Latest News

How Okpebholo Is Securing Edo Students’ Future Through Fully Funded Education • Edo extends 2026 tax returns deadline to April 30 • NASS Passes N68.4trn 2026 Budget After Upward Review • Plea bargain: Punishing corruption or negotiating it away? • Residents Jubilate as Gov. Okpebholo Inspects Charismatic Church Road Project in Benin • Nigeria Eyes Saudi Tech Boost, as Security Talks Shift Focus to Borders, Migration, Emergency Response • Senate Directed INEC to Reinstate Ukum II, Konshisha II, Gboko East I Before Elections • Okpebholo: The Journey So Far • EDSG to appeal court judgment on sanitation exercise • Troops rescue 813 hostages, smash 100 illegal refineries in nationwide crackdown •

CRIME

Airport Police Arrest Romance Fraud Suspect Over N1bn Scam

Lagos — The Nigeria Police Force, through its Airport Police Command, has arrested a suspected international romance and celebrity fraudster allegedly involved in scams exceeding N1 billion, targeti …

Court okays temporary forfeiture of N30.7m linked to alleged NNPCL fraud

By The Nigerian Observer

January 06, 2026

Edo kidnapping: younger brother killed, doctor remains in captivity

By The Nigerian Observer

January 06, 2026

Troops arrest associate of notorious criminal kingpin, John Ngata in Takum

By The Nigerian Observer

January 05, 2026

Tinubu orders security agencies to hunt down terrorists behind Niger attack

By The Nigerian Observer

January 05, 2026

Gunmen kidnap medical doctor, brother in Edo

By The Nigerian Observer

January 04, 2026

NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs in coffee sachets, detains 22 Indians

Air strike kills 23 fleeing bandits after Kano attack

Outcry as cultist arrest lands Edo Police officers In cell

Major cocaine bust: Customs, NDLEA intercept foreign vessel at Apapa port

EFCC rejects Bauchi Gov’s allegations of political persecution

Troops rescue 5 kidnap victims in Kogi forest, recover bodies

Oyo Police arrest suspect over alleged desecration of grave

Court orders arrest of Ondo Commissioner for allegedly assaulting magistrate

Oba of Benin disowns assault on Pedro Obaseki, urges youths to uphold rule of law

Troops apprehend suspected suicide bomber, IEDs dealer in Borno

Court remands Malami, co-defendants in Kuje Correctional Centre as ex-minister, others plead not guilty

NDLEA arrests ex-convict, 3 others over UK-bound cocaine consignments

Troops foil kidnapping attempt on Otukpo–Enugu expressway, rescue passengers

Investigation: Petitions Pile Up as Edo CP Insists on Personal Approval, Forcing Lawyers to Queue

Taskforce issues 72-Hour ultimatum to cult suspects

Edo police rescue 377 kidnap victims, arrest 821 suspects

Edo GBV c'ttee unveils 2026 work plan, seeks stronger collaboration

NAPTIP receives 6 human trafficking victims intercepted in Jigawa

Court grants FG’s plea to reopen terrorism case against suspects link to Bello Turji

Yuletide: FCTA security combs motor parks, others to flush out criminals

« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 112 »

SPORTS

Athletes shine in 100m, 400m on Day 1 of MTN CHAMPS Continental Relays in Jos

March 29, 2026 at 09:05 PM

OBSERVER CARTOON

Sustaining the Crackdown on Edo’s Revenue Predators

August 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Airport Police Arrest Romance Fraud Suspect Over N1bn Scam

Court okays temporary forfeiture of N30.7m linked to alleged NNPCL fraud

Edo kidnapping: younger brother killed, doctor remains in captivity

Troops arrest associate of notorious criminal kingpin, John Ngata in Takum

Tinubu orders security agencies to hunt down terrorists behind Niger attack

Gunmen kidnap medical doctor, brother in Edo

NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs in coffee sachets, detains 22 Indians

Air strike kills 23 fleeing bandits after Kano attack

Outcry as cultist arrest lands Edo Police officers In cell

Major cocaine bust: Customs, NDLEA intercept foreign vessel at Apapa port

EFCC rejects Bauchi Gov’s allegations of political persecution

Troops rescue 5 kidnap victims in Kogi forest, recover bodies

Oyo Police arrest suspect over alleged desecration of grave

Court orders arrest of Ondo Commissioner for allegedly assaulting magistrate

Oba of Benin disowns assault on Pedro Obaseki, urges youths to uphold rule of law

Troops apprehend suspected suicide bomber, IEDs dealer in Borno

Court remands Malami, co-defendants in Kuje Correctional Centre as ex-minister, others plead not guilty

NDLEA arrests ex-convict, 3 others over UK-bound cocaine consignments

Troops foil kidnapping attempt on Otukpo–Enugu expressway, rescue passengers

Investigation: Petitions Pile Up as Edo CP Insists on Personal Approval, Forcing Lawyers to Queue

Taskforce issues 72-Hour ultimatum to cult suspects

Edo police rescue 377 kidnap victims, arrest 821 suspects

Edo GBV c'ttee unveils 2026 work plan, seeks stronger collaboration

NAPTIP receives 6 human trafficking victims intercepted in Jigawa

Court grants FG’s plea to reopen terrorism case against suspects link to Bello Turji

Yuletide: FCTA security combs motor parks, others to flush out criminals

Athletes shine in 100m, 400m on Day 1 of MTN CHAMPS Continental Relays in Jos

Sustaining the Crackdown on Edo’s Revenue Predators

About Links

Useful Links