A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced an ex-Group Executive, Exploration and Production of the NNPC Limited, Abiye Membere, and a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, (NPDC), Victor Briggs to two years imprisonment each upon their conversation for official corruption. In a judgment on Tuesday, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba convicted Membere and Briggs for accepting gifts …

Seven months after the Court of Appeal in Lagos sentenced him to seven years imprisonment for N805 million money laundering, the Senator representing Delta North, Peter Nwaoboshi was Wednesday remanded in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre to commence his prison term. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nwaoboshi has been on the run since 1 July, last year …

The Nigerian Navy has rescued 18 victims of human trafficking in the  Rijiyar Lemu, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. According to the Nigerian Navy’s Director of Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan the rescue was made at about 10 pm last Saturday, following a tip-off from an officer in the Nigerian Navy Finance and Logistics College, NNFLC Dawakin Tofa, whose …

At least 52 persons consisting of 50 vigilante group members and two locals were reportedly killed in a clash with bandits while fighting over rustled cattle in Kankara community, Katsina State between Thursday and the early hours of Friday. Fifteen women were also said to have been kidnapped during the onslaught on the Kankara bandits-infested communities while no fewer than …

Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested 12 suspects for allegedly dealing in petroleum products and hard drugs. The suspects were paraded by the NSCDC Commandant in Lagos State, Usman Alfadarai on Wednesday, at the agency’s office at Alausa, Ikeja. In the statement, NSCDC spokesperson, DSC Abolurin Olumide said: “The anti-vandal unit of the command …

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested six suspected armed robbers and recovered guns and some military uniforms. The six suspects, who were arrested by officers on a stop-and-search operation on the Port Harcourt-Owerri Road, were said to be from Kogi State. In a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Police Public Relations Officer for the state Police …

A Lagos State Magistrate Court has remanded, Mr Ikechukwu Ogbonna, widower of late Mrs Bimbo Ogbonna, in prison on a charge of alleged manslaughter. Bimbo died following severe burns inflicted on her in a fire incident at their home while her husband, rather than call for rescue, was allegedly seen video-recording the burning house from outside the premises. Despite this …

An airstrike in Nasarawa State’s Rukubi community, Ekye Development Area, has killed at least 51 people. A mysterious helicopter dropped a bomb on them. It is part of the Doma Local Government Area (LGA) and borders Benue State. A mass burial was held in the council. Police spokesman, Ramhan Nansel said he could not confirm the number of casualties. He …

Armed bandits on Monday abducted about 50 villagers in some communities in Niger state, carting away with their valuables. In separate operations, the bandits attacked Kutunku village in the Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state and abducted 19 people comprising 11 males and eight females. According to sources, the terrorists also invaded Jangaru village in Rafi LGA kidnapping …

One of the principal suspects in the Offa bank robbery case, Ayoade Akinnibosun, on Wednesday told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin how the former head of the Inspector General Response Team squad, Abba Kyari tortured and promised to give him N10 million and other things to implicate a former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, in the armed …