Crime

  The Federal Government on Wednesday said that there is no new terror group in the country.   This comes on the heels of a warning by the Turkish government that members of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation operate in Nigeria, as well as in other ...

  TikTok has removed more than 3.6 million videos from its platform in Nigeria between January and March 2025 for breaching its Community Guidelines, representing a 50 per cent increase from the previous quarter.   This was disclosed in the platform’s Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which highlights TikTok’s ...

  An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced six people arrested during the 2023 general election in the state to two-year jail terms for offences bordering on conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms.   The defendants, dragged before the court by the Federal Government represented by its ...

  The Niger Delta Development Commission has alerted members of the public to a fake skills acquisition training purportedly sponsored by the commission.   The commission urged the public to disregard such claims by a group that is accusing the NDDC of not keeping to its promise to pay trainees ...

  An American who spied on Ukrainian troops to help Moscow’s military offensive in the country has been granted Russian citizenship, Moscow-installed authorities said Tuesday.   Daniel Martindale spent two years in Ukraine after Russia launched its offensive, transmitting coordinates of military facilities to Russia’s secret services, according to reports ...

  Suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted a government contractor, Mr Lucky Ugbo, in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State.   PUNCH Metro was informed on Monday that the victim was kidnapped around 8.45 pm over four days ago at his residence, along Isah Road in the community ...

  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has launched ‘Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists’ to combat insecurity in the state.   While launching the initiative on Sunday, the governor also approved the establishment of a special security squad to flush out kidnappers and cultists terrorising the state.   The ...

  Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed at least 29 Palestinians, including six children, near a water distribution point.   The attacks came with apparent deadlock in a week of indirect talks in Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire ...

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted another shipment of factory-fitted female lipsticks packed with illicit substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.   The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a post shared via his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday. ...

  Popular actress, Iyabo Ojo, has responded to her colleague, Liz Anjorin, via a video post, stating that she should be held responsible if anything happens to her or any member of her family. This comes as Ojo has been fighting different battles, and receiving threats received.   Earlier in ...