The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has warned against the upsurge of attacks on media organisations and journalists by public office holders over the publication of critical reports. NUJ’s cautioning follows recent arrests, detentions, and release of some journalists by the Police and military authorities over “allegations of criminal defamation and cyberstalking”. An investigative report by the International Centre for …

Operatives of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun State Command, have arrested a 40-year-old Kareem Alamu and his accomplice, Adeyemi Saheed, 33. The duo, according to a statement by the Osun NDLEA Commander, Nnamdi W. Chidi, were arrested for possession of substances suspected to be narcotics. The statement issued by the spokesperson, Charles Odigie, on Wednesday, and …

Two artisans, Toheeb Yekini, 35, and Yekini Sulikaleni, 30, said to be ex-convicts, both from Iwo, Osun State, have been arrested by the operatives of Amotekun Corps for alleged burglary and theft. The suspects were reportedly arrested at Oje Oniyan Area of Iwo following a tip-off by the residents, who alerted Amotekun operatives about the attack on a shop in …

A 51-year-old suspected fraudster identified as Adegboroye Adetola Akinola has been nabbed by the operatives of Osun Amotekun. This was made known by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi (rtd.) on Sunday. Adewinmbi also disclosed that Akinola, who is an indigene of Igbara Odo of Ekiti State was arrested for allegedly defrauding nine victims of the sum …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday. Following his arrival at the command, Sirika is currently meeting with EFCC investigators to answer …

The Lagos State Government has arrested 10 individuals parading themselves as enforcement officials at the Cele/Itire axis of the state. This was made known in an update shared by the state governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat, on his X account on Friday. Sharing photos, Gawat wrote: “The Lagos State Government has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials at …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that its operatives intercepted a commercial bus conveying N3.2 million in counterfeit cash. NDLEA said three suspects, eight-month pregnant Favour Peter, 24; Esther Adukwu, 27, and Ochigbo Michael, 39, were arrested at Jabi park in Abuja in a follow-up operation on Tuesday, April 9 following the seizure of the fake naira …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency (also known as Amotekun Corps) has arrested no fewer than 67 men for allegedly involving in kidnapping and some other crimes in the state. The suspects were said to have been arrested by the men of the Amotekun Corps in collaboration with the police, army, the Directorate of Security Service, and the Nigeria Security …

Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Osun State have arrested a suspected inter-state child trafficker identified as Isaac Okonu who allegedly brought four under-aged boys and one Dominick Udoh, aged 23 years, from Akwa Ibom State to Osun to work as labourers. In a statement signed by Amotekun spokesperson in Osun State, Yusuff Idowu, obtained on Saturday in Osogbo, the corps …

Operatives of the Kano zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspected currency racketeers for allegedly selling new naira notes. According to a statement on Saturday by the agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Dele Oyewale, the suspects were arrested last Monday, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating in Kano. …