Crime
EFCC secures conviction of 146 foreigners for financial crimes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of 146 out of 194 foreigners arrested for cybersecurity attacks relating to financial crimes in the country. “Last year, we arrested about 194 foreigners who were involved in various forms of financial crimes and activities that are inimical to the economic growth and development […]
Osun police arrest Islamic cleric over alleged defilement of minor
Police in Osun State have confirmed the arrest of an Islamic cleric, identified as Kadiri, over the alleged defilement of an underage girl in the Babasanya-Araka area of Ede. According to the Osun State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, the incident sparked outrage among residents, who apprehended the cleric before handing him over […]
Kano Court sentences TikToker Tsulange to one year in prison
A Magistrate’s Court in Kano State has sentenced popular TikToker, Umar Hashim, also known as Tsulange, to one year in prison for public misconduct. The ruling was delivered by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan at the Gyadi Gyadi Court, following charges filed by the Kano State Censorship Board. Hashim was arrested in June 2025 after filming […]
UK-based Nigerian caregiver jailed for abusing 88-year-old dementia patient
A UK-based Nigerian caregiver, Bilikesu Olagunju, has been sentenced after CCTV footage revealed her violently mistreating an 88-year-old dementia patient just one day before he was found unresponsive and later died in hospital. The disturbing footage, captured on Christmas Eve 2022 at John Attard’s home in Bexley, Kent, showed Olagunju, 42, dragging the frail man […]
Osun Police Arrest Students in NANS Vehicle With Gun, Magazines, Cutlass, Charms
The Osun State Police Command has arrested four undergraduate students who were found with a firearm, a cutlass, and charms inside a vehicle bearing the registration number ‘NANS 27Z D’ along the Osogbo-Ilesa Road. The four students identified as Adewale Kehinde (25), Adebayo Ayuba (22), Olasupo Habeeb (22), and Adeniyi Mustapha (21) were intercepted with […]
No One was Arrested or Detained – Osun Amotekun Reacts
By Sola Isola The Osun Amotekun Corps has debunked allegations against it that its operatives arrested and detained one Taiwo Olaore and that the said Olaore was brutally beaten and charmed, describing the allegation as untrue and baseless, Affairs TV News reports. A statement by its Public Relations Officer, Idowu Abass and obtained by Affairs […]
13- year-old girl disfigured by guardian in Imo to undergo surgery
Favour Nuhu, the 13-year-old girl, whose right eye was disfigured by her guardian, Mrs Joyce Onyinye Obioma, will undergo a cataract surgery on the affected eye. According to Chidiebube Okeoma, lead advocate of the group that rescued the minor, in a press statement, disclosed that medical investigations carried out on the girl since she was […]
Three injured as armed robbers cart away valuables in Ibadan
No fewer than three persons sustained varying degrees of injuries following an armed robbery attack in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday morning. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred at approximately 11:30 am in the Mokola area of the city, when a group of armed robbers stormed a shop. According to eyewitness accounts, […]
AGF withdraws fraud charge against Fidelity Bank CEO
Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, has clarified the decision to discontinue a criminal charge against Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Fidelity Bank Plc. Onyeali-Ikpe was reportedly joined as the third defendant in a suit marked FHC/L/138C/2025 filed by M. B. Abubakar, director of the […]
Hoodlum kills senior naval officer in Kaduna
A senior naval officer identified as Lieutenant Commodore M. Buba has been stabbed to death in Kaduna. The attack occurred after a hoodlum attempted to rob him of his mobile phone and other valuables at the Kawo Bridge. According to eyewitnesses, the senior officer, who was on course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff […]