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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has opened an investigation into a man arrested in Kano with counterfeit United States banknotes valued at 212,200 dollars, in a case that has revived attention on the flow of fake foreign currency through northern Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the commission through its Kano…
A witness for the Department of State Services has told the Federal High Court in Abuja how students and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State were held for 56 days in conditions she described as dehumanising. The witness, identified only as “AAA” to protect her identity, testified on Thursday,…
A 39-year-old Nigerian-born businessman is in custody in Ireland after being stopped at Dublin Airport on a British arrest warrant, in a case that centres on one of the largest single invoice redirection frauds so far disclosed against an Australian mining company. Edwin Omokhuale was detained by officers of An Garda Síochána on Wednesday afternoon,…
Gunmen shot dead Mallam Nasiru Marafa, the Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria, as he travelled back from Gusau on Sunday, 6 September 2026. The university registrar, Oladipo Ajayi, confirmed the killing in a formal statement issued from the Abuja headquarters on behalf of the governing council and management. The murder cuts short…
Men of the Nigeria Customs Service impounded illicit drugs and toxic chemicals worth N3.95 billion across south-western border corridors, intercepting three suspects in the process. Customs Area Controller Gambo Aliyu, who runs the Federal Operations Unit Zone A in Ikeja, handed the haul to anti-narcotics and green safety regulators on Thursday, 3 September 2026. The…
The International Criminal Court has dismissed an anonymous petition seeking an investigation into alleged systemic kidnappings in Nigeria as crimes against humanity, ruling that the request lacked any legal basis. Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC issued the decision on September 1, 2026. The three-member panel, comprising Presiding Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala and Judges…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is changing its approach to financial crime investigations by moving from post crime recovery to early intervention, as digital payments, cryptocurrency transfers and faster movement of illicit funds reshape the fight against corruption and fraud in Nigeria. The commission’s chairman, Ola Olukoyede, recently disclosed that the EFCC…
The Nigerian Navy dismantled two illegal oil refining sites and recovered roughly 34,000 litres of illicit diesel during a targeted operation in Rivers State on Friday, 28 August 2026. Naval troops attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder raided the hidden processing camps around the Ohaji corridor of the Egbema-Ndoni council area. The Director of…
A coordinated global police sweep across twenty-two countries has netted 58 suspects tied to West African organised crime cartels, including the notorious Black Axe. The International Criminal Police Organisation disclosed on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, that the eight-month offensive, codenamed Operation Jackal IV, identified 263 primary suspects across six continents. Police formations targeted criminal networks…
Barely ten months after Nigeria escaped one of the world’s toughest financial watchlists, its own intelligence unit has warned that the groups behind the country’s insecurity are quietly rebuilding their money pipelines online, using crowdfunding appeals, women’s bank accounts and the SIM cards of dead people to stay ahead of the banks. The warning…