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Nigerian Police Arrest Child-Trafficking Syndicate Led By Pastor, Rescue Five Victims

The Nigerian police have arrested a notorious child-trafficking syndicate led by a cleric, Pastor Dayo Bernard of the End Time Army Ministry in Bukuru, Plateau

Hard drugs: 929 suspects arrested in Kwara within 12 months – NDLEA

Defence News Ng3 weeks ago3 weeks ago0

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara Command, says a total number of 929 people were arrested for hard drugs related offences between January

Nigerian Court Jails Jamaican, 3 Other Drug Kingpins For 28 Years; Seizes Lagos Houses, N67Million, $50,000

Defence News Ng4 weeks ago4 weeks ago0

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has sentenced four drug kingpins to various jail terms totalling 28 years with hard labour, over the

Alleged ₦80.2bn Fraud: Why Yahaya Bello Was Absent From Past Court Trials — EFCC

Defence News Ng1 month ago1 month ago0

Quoting Bello’s counsel, J.B. Daudu (SAN) during trial on Friday, a statement by EFCC’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said his absence was “a procedural move”. The

UNODC says Nigeria on right track to ending corruption

Defence News Ng1 month ago1 month ago0

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says Nigeria is making progress in combating corruption, with more citizens rejecting the practice and demanding

₦6m Fraud: Court Jails Mama Boko Haram, Two Others 15 Years

Defence News Ng1 month ago1 month ago0

Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Thursday, convicted and sentenced Aisha Wakil popularly known as Mama Boko Haram and two

Four Suspected Robbers Nabbed, 10 Kidnap Victims Rescued In Kogi

Defence News Ng1 month ago1 month ago0

Security operatives have arrested four suspected armed robbers in the Ajaokuta area of Kogi State in its efforts to rid the state of criminal elements

Police Kill Suspected Robber, Arrest Suspect In Kebbi

Defence News Ng1 month ago1 month ago0

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, neutralised one, and the recovered a locally made pistol following a gunfight during a

Let’s Be United Against Corruption, Olukoyede Charges Youths

Defence News Ng1 month ago1 month ago0

By Augustine Aminu The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has stressed the need for young people to close

EFCC explains why it won’t reveal owner of seized 753 duplexes in Abuja

Defence News Ng2 months ago2 months ago0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to the public outrage surrounding their failure to reveal the owner of the forfeited 753 duplexes