Rivers Police Command removed the DPO of Abuloma Division and another officer after suspected cultists renovated the Abuloma Police Outpost. CP Olugbenga Adepoju ordered a full investigation into the funding and approval of the project.
The DSS arrested Faisal Maina, son of ex-pension boss Abdulrasheed Maina, in Abuja and handed him to the EFCC over a 2020 money laundering charge.
A former Boxer supermarket employee allegedly shot three female managers dead during a disciplinary hearing in eShowe, South Africa, on October 10, 2026. Police are hunting Nzuzo Mthombeni.
Gunmen kidnapped Reverend Father John Inalegwu Otache in Benue State on October 13. The Catholic Diocese of Otukpo confirmed the abduction, and police have launched an investigation.
Three men are remanded in Kuje prison for allegedly impersonating blogger Tunde Ednut to defraud Nigerians of ₦18.26m between April and June 2026.
Lagos car dealer Chima Edmund says police released a man who allegedly drove his ₦130m Toyota Tundra into a canal, leaving him with ₦40m repair costs and no recourse.
A bureau de change operator told the FCT High Court that ₦1.425bn passed through his accounts for forex purchases, allegedly for ex-Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello.
Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Most Rev. Godfrey Onah, says the Vatican Bank required special authorisation for his withdrawals because he was born in Nigeria, highlighting banking hurdles for Nigerians in Italy.
A petrol tanker explosion on the Benin-Lagos Highway in Oluku, Edo State, killed four people, including a soldier, and injured 10 others on Thursday.
Pelumi Olajengbesi, an Accord Party chieftain, calls the death of gospel minister Toluwanisings 'not ordinary,' criticising Nigeria's healthcare system and emergency response failures.
Lagos begins controlled demolition of the 25-storey GNI House on October 15, 2026, nearly 10 months after a Christmas Eve fire killed 12 people, with traffic diversions announced.
A mother discovers her fiancé's affair via the baby monitor. He had lied to the other woman about their son, leading to a breakup and custody filing.
An FCT High Court in Abuja watched a confessional video of 11 suspects in the murder of Arise News journalist Somtochukwu Maduagwu and security guard Barnabas Danlami, with defence lawyers raising procedural concerns.
A young woman in Lagos has accused police officers in Victoria Island of handcuffing her, forcing her to raise funds, and extorting over ₦300,000 before leaving her by the roadside.
Jude Okoye, P-Square's ex-manager, faces EFCC money laundering charges of ₦1.38bn, $1m, and £34,537.59, plus a 2026 lawsuit to bar Peter from performing.
German police seized a humanoid robot after it allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl inappropriately outside a Cologne fast-food restaurant. The robot's owner and companion were suspects.
Deborah Sylvia, arrested with seven suspected robbers, admits knowing her boyfriend was an armed robber and that her ex is in prison for robbery.
A Tennessee mother faces DUI and child neglect charges after her SUV plunged off a Chattanooga cliff with her two children inside, injuring one child.
Residents of Igbokoda, Ondo State, say human remains and fuel traces from the October 5 NAF crash are still visible in the river, urging government intervention for recovery and environmental clean-up.
Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew faces eight counts of forgery and impersonation for allegedly running a fake government agency, the PFIPC, with a ₦1.3 billion budget allocation and a ₦400 million payment claim.
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Sri Lankan worker Anojan Sivarasa over a Facebook comment deemed insulting to Prophet Muhammad, Sri Lanka's government confirmed.
Oyo Police arrested two security operatives and an Indian national after a viral video showed truck drivers being assaulted at Karma Agric Feeds and Foods Limited in Ibadan.
A DSS investigator told a Kaduna court that former Governor Nasir El-Rufai and associates allegedly earmarked $600,000 to pay EFCC officials and intermediaries.
The Court of Appeal in Ilorin dismissed the criminal defamation and cyberbullying case filed by the Kwara State Government against former Senate President Bukola Saraki, ruling that his comments on Governor AbdulRazaq's qualifications did not meet the leg
A serving NYSC corps member died after a truck hit his motorcycle near Agodi Gardens, Ibadan. Eyewitnesses say the truck had earlier struck several vehicles at Sango.
American actress Selma Blair faces assault charges after allegedly punching and biting flight attendants and attempting to open a plane door on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.
Kingsley Odo, who bought a ₦20,000 pistol to hunt his brother's alleged killer, was arrested in Oyo State. He traveled from Anambra, but police recovered the weapon and continue investigations.
Nigerians demand justice after video shows Indian nationals assaulting two truck drivers with sticks at Karma Agric Feed & Foods Ltd, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
A Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed Aisha Achimugu's fundamental rights suit against the EFCC, ruling it was frivolous and brought in bad faith.
Nigeria Police arrested former Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha at REIZ Continental Hotel in Abuja on October 12, 2026, over criminal conspiracy, forgery, and impersonation allegations.