“HOW KIDNAPPERS BEAT ME FOR PRAYING ON PHONE INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR RANSOM” — SARAH CHINEDU By Chris Mark A 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Sarah Chinedu, who was abducted three weeks ago and rescued by police in Ogboinbiri Forest, Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa State, has recounted her harrowing experience in the kidnappers’ den. Mrs. Sarah, an…
POLICE RESCUE 42-YEAR-OLD EBONYI WOMAN AFTER 3 WEEKS IN BAYELSA KIDNAPPERS’ DEN ……..One suspect arrested as CP commends VCRU operatives for forest, river operation. By Chris Mark The Bayelsa State Police Command has rescued Mrs. Sarah Chinedu, 42, who was abducted nearly one month ago in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, and held captive…
ICPC uncovers another ‘Fake’ Agency as Tinubu orders suspension, arrest of three PermSecs The investigation into alleged fictitious government agencies has taken a fresh turn, with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) uncovering another office allegedly operating illegally within the OSGF and prompting President Bola Tinubu to order an arrest…
Multiple dead, others injured in shooting at In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, officials say Multiple people were killed and others were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, according to officials. The shooter is dead, said Josh Palmer, the city’s public information officer, and all shelter-in-place orders have…
Police Recover, Repatriate Stolen Lexus SUV, Toyota Hilux Trafficked to Burkina Faso The Nigeria Police Force has recovered and repatriated a 2018 Lexus SUV and a 2025 Toyota Hilux that were stolen at gunpoint in Abuja and trafficked to Burkina Faso by a cross-border vehicle theft syndicate operating across Nigeria and the Sahel region. The…
NDLEA Intercepts 1.63 Million Tramadol Pills Bound for Kano, Arrests 80-Year-Old Suspect. By Kemi Aina The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 1.63 million pills of tramadol concealed in two trailers heading to Kano from Lagos, in a major operation targeting a transnational drug trafficking syndicate operating along the Togo–Benin Republic–Nigeria corridor. The…
Police Arrest 8 Suspected Cultists Over Assault on NDU Student in Yenagoa. By Chris Mark Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists in connection with the assault of a 300-level student of Niger Delta University, NDU, Amassoma. The incident occurred on *July 14,…
POLICE ARREST 10 SUSPECTED CULTISTS OVER DEADLY ATTACK IN OBELE, YENAGOA One killed, 3 injured as “iron condemned” scavenger resists robbery By Chris Mark The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected cultists in connection with a deadly attack in the Obele area of Yenagoa which left one scavenger dead and three others injured….
BURGLARS RAID HOME OF THE LIGHT PUBLISHER, CART AWAY MILLIONS IN VALUABLES BY Chris Mark The residence of Elder Ebi Andy Ozegbe, Publisher of The Light Newspapers has been burgled by unidentified thiefs who broke in through the ceiling and stole items worth millions of naira. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at…
EFCC arraigns ex-Access Bank employee over alleged N294.5m fraud. By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim A former employee of Access Bank, Chinonso Akujobi, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that he fraudulently diverted N294.5 million from customers’ accounts while working with the bank. Akujobi was arraigned on Thursday before…
