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…
Two Suspected Cultists Arrested in Amassoma as Police Recover Guns, Ammunition After Deadly Cult Clash By Chris Mark Two suspected cultists have been arrested in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, after a violent clash that left one student dead and police recovered two locally made pistols and ammunition. The Bayelsa State…
Bayelsa Police Arrest Father, Son With Four Single-Barrel Guns on Igbogene-Tombia Road By Chris Mark The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested a 68-year-old man and his 36-year-old son for alleged unlawful possession of four single-barrel firearms. According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed, operatives of…
Bayelsa Police Recover Locally Made Pistol in Tombia, Launch Manhunt for Suspects By Chris Mark Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have recovered a locally made pistol after a group of youths fled during a routine patrol in Tombia, Yenagoa. According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed,…
Alleged fraud, forgery: EFCC places 61-yr-old Ekiti man on wanted list, seeks public’s help. By Kunle Michael The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a 61-year-old Ekiti State indigene, Olusegun Ola Osinkolu, wanted over his alleged involvement in conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence. The anti-graft agency made the announcement in…
Alleged cybercrime, defamation: Court grants Sowore ₦200m bail. By Kunle Michael The presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling delivered on Tuesday, admitted Sowore to bail in the sum of ₦200 million with two sureties. The court ruled that one of the sureties must be a traditional ruler from Sowore’s community, while the…
NDLEA nabs Mexican drug expert, four Nigerians, uncovers multibillion-naira Meth Lab. By Bimbo Adeniyi In a major crackdown on organised drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and shut down a secret methamphetamine production facility operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel in Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State….
“No Evidence to Back Assassination Threat, Phone Hack Claims by Turaki” — Police Witness Tells Court. …as Turaki Faces False information Trial In the ongoing criminal trial of the factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, before Justice Peter Kekemeke, on…
Bandits invade Kogi School during WASSCE, kill Vice Principal, two others. By Ladidi Al-Hassan Suspected bandits on Wednesday invaded Government Secondary School, Iluke, in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing three persons, including the school’s Vice Principal, Mr Gani Anifowose, during an attack that disrupted the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate…
