Ghanaian authorities have arrested 53 Nigerian nationals in an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected cybercrime hubs in the Greater Accra Region. Nine of those arrested are suspected organizers of the network, while 44 others were rescued and identified as possible victims of human trafficking and cybercrime exploitation. A joint security task force carried out simultaneous raids,…
Police Arrest 10 Suspected Arsonists In Anambra, Refute Land Dispute Claims The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of ten suspects in connection with an alleged case of arson and malicious damage to property in Awka, the state capital, while also refuting claims that the incident was linked to a land dispute involving…
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has removed the Fagge Divisional Officer following the death of a suspect in custody. The divisional officer, along with all officers and men on duty at the time of the incident, have also been handed over to the Nigerian Police, Kano State Command,…
A staff member of the Department of State Services, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, has been arrested by the agency over alleged abduction, defilement, and forceful conversion of a 16-year-old girl, Walida Abdulhadi, to Christianity in Abuja. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the development followed a petition dated January 4, written by an Abuja-based law firm, Gamji Lawchain, a copy…
The FBI has charged Damilola Bamigboye, a 24-year-old Nigerian, to court for resisting arrest and abducting an agent of the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, based on documents reviewed by Peoples Gazette. Mr Bamigboye encountered HSI agents surveilling him for overstaying his student visa, and what was supposed to be a routine arrest spiralled into a hostage…
Gunmen on Sunday attacked First ECWA Church in Ayetoro Kiri, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State and abducted over 20. The rampaging gunmen also carried out an attack same day on Oke-Agi and Ilai Communities of Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State. The killed three and abducted many including a pregnant woman. It was…
Tension over the leadership crisis in the Mburubu community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, continues to rise as one of the community leaders, Hon. Egbo Obinna Stephen, recounted how he narrowly escaped what he described as a coordinated assassination attempt on him. According to him, the assassination attempt was carried out by…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed February 26, 2026, for judgment in the case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter for judgment on Friday after counsel…
Nigerian Socialite Roseline Ajesola Arrested in North Carolina Over Alleged $247,000 Fra¥d Scheme Authorities in Wake County, North Carolina, have arrested Roseline Iyewande Ajeshola, a Nigerian-American woman and well-known Lagos socialite, over allegations that she posed as a financial broker to defra¥d a victim of more than $247,000. According to arrest warrants obtained from the…
A Ghanaian social media influencer famed for flaunting wads of cash, luxury cars and lavish mansions has been arrested in Accra over allegations he masterminded a sophisticated romance-fraud network that swindled elderly Americans out of more than $8 million. The suspect, 31-year-old Frederick Kumi, popularly known online as Abu Trica, and also identified as Emmanuel…
