Crime and Insecurity

US lawmakers have called for tighter restrictions on Nigeria’s access to American aid, citing security concerns and alleged lobbying efforts...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have raided three illicit drug warehouses in Lagos, recovering opioids worth N16.9...

The Nigerian government has raised an alarm over renewed attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, outlining key demands to address...

Operatives of the Nigerian criminal network, Black Axe, have been arrested in Switzerland over their involvement in romance scams, cyber...

A Nigerian man, Patrick Nwaokwu, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison in the United States for his role...

The Nigeria Police Force has announced the recovery of railway materials worth N400 million from two suspected railway vandals. 

Nigeria’s military expenditure surged sharply in 2025, rising by 55% year-on-year to $2.1 billion, as worsening insecurity across the country...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed an eight-hectare cannabis farm in Cross River State.  

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 10,000 pills of the highly addictive amphetamine known as Captagon in Kwara State...

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City has sentenced Goodluck Ejimiyare to five years' imprisonment for recruiting teenagers into...