COURT UPHOLDS KC LUXURY’S 30-DAY DETENTION
A Federal High Court has refused to terminate an investigative detention order against businessman Kazeem Michael Afolabi, known as KC Luxury, as the NDLEA probes alleged links to a 184.5kg…
ABIA FATHER REMANDED OVER ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE
A child-abuse case that drew public outrage after images circulated online has moved from police investigation to prosecution, with the accused father remanded and the 13-year-old victim placed under protective…
SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN JAILED 25 YEARS FOR HEROIN IMPORTATION
A 38-year-old South African woman arrested at Abuja airport with 5.75kg of heroin has received a 25-year prison sentence after pleading guilty, delivering another major conviction in Nigeria's widening campaign…
POLICE RESCUE TEEN LOCKED IN RIVERS TOILET, ARREST COUPLE
A landlord's concern over the unexplained disappearance of a 15-year-old domestic worker has led police to a disturbing discovery in Port Harcourt, where the teenager was allegedly found confined inside…
LAGOS MAN ARRAIGNED OVER ALLEGED RAPE OF 72-YEAR-OLD
A Lagos sexual-offence case involving an elderly woman has moved before the courts, with prosecutors accusing a 41-year-old man of raping a 72-year-old woman in Agbowa — an allegation carrying…
Akwa Ibom oil theft; Nine Oil Thieves Get 10 Years Each in Akwa Ibom
Nigeria's campaign against crude-oil theft has produced nine decade-long prison terms after a Federal High Court convicted men arrested during an operation around an oil wellhead in Akwa Ibom.
NDLEA Uncovers Industrial Meth Lab in Ebonyi
An investigation that began with clandestine drug laboratories in Ogun and Oyo has led the NDLEA to Ebonyi, where investigators say they uncovered another industrial methamphetamine operation linked to an…
EFCC Warns Lawyers Over Foreign-Currency Legal Fees
A fresh regulatory warning has placed the billing practices of Nigerian lawyers under scrutiny after the EFCC told practitioners that demanding professional fees in foreign currencies could attract prosecution. The…
Police Raise Alert Over Terror Threats to Schools
Nigerian police formations have reportedly been placed on heightened alert over intelligence suggesting possible terrorist attacks on schools, worship centres, NYSC camps and other vulnerable locations. With schools reopening, the…
Enugu Police Probe Attacks on Political Meetings
Police in Enugu have opened an investigation after gunmen disrupted political meetings involving PDP and NDC members. Beyond identifying those responsible, the incidents raise an important rule-of-law question ahead of…