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 EFCC Arraigns Suspect for Alleged $285m Crude Oil Fraud against Singaporean The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday October 21, 2026, arraigned one Amechi James Oduofor before Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court Benin City for crude oil fraud. Oduofor, 6, 4 was arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on forgery, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $285,000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Five thousand Dollars) from a Singaporean. One of the charges reads: "That you Amechi James Oduofor, sometime in 2020 within the jurisdiction of this honourable count did knowingly make a false document to wit: a false identity card of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation with the name Engr. Wilcox Bright as a Desk Manager – Operations Offshore Loading Petroleum, with intent that one Jimmy Kee, a Singaporean,  may,  in the belief that it is genuine be induced to pay the aggregate sum of $285,000 (...

DSS SECURES SEVENTH DEATH SENTENCE AS ADAMAWA COURT CONVICTS THREE FOR KIDNAPPING CATHOLIC PRIESTS A High Court of Adamawa State has sentenced three men to death for kidnapping two Catholic priests in February 2025, bringing to seven the number of death sentences reportedly secured by the Department of State Services (DSS) in 2026. The convicts, Taledo Demiel, Namomai Medan and Mikaila Yusuf, were sentenced on Thursday by Justice Christopher Mapeo after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, harbouring kidnapped persons and negotiating to receive ransom. The case involved the abduction of Reverend Fathers Matthew Dutsemi and Abraham Sauman. The latest judgment adds to a series of capital convictions recorded in different courts across the country this year in cases involving kidnapping, terrorism, armed violence and the killing of civilians.On May 20, 2026, an Ekiti State High Court sentenced two men, Ibrahim A...

 YOBE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY APPROVES STATE POLICE SERVICE, 25 OTHER BILLS  The Yobe State House of Assembly has approved the establishment of a State Police Service as part of its resolutions on the proposed alterations to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, transmitted by the National Assembly to state legislatures for consideration and approval. The resolution was reached during plenary following deliberations by members of the House on the proposed constitutional amendment bills, which require the approval of at least two-thirds of the state Houses of Assembly in accordance with the constitutional amendment process. Speaking on  resolution the speaker of the House Chiroma Buba Mashio said the  bills were forwarded to state legislatures to consider and vote on the proposed changes in line with the constitutional requirements for altering the nation's supreme law. Mashio has clarified that the House position on the proposed establishment of S...

 LASPA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN PARKING MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS The Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring sustainable, technology-driven and well-coordinated parking management solutions across the State for better service delivery. The General Manager of the Parking Authority, Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu, during a recent interview, emphasised the importance of stakeholder collaboration, public compliance and private sector participation in achieving the mandate. She noted that technology and innovation are central to LASPA’s approach to modern parking management, stressing that effective technology-driven solutions depend on accurate data, reliable systems and proper integration among relevant agencies. Mrs. Adelabu disclosed that LASPA is putting systems in place for better service delivery through more effective and efficient parking management. She identified other unique qualities to be deployed for authorised parkin...

PRESS RELEASE APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL  When disrespect becomes the staple of political statements Alhaji Atiku Abubakar continues to foul up the political arena, with statement after statement dripping with insult and disrespect to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  A statement credited to the former vice president on the latest public health issue opened with a title linking the President’s first name to Ebola and questioning how the Presidential Task Force spent the N10 billion approved for the emergency. We believe linking and rhyming President Bola Tinubu’s name to Ebola only risks turning a serious health concern into a vehicle to ridicule the President of the Federal Republic. The statement showed patent ignorance about the virus and why the traveller from Uganda was not detected on arrival at the Abuja airport. For anyone infected with the virus, the incubation period ranges from 2 to 21 days, with symptoms typically appearing 8 t...

Colombian authorities seize 7.6 tonnes of cocaine bound for the Netherlands Colombian authorities have seized 7.6 tonnes of cocaine bound for the Netherlands at the port of Cartagena, in what President Abelardo de la Espriella described as the country's largest drug seizure in the past 10 years. "The National Police has just achieved the largest cocaine seizure in the port of Cartagena in the last 10 years," he wrote on X. Speaking in Cartagena, the president said the joint operation was carried out in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). "There is no truce against narco-terrorism! Every dose we prevent from reaching the streets saves lives, and every dollar we take from them weakens their criminal structures," he added. De la Espriella said the shipment was worth 43 billion Colombian pesos domestically and would have been worth more than $200 million once it reached the Netherlands. According to Colombia's National Police, the drug...

 Nigerian lawyer accuses police officers of extorting ₦3.1 million from his client along Lagos airport road A Nigerian lawyer has accused some police officers stationed along the Lagos airport route of allegedly extorting ₦3.1 million from his client. In a video shared online, the lawyer called on the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the Inspector General of Police to investigate officers allegedly targeting Nigerians travelling to and from the airport. According to him, his client was stopped by officers who demanded to see his flight ticket before searching his phone. He alleged that rather than conducting the search at the roadside, the officers took his client to a police facility on Alhaji Aziz Street, Shogunle, Ikeja, where they threatened him, forced him to make statements against himself and collected ₦3.1 million under duress. The lawyer further claimed that the officers used POS agents and third-party accounts to receive payments instead of their personal bank accou...