US prosecutor Erin West and cybersecurity researcher Paul Raffile have travelled to Nigeria to investigate sextortion networks accused of targeting American teenagers, following the digital trail from a fake teenage profile to suspected scammers near Lagos. Their investigation, released in a documentary on July 29, also explored the controversial “Yahoo Plus” ritual practices associated with…
Fresh concerns over Nigeria’s security situation have emerged after a serving Nigerian Army officer, Colonel Abdussalam A. Ude, was shot dead during an attempted kidnapping at his residence in the Kurudu area of Abuja. The incident has renewed debate over the growing reach of kidnappers, even within the Federal Capital Territory. According to reports, the…
At least 30 people, including women and children, have been killed after suspected gunmen attacked Naridon Village in Kamaru Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, in one of the latest deadly assaults to hit Southern Kaduna. The attack occurred late on Sunday, July 26, with residents saying the assailants stormed the community while…
An Enugu Air passenger aircraft veered off the runway while landing at Benin Airport on Thursday afternoon, prompting an immediate emergency response and a formal investigation by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). Fortunately, all 63 passengers and five crew members on board escaped without injuries. The Embraer E170, registered as 5N-ENR and operating Flight…
The trial over what authorities describe as Nigeria’s largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory took a dramatic turn on Wednesday as the Federal High Court physically inspected the sprawling facility hidden inside a remote forest in Mowe, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. The visit came as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensified…
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Lagos on Tuesday to bid a final farewell to Toba Ajiboye, popularly known as Toba Ijaya, the Organising Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), who died after sustaining gunshot wounds in an attack earlier this month. Toba was attacked on July…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a suspected fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Badagry, Lagos State, rescuing 106 young people allegedly lured into an elaborate admission scam. The operation followed days of intelligence gathering and covert surveillance by the Badagry Area…
Nigerian courts have ordered the final forfeiture of billions of naira worth of assets linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami and businesswoman Aisha Achimugu, marking two of the country’s biggest civil asset recovery rulings in recent years. The decisions followed applications by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which argued the…
The Federal Government has filed a 10-count terrorism charge against three men accused of orchestrating the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as survivors continue to reveal details of their 56-day ordeal in captivity. The suspects, Abdulrazak Umar (aka Abu Khalifa), Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared alleged drug kingpin Nnamuka Kelvin Uchenna, popularly known as “Odogwu,” and three of his associates wanted over their alleged involvement in operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Imo State. The agency also secured a court order freezing ₦9.84 billion linked to the suspects and obtained interim…
