Author: Lawan

Police have arrested a driver for attempted smuggling of four Nigerian women and three children in Libya. The arrest was made during inspection at the Ashkada-Sabha Triangle Gate on Monday, May 19, 2025. According to Migrant Rescue Watch, the driver offered a bribe to police officers in an attempt to evade arrest. The individuals have been transferred to Al-Shatti Security Directorate for further legal action. “Police during inspection at the Ashkada-Sabha Triangle Gate thwarted an attempted human smuggling and arrested a Libyan driver (‘Y. A. M. Y.’, born in 1993) who transported 4 undocumented migrant females and 3 children of…

A 12-year-old boy was caught with a gun in his backpack at a Brooklyn middle school Monday morning, May 19, cops and law enforcement sources said. The child was found with the weapon at Middle School 577 Conselyea Preparatory School in Williamsburg just before 10:30 a.m., according to law enforcement. It was not immediately clear whether the gun was loaded. The boy was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, police and sources said. No injuries were reported at the school on North Fifth Street.

Two farm attendants, Ibrahim Yalmi, 23, and Samuel David, 24, and eight others were on Monday, May 18, docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing chickens worth N4.3 million. Others arraigned are Kurewen Amadi, 29; Paul Gagiso, 35; Afose Assogbari, 30; Monica John, 28; Cecilia Philip, 30; Tusen Jebete, 50; Hannah Dele, 25; and John Agosu, 28. They are all charged with conspiracy, theft, and receiving stolen chickens. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Adeshina Folaranmi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence between June 2024 and May 2025…

The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim, Ogunniyi Semiu and arrested 12 suspected criminals involved in crimes such as kidnapping, stealing, armed robbery, and cultism. The state Police Commissioner, CP Wilfred Afolabi, who confirmed the development at his office in Akure, the state capital on Saturday evening, May 17, 2025 said the suspects were arrested following the intelligence gathering of the command. According to him, the suspects are, Babuga Muhammed, Ibrahim Uma, Paul Osanyinduro, Abubakar Bamoh, Olaoluwa Olootu, Aliu Raymond, Yahaya, Hasminu Jibirimi, Hammed Olabode and Adegoke Olayemi. Babuga Muhammed, who was involved in the abduction of…

Eagle-eyed operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in a well-coordinated covert operation have arrested two high-profile suspected kidnap kingpins as they made to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia to observe the holy pilgrimage. LIB reported on Sunday that suspected kingpin Yahaya Yakubu, who lives in Paikon – Kore village in Gwagwalada area council of the FCT, was nabbed during screening at the Abuja Hajj camp. He presented his passport alongside other Muslim travellers who were on their way to observe this year’s hajj when the DSS operatives arrived and whisked him away. Zamfara-born Sani Aliyu Galadi was arrested…

Former US President, Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive and advanced form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones, according to a statement released by his office. The type of cancer is hormone-sensitive, which means it responds to therapies that lower or block the body’s production of male hormones, such as testosterone, which fuel the growth of prostate cancer cells. The diagnosis was confirmed after a series of medical evaluations and imaging scans conducted over the past few weeks. Biden, who previously had a history of good health aside from common age-related concerns, reportedly began experiencing…

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has said that poverty and economic exclusion are the root causes of insecurity in the Northern part of the country. In an interview with Channels TV on Sunday, May 18, Uba said that unless the economic crisis in the region is tackled, the region will continue to face unrest. Uba who was a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking. “This problem of insecurity, I can tell you, is largely an economic issue — poverty, unemployment. That is the reason why our people can easily be recruited by these bandits. Today, we are…

I felt the love – Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi thanks fans, family and friends after surgery Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has issued an update on his horror injury in a positive statement. Awoniyi was put in an induced coma earlier this week, and is recovering well after undergoing urgent surgery to repair a ruptured intestine, which could have been life-threatening. The Nottingham Forest striker crashed into a post during Forest’s 2-2 draw with Leicester last week and, following several minutes of treatment, returned to action before being taken off. Awoniyi could not be substituted because Forest had used…

One person has been confirmed dead and three others seriously injured after a one-storey building under construction collapsed at 96 Ishaga Road, directly opposite the Idi Araba Central Mosque, on Sunday afternoon,May 18. The coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development in a statement. “So far, one person has been confirmed dead, while three others have been rescued alive. Search and rescue operations are ongoing continue” the statement read Responding agencies included the Isolo Fire Station of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the…

Three Nigerians have been deported from the United States of America, having been charged with various crimes in the country It was gathered that their deportation was in connection with a decision by the US government to deport at least 3,000 Nigerians, who had been involved in various crimes in the country. The deportees arrived on Wednesday, May 14, via a Delta Airlines flight, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, just before 9 am. They were received by officials of different Nigerian government agencies who would decide the next line of action. Under the Donald Trump administration, the US…