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NDLEA Arrests Damillionz Takeout Owner, Arokodare For Alleged Drug Importation

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a businessman named Arokodare Ebenezer for allegedly smuggling cannabis from the United States into Nigeria. The 43-year-old, who owns a business in Lekki, was caught on March 24 while waiting to receive his latest drug shipment at Bay Lounge, Admiralty Way, Lekki. According to NDLEA’s spokesperson, […]

Lagos Police arraign driver over death of Bumpa co-founder

The Lagos State Police Command has taken legal action against Biola Adams-Odutayo, who was involved in the tragic death of Adetunji “Teejay” Opayele, a co-founder of Nigerian tech start-up Bumpa. Opayele, a 32-year-old software engineer, died in a fatal accident on March 4, 2025, along Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos. Reports say he was […]

Army troops arrest killers of Rev father in Kaduna

The Nigerian Army has captured the people responsible for the murder of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, who was kidnapped and killed in Kaduna State. According to Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, the Media Information Officer for Operation Safe Haven, the army carried out a raid on March 25, 2025, at a hideout in Ruga settlement, Warsa-Piti […]

Businessman remanded in Lagos for $299,000 concealment, fake currency

A businessman, Sunday Okorie, has been sent to prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly failing to declare $299,000 and having counterfeit foreign currency. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Okorie with four counts, including money laundering and importing fake money. According to the EFCC, he hid the undeclared money […]

EFCC arrests 133 suspects in Abuja Ponzi Scheme Academy raid

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a Ponzi scheme training center in the Gwagwalada area of Abuja. The center, known as Q University or Q-Net, was recruiting young Nigerians and training them to bring more people into the scheme. The anti-graft agency arrested 133 people involved in the program on Monday, March […]

Nigeria police arrest 4 bank staff over alleged fraud, money laundering

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four bank employees for their alleged role in a fraud and money laundering scheme that diverted over £138,924 (N270 million) from international airline accounts. The police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this during a press briefing at the Lagos police headquarters in Ikeja. According to the police, the suspects […]

NAFDAC seizes 120 fake bags of rice in Rivers

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized 120 fake bags of rice from different shops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The agency carried out the operation with Big Bull, a well-known rice production company. NAFDAC’s Rivers State Coordinator, Pharm. Emmanuel Onogwu, warned traders and buyers to be careful when purchasing […]