The Nigeria Police rescue of two Colombian women in Lagos has highlighted how international intelligence sharing can help uncover human trafficking in Lagos, with the victims found within hours of an alert from Colombia. The women, identified as Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were allegedly lured to Nigeria under false pretences…
The VeryDarkMan kidney harvesting allegations have moved from social media claims to a police investigation, with four suspects arrested over an alleged kidney harvesting in Nigeria network. The suspects include two nephrologists linked to Wellington Hospital in Abuja, alongside two alleged recruiters. Police say the case involves vulnerable young people who were allegedly lured into…
The Niger State kidnapping has triggered a major security response after President Bola Tinubu ordered the military, police, DSS and other intelligence agencies to work together to rescue the abducted victims. He also directed the Service Chiefs to provide regular updates until those taken are accounted for. The order comes after gunmen attacked several communities…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is turning to an unusual source in its fight to recover money and properties allegedly taken out of Nigeria: people who know where the assets are. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede said whistleblowers could receive between 2.5% and 5% of recovered assets if their information leads to successful recovery….
The family of Mary Habila has disclosed that the young nurse died after a congenital heart condition became critical, bringing a new development to a case that has attracted intense public attention since her death at the residence of Works Minister David Umahi. According to the family, Habila had been diagnosed with a hole in…
The Odogwu Asaba rape allegations have taken another turn after the wife of Asaba-based content creator Ifeanyi Ogbonna publicly defended her husband, saying he had an affair with 20-year-old Favour Agbro but did not rape her. Her comments add a new dimension to a case that has already drawn intense attention online following Favour’s death…
The Nigeria Police Force has challenged social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to provide evidence for his claims that some police officers at checkpoints share information about travellers with kidnappers. The VeryDarkMan police allegations have now turned into a direct test of whether serious claims about Nigeria’s security system can move…
A Kano diphtheria outbreak has raised fresh concerns about childhood vaccination and access to early treatment after lawmakers said more than 50 children had died in parts of Rano Local Government Area. The outbreak is particularly troubling because diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease. Health officials are now asking for more vaccines and urging families to…
Nigeria’s worsening kidnapping crisis has taken another turn, with President Bola Tinubu ordering a coordinated rescue operation for victims of the Niger State mass abduction, while troops in Zamfara have separately rescued 14 people from kidnappers. The two developments show both sides of Nigeria’s current security challenge. In Niger State, authorities are facing one of…
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has suspended Prof. Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye for three months with half pay after an investigation found that he mishandled an exam malpractice case involving a student. The suspension comes days after a video showing students assaulting and stripping the lecturer went viral, turning what began as an examination misconduct case into…
