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Court Grants Tunde Ayeni N200m Bail In Alleged N15.7bn Fraud Trial

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2026May 26, 20260

Court grants former Skye Bank chairman bail despite EFCC opposition in alleged multi-billion naira fraud prosecution case. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has admitted former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Ayeni, to bail in the sum of N200 million,...

NSCDC Uncovers Alleged Multi-Billion Naira Railway Theft Ring, Seals Chinese-Linked Steel Companies Nationwide

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2026May 26, 20260

NSCDC sealed Chinese-linked firms over alleged railway vandalism and recycling of stolen infrastructure materials nationwide. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has launched one of the biggest crackdowns on economic sabotage in recent years after sealing all operational facilities belonging to Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity...

NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman With 31kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

NDLEA arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman and seized opioid drugs valued at over N2.1 billion in Lagos. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 31 kilogrammes of “Canadian Loud,” a synthetic strain of...

Tears In Ogbomoso As Slain Teacher Buried After Deadly Oyo School Attack

NewsDeskNgMay 22, 2026May 22, 20260

Mourners gathered in Ogbomoso to bury teacher Joel Adesiyan, killed during last week’s deadly school attack in Oyo. Family members, colleagues and sympathisers on Friday gathered in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, to bid farewell to Joel Adesiyan, one of the teachers killed during last week’s deadly attack on schools in the...

Makinde: We’re Doing Everything To Rescue Oriire LG Abductees

NewsDeskNgMay 18, 2026May 18, 20260

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde says security forces have intensified operations to rescue victims of Orile LG abductions. Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde says one abducted teacher has been killed as security forces intensify operations to rescue victims Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Sunday said his government has been doing everything...

Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Abduct Students From Borno School

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly abducted several students after attacking schools in Borno during classes on Friday. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly abducted an unspecified number of pupils from a primary and secondary school in Mussa village, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, in the latest attack...

EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over Alleged N36m Fraud In Lagos

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

Social media influencer Blessing CEO appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged N36 million fraud charges. Social media influencer and relationship commentator Okoro Blessing Nkiruka has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N36 million fraud case in Lagos. The influencer, also...

NDLEA Seizes ₦10.4bn Canadian Loud Shipment At Lagos Tincan Port

NewsDeskNgMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

NDLEA intercepted 4,173.5kg of Canadian Loud worth ₦10.4bn at Tincan Port after an international intelligence operation. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a massive consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency cannabis strain, valued at over ₦10.4 billion at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos, in one of...

Three Killed As Gunmen Attack Kano Community, Residents Flee Homes

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Armed attackers killed three people in Kano’s Yankamaye community, triggering panic and forcing residents to flee their homes Panic gripped the Yankamaye community in Tsanyawa Local Government Area, Kano State, after armed attackers raided the area on Monday night, leaving three dead and forcing residents to abandon their homes. According...

NSCDC Arrests Two, Recovers Stolen Railway Materials In Bauchi Anti-Vandalism Crackdown

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

NSCDC operatives arrested two suspects and recovered vandalised railway sleepers during an intelligence-led operation along Bauchi-Kano corridor. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dealt a major blow to a criminal syndicate involved in the vandalism and illegal movement of railway infrastructure following the arrest of two suspects and the...