involvement in internet fraud and violations of immigration laws. In a statement on Monday, the GIS said the arrest followed an intelligence–led raid on a suspected internet fraud network operating at Devtraco Estate in Accra. According to the statement issued by Maud Anima Quainoo, the suspects comprise 91 males and two females. Quainoo added that 73 victims who had reportedly endured severe abuse and torture at the hands of the suspects were also rescued during the raid.…

Mar

2026

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Sad Day In Ebonyi As Kidnappers Kill Ex-Deputy Governor’s Father

Crime, News Flash, South East

Sad Day In Ebonyi As Kidnappers Kill Ex-deputy Governor’s Father The remains of Chief Francis Igwe, the kidnapped father of former Ebonyi Deputy Governor, Mr Kelechi Igwe have been recovered at the hideout of his abductors by the police The ex-deputy governor’s father was kidnapped on March 1 on his way to church at Ndufu-Alike community, Ikwo local government area (LGA) of Ebonyi. However, the Ebonyi Police Command in a statement issued to journalists in Abakaliki on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu said the remains of the traditional ruler was recovered by operatives who…

Mar

2026

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DSS Arrests Suspect Behind Attack On Peter Obi In Edo

Crime, News Flash, Security

DSS Arrests Suspect Behind Attack On Obi In Edo The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the mastermind of the recent attempt to assassinate the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, in Benin, Edo State. Obi, a former Anambra State governor, former Edo State Governor, Chief John Oyegun and other chieftains of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) were on February 24 attacked by hoodlums. They escaped death by the whiskers when armed men fired several gunshots at them at their party meeting in Benin. Shortly after the attack, one Udeme Monday Stephen, posted…

Mar

2026

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ICPC Recovers Wiretapping Equipment From El-Rufai

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Politics

ICPC Recovers Wiretapping Equipment From El-Rufai The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it recovered equipment allegedly capable of tapping conversations and sensitive security documents from the Abuja home of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai. The commission also said it obtained a legal order from a Magistrate Court in Bwari in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to detain el-Rufai for 14 days, which is due to expire on Thursday. It denied allegations of arbitrary detention and repression of the former governor. The commission has asked the High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory to dismiss…

Feb

2026

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Bandits Kill 32 Farmers, Abduct Many, Set Houses Ablaze In Niger State

Crime, News Flash, North Central

Bandits Kill 32 Farmers, Abduct Many, Set Houses Ablaze In Niger State Bandits have killed no fewer than 32 farmers in a series of attacks on Tugan-Makeri, Konsoko, and Pissa communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Residents told our correspondent that the first attack occurred at Tunga-Makeri in Konkoso Ward around 3:00 a.m., during which six people were killed. They said the bandits later invaded Konsoko and Pissa at about 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, shooting sporadically. In the attacks, 26 people were reportedly killed and several buildings, including a police outpost, were set ablaze. Sources added that…

Feb

2026

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El-Rufai Accuses Ribadu Of Ordering His Arrest, Claims NSA’s Phone Tapped

Crime, News Flash, Politics

El-Rufai Accuses Ribadu Of Ordering His Arrest, Claims NSA’s Phone Tapped The former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, ordered his arrest and is behind the alleged attempt to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday. Speaking on Friday in an interview with Arise Television, the former governor claimed that Mr Ribadu personally ordered his arrest. AttNews earlier reported that Mr El-Rufai was involved in a heated verbal exchange with security operatives at the Abuja airport, shortly after his arrival in the country. According to eyewitness accounts,…