A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own kidnap and extorting N10m in ransom from their families and friends. PUNCH Metro learnt that the couple faked the abduction on January 7 to solicit funds for the husband, who intended to return to the United States due…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has heard on Thursday that several victims rescued from the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna bound train attack lodged written complaints with the Department of State Services (DSS) against alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu. The disclosure was made by a DSS operative, who testified as the sixth prosecution witness (PW-6) in Mamu’s…
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has attacked a military patrol in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar LGA of Borno state, with a Nigerian Army major and soldiers feared killed. According to TheCable, sources said the officer, who commanded the Damasak military base, was leading a foot patrol of about 30 soldiers early on Friday when…
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1 Mr Pedro Torwuese Chellen in the trial of former governor of Anambra State and former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige on Wednesday told a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gwarimpa, Abuja, and presided over by Justice M.A. Hassan said that the company that won the contract for renovation of…
Two people have been reportedly killed, and one other injured as an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) opened fire on three residents of Karmajiji (Karon Majigi) village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The DSS operative, identified as Ajayi Abayomi, has reportedly gone into hiding following the incident on January 19, 2026….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arraigned the former National Coordinator of Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project, MCRP, North East Development Commission, NEDC, Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed and two others; Prince Achem and Aminu Alhaji (at large) before Justice K. N Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory Court, Zuba, Abuja for an alleged N2.28bn…
The Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated cyber-enabled fraud syndicate. The syndicate was responsible for the illegal diversion of a telecommunications company’s airtime and data resources, resulting in an estimated financial loss of over N7.7 billion. The breakthrough followed a petition by a Nigerian telecommunications company, which…
The Village Head of Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Ishaku Dan’azumi, has revealed that the abductors have demanded a ransom of N250 million and 20 motorcycles for the release of about 177 kidnapped worshippers. Dan’azumi disclosed this during a telephone interview with journalists, explaining that the demand followed the attack…
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified enforcement of its social media policy, sanctioning no fewer than 10 officers within the last month, PUNCH Metro has learnt. It was gathered that the disciplinary measures range from dismissal and demotion to severe reprimand and demobilisation. A senior police source, who spoke to our correspondent on Tuesday on…
Leaders of the plot Findings have revealed that those involved in the alleged coup plotters, who were out to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu led administration, infiltrated the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It was gathered that the plotters elaborate plan used construction workers to gain access to the villa. The coup plotters allegedly planned to assassinate…
