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Access Bank’s ₦1.34bn Fraud: Court Orders 71 Banks, Fintechs to Freeze Accounts

Sep 4, 2026 topnews

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 71 banks and other financial institutions to place debit restrictions on accounts allegedly linked to the unauthorised transfer of ₦1.34 billion from Access Bank customers’ accounts. Justice Akintayo Aluko issued the order following an ex parte application filed by Access Bank after the lender detected the alleged fraud. According to court documents, Access Bank discovered the incident on August 12, 2026, and said the transactions were carried out through its internet banking platform, the Access SME App. The bank said its internal…

TMT Boss Faces Alleged Visa Fraud Victims at Police Station as Investigation Continues

Sep 1, 2026 topnews

Ifeanyi Onukwubiri, the Chief Executive Officer of TMT Travels and Tours, has reportedly been made to face some of the people who accused him of collecting money from them for visa and travel arrangements. The development reportedly occurred at a police station following his arrest over allegations of visa-related fraud. According to reports circulating online, several complainants had alleged that they paid substantial sums to TMT Travels for visa processing and other travel services but were left without the promised services. Social media activist VeryDarkMan, who has been amplifying the…

Woman Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Cannabis Hidden in Milo Into Ogun Custodial Centre

Aug 31, 2026 topnews

A woman identified as Mrs Iyabo Sowunmi has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle a substance suspected to be cannabis into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Sowunmi was reportedly arrested at about 1:33pm on Friday, August 28, 2026, during a routine security screening at the entrance of the custodial facility. According to the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, the suspect had visited an inmate identified as Dare Sowunmi, who is reportedly on death row. During the screening, correctional officers allegedly discovered a sachet of…

Mother Catherine Davou, Two Others Arrested Over Alleged ₦15m Kidnap Plot Involving Her 2-Year-Old Son

Aug 29, 2026Aug 31, 2026 topnews

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a woman identified as Catherine Davou and two other suspects over an alleged plot to stage the kidnapping of her two-year-old son and demand ransom from the family. The child, identified as Rito Jesse Davou, was reportedly at the centre of the alleged scheme uncovered by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT). According to the police, 34-year-old Nansik Wuyep Sule allegedly conspired with the child’s biological mother, Catherine Davou, to create the impression that the boy had been kidnapped. The police said the…

Oyo: Suspected Kidnappers Arrested as VGN Recovers Over ₦4.2m, Gun in Ipapo

Aug 29, 2026 topnews

The Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) has reportedly arrested suspected kidnappers and recovered more than ₦4.2 million in cash and a firearm during an operation in the Ipapo area of Oyo State. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at about 5:30 p.m. in the Alaganran area of Oke Amu, near Ipapo. According to an account attributed to the VGN, some of its operatives were on patrol when they intercepted three men travelling on a motorcycle. One of the men, identified as Abubakar, was searched and allegedly found…

EFCC Extradites Two Nigerians to U.S. Over Alleged Sextortion of Teen Boys

Aug 28, 2026 topnews

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has extradited two Nigerian men to the United States to face prosecution over alleged online sexual exploitation and sextortion involving two teenage boys. The EFCC said Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle were extradited on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the commission. According to the EFCC, the two men were identified in separate investigations conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into sextortion schemes targeting male minors, particularly boys between the ages of…

Nasarawa Kidney Scandal: Police Parade Two Nephrologists, Two Others Over Alleged Organ Trafficking

Aug 28, 2026 topnews

The Nigeria Police Force has paraded four suspects, including two nephrologists, over their alleged involvement in a kidney-harvesting and organ-trafficking syndicate operating in Nasarawa State and neighbouring areas. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad following a sting operation in Auta Balefi, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on August 19, 2026. They were identified by the police as Emmanuel Odeh, Dr Benjamin Oyime, Dr Daniel Otokpa and David Idoko. According to investigators, the alleged syndicate targeted vulnerable and financially disadvantaged young…

Gunmen Kill APC Chairman in Kogi, Abduct Another Occupant

Aug 28, 2026 topnews

Gunmen have reportedly shot dead the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman of Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Ishaq Yunusa, in a fresh attack along the Itobe–Ochadamu road. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday evening when armed men emerged from the surrounding bush and opened fire on a vehicle conveying the APC chieftain and another occupant. Yunusa was said to have sustained fatal gunshot injuries during the attack and was found dead inside a blue Toyota Corolla. The assailants reportedly abducted the other occupant of the vehicle before fleeing…

CCC Shepherd Assassinated in Abuja: Police Launch Investigation as Family Announces Funeral

Aug 26, 2026 topnews

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has reportedly commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ven. Sup. Evang. Onaduja Oluwafemi Gbeminiyi (Perry), the 64-year-old Shepherd-in-Charge of Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Castle of Mercy Parish, War District, Abuja. The cleric reportedly died after unidentified men allegedly attacked him at the church premises on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. According to preliminary accounts made available to CRC-MEDIA, the suspected assailants allegedly stormed the parish premises and proceeded to the Shepherd’s apartment, where he was reportedly observing a mercy…

101-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Arrested for Selling Cannabis in Ogun

Aug 23, 2026 topnews

A 101-year-old great-grandmother, identified as Esther Ogunmabo, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly selling cannabis in Ilisan, Ogun State. The centenarian was arrested on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with 90 grammes of skunk, a strain of cannabis, packaged in small sachets. According to the NDLEA, Ogunmabo allegedly admitted that she sold the substance to people in the community. The agency said the elderly woman told operatives that she ventured into the illicit drug trade after her provisions shop was destroyed by…