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Committed to guaranteeing that Asaba Capital Territory remains ecologically sustainable, the Mobile Court of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, DSCTDA, has found 16 environmental violators guilty of breaching environmental sanitation regulations within the capital territory. The violators were prosecuted by the Head of Environment at DSCTDA, Mr. Isaac Nwosu, who spearheaded the enforcement initiative against individuals and establishments identified as infringing upon environmental statutes within the capital territory. The court session also absolved four defendants after examining their cases, while bench warrants were issued for 12 violators who failed to appear in court to respond to the charges brought against them. Among the cases brought to trial was Chuzz4 Apar...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has brought an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, before the law once again. Adekola appeared on Monday, March 16, 2026, before Justice Rahman Oshodi at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja to face allegations involving a N12 million theft. According to the EFCC, the defendant was brought to court on a modified single-count charge centered on the theft of N12,000,000 (Twelve Million Naira). According to the prosecution, the alleged offence occurred sometime in 2025 in Lagos and involved the transfer and conversion of stolen funds through Point of Sale (POS) operators. The charge read in court stated: “That you, OLUOKUN GABRIEL ADEKOLA, and other persons at large, sometime in 2025 in Lagos within...

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has reported the apprehension of two alleged arms manufacturers and drug producers at Idem Street, off Itu Road, Uyo. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, made this known in a statement issued to journalists in Uyo on Monday. John stated that the command achieved another notable operational success in its continuing Operation Zero Black Spots, a tactical initiative aimed at dismantling criminal hideouts, illegal arms production sites, and drug networks throughout the state. She clarified that operatives from the command, acting on trustworthy intelligence, raided the suspected criminal site located at Idem Street, off Itu Road, Uyo, on Sunday at 9:00 pm, and executed the operation. According to her, the actions were based on intelligence ...

Alleged Boko Haram militants attempted to breach the Aljilari Cross region of Maiduguri, officials have disclosed. The assault was identified promptly by alert security personnel, who swiftly proceeded to intercept the militants before they could inflict damage. Inhabitants of the vicinity reported hearing gunfire and observing heightened activity of security forces as patrols increased in reaction to the threat. Officials state, “no injuries have been reported thus far, and the condition is presently managed.” The Army has additionally urged citizens to stay watchful and to report any dubious behavior, emphasizing that ongoing community collaboration is essential to thwarting such assaults. This incident arises amid persistent initiatives by security organizations to mitigate Boko Hara...

Agents of the Oyo State Police Command have thwarted a roadway heist and apprehended a suspect during a security operation along the Ogbomoso Ilorin Expressway. This information was revealed in a statement released on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka. As per the police, the event transpired near Egbeda Village along the pathway when a combined patrol unit consisting of police officers and local vigilantes confronted alleged robbers who had reportedly obstructed the road. The assailants were said to have halted a tanker transporting diesel, operated by Surajudeen Sulaiman, robbing the driver and his aides of their possessions. According to the police, a gunfight ensued as the suspects made an attempt to escape, resulting in the capture of one of them, identified as ...

A firearm confrontation has resulted in the deaths of three lawbreakers and two community defenders following an assault on Bargaja village, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, during the early hours of Sunday. The criminals, as per an informant, infiltrated the village around 1:30 a.m., utilizing a peripheral route, with some assailants concealed in trees adjacent to the village graveyard, while others stealthily entered a residence on the outskirts, engaging the defenders watching over the area. The informant clarified that one defender was slain at the onset of the skirmish before the others retaliated, culminating in the elimination of three lawbreakers. He articulated that “The assailants subsequently chased another defender who was sheltering in a residence until they succee...

The Nigerian armed forces have apprehended a suspected criminal known as Sule Yellow, who utilized the TikTok handle @suleyellow6 to endorse terrorist activities. As per a report disseminated by @mobilisingniger on X on Monday, the suspect was arrested shortly after he purportedly received a ransom from the relatives of a abducted individual. Prior to his capture, Sule Yellow had been notably active on TikTok, displaying the deeds of bandits. On March 4, he allegedly took part in a livestream with another suspected bandit recognized as Auta and additional individuals. Sources indicated that security personnel monitored his activities before proceeding to detain him. Following the arrest, authorities also deactivated the TikTok account associated with him. “The Nigerian Armed Forces deta...

A multitude of inhabitants of Kungaboku and Paze areas in the Federal Capital Territory have abandoned their residences for their safety following a communication from presumed bandits threatening a synchronized assault. As reported by Vanguard, the note supposedly located in a student’s backpack at a private institution indicated that the bandits declared their intent to strike Kungaboku and the adjacent Paze to retaliate for their leader’s demise. It is noteworthy that on March 7, forces from the 7 Guards Battalion, Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army, alongside police and local vigilantes, freed 19 individuals who had been kidnapped. The abductees, primarily hailing from Paze and Kungaboku, regained their liberty during a cooperative search and rescue mission executed around Gidan Dog...

The Osun State Police Command has apprehended two officers from the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, over a deadly shooting that took place in the Dada Estate vicinity of Osogbo on Saturday. The command, in a statement released by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, and shared by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the apprehensions on Sunday. Per the police in the statement, “the suspects were detained shortly after the event, which allegedly occurred while the officers were pursuing vehicles thought to be foreign-used cars.” Ojelabi, who named the suspects as Kolawole Suuti and Danjuma Samuel, both serving officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, indicated that they were captured by police operatives following reports of gunfire in the vicinity. ...