Police arrest killers of Retired Army General in Abuja
In connection with the death of Army Brigadier General Uwem Udukwere in Abuja Sunshine Estate, the FCT Police Command has detained four suspects. Two of the thieves, who are currently at large, fled with the retired general's pistol, according to Benneth Igweh, the Commissioner of Pol ....
Security forces arrest female terrorist arms' supplier in Katsina
Aisha Abubakar, a lady, was reportedly detained by security forces in Katsina State for allegedly supplying ammo to militants. Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and expert in counterinsurgency, reported the occurrence on Monday. Makama claims that the ammo was found when Abubakar's ....
EFCC apprehends ex-bankers over N4.2 million fraud
Two former Union Bank workers have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for embezzling N4.2 million from the account of a deceased customer. Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute, the former workers, were taken into custody by the commission on Friday in Makurdi, B ....
NDLEA nabs drug cartel, seizes cocaine, others
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency caught a cartel led by a drug baron and his sister as part of a huge crackdown on drug trafficking, seizing cocaine and methamphetamine valued at over N4.1 billion. This was announced in a statement posted on the Agency's website on Sunday and sign ....
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Court sentences Nigerian student for scamming Chinese woman
Adakole Peter, a 21-year-old student, was given a one-year prison sentence by the Gwagwalada Division of the FCT High Court on Thursday for scamming a Chinese woman of $50. The defendant was charged with two counts of impersonation and pretending to be a military man by the Economic and Financial ....
Police arrest man caught with eight skulls, human parts in Ondo
Yusuf Adenoyin, a man who was found in possession of eight human skulls in Isua, the Akoko South-East Local Government headquarters, was taken into custody by the Ondo State Police Command. On Wednesday, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, the state police public relations officer, gave an ....
EFCC arrest 11 suspected online scammers in Port Harcourt
Eleven alleged online scammers have been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, according to its agents at the Port Harcourt Zonal Command. The suspects were taken into custody on Friday following a sting operation that was conducted in the ....
EFCC arrest five suspected online scammers in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has declared that five alleged online scammers have been taken into custody in Abuja. This was disclosed by the commission on its X page. They were detained, according to the statement, after a predawn sting operation at the Ipent ....
Lagos court jails businessman for drug trafficking
A 28-year-old businessman named Peter Ugwu was given a three-year prison sentence by a Federal High Court in Lagos for trafficking in 7.50 kg of narcotics. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) re-arrested the convicted person on an upgraded nine-count drug trafficki ....
NDLEA apprehends two suspects during cocaine shipment in Lagos
On Wednesday, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency agents raided a hotel and apprehended individuals who were getting ready to consume 200 wraps of cocaine. Based on intelligence, the operation went after those trying to smuggle drugs into Saudi Arabia in preparation for the on ....
Police arrest woman for child maltreatment in Lagos
Following the discovery of a video on the internet showing Funmi Faith, 32, abusing a female kid, the Lagos State Police Command has taken her into custody. This was verified in a statement released on Wednesday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the stat ....
California rock climber sentenced to life imprisonment for sexual assault
A California rock climber who repeatedly assaulted a lady in Yosemite National Park in 2016 with severe physical force received a life sentence on Tuesday, according to officials. In February, a jury found forty-year-old Charles Barrett guilty of one count of abusive sexual contact and two ....
EFCC arraigns two women over N6m land fraud
Blessing Nchelem and her daughter-in-law, Deborah Jack, have been charged with repeated fraud by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The charges were brought before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Thi ....
Police arrest member of gang kidnapping Uber drivers in Rivers
A graduate of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, has been detained by the Rivers State Police Command on suspicion of enticing taxi drivers to ritualists. The State police leadership said that he will be charged in court. This was revealed by SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the ....
Amotekun arrests ex-convict for theft of mosque's amplifier in Osun
Tajudeen Ridwan, an ex-convict, has been taken into custody by Osun Amotekun agents for suspected amplifier theft from a mosque. In the Osogbo neighbourhood of Isale Osun, Ridwan was taken into custody by Osun Amotekun Corps agents. The Osun Amotekun spokesperson, Idowu Yus ....
Court jails woman caught hawking currency in Lagos
Adeyinka Bilikis Gbadamosi, a resident of Lagos, was sentenced to six months in prison after entering a guilty plea to a single count of currency racketeering brought against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC. Gbadamosi was arraigned before Justice Chukwujek ....
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Police arrest Reverend Sister, rescue two abducted children in Anambra
In Amaba Ime, Ikwuano LGA, Abia State, a biker kidnapped two of the three children belonging to the same parents. The children were rescued and returned to their parents. Security personnel came to their aid in the Anambra State communities of Ekwulobia and Nkpor. When Promise ....
NDLEA arrests couple for illegal drug trafficking
Bolanle and Olayinka Dauda, a couple suspected of heading a cocaine trafficking cartel where millions of naira worth of illegal drugs were ....
EFCC detains man for spraying naira notes
Zachariyya Muhammad has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's Gombe Zonal for misusing Nigerian cash in Gombe State. ....
Ogun cult clash leaves three dead
In Ijoko, Ota, Ogun state, there is allegedly a cult conflict between suspected members of the Aiye and Eiye fraternity groups that has resulted in the deaths of three people. According to information obtained by our correspondent, the conflict began last Friday when a suspecte ....
Thugs attack police station in Lagos
On Monday morning, almost a hundred thugs stormed the Ipaja Police Station located in Lagos. The incident resulted in a gunfight, during which some of the thugs were slain. The story quotes locals as saying that the incident spread fear throughout the community. Additionally, the repo ....
Court sentences ex-banker to prison over N1.4m fraud
Lagos Olushola Damilola, a former employee of Boctrust Microfinance Bank, received a one-year prison sentence for stealing N1.4 million from a client. Details of the case were initially revealed on July 11, 2019, and they purport that Lamilola took N1.4 million from a bank customer an ....
EFCC detains woman for spraying money at social event in Gombe
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a woman named Janty Emmanuel was taken into custody by its agents in Gombe for allegedly misusing naira during a social gathering. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Tuesday that Emmanuel ....
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Death toll rises to 12 in Kano mosque attack
Twelve people have already perished as a result of the Gezawa mosque bombing; eleven more patients passed away while undergoing care at the Murtala Muhammad Specia ....
EFCC detains two for suspected involvment in illegal forex trading
Two people who are suspected of being illegal currency traders have been taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Zonal Command: Surajo Umar and Muhammad Sadiq Lawal. The EFCC claimed in a post on its official X feed on Friday that they w ....
Judge sentences two Chinese to prison for illegal mining in Kwara
Two Chinese nationals, Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi, have been found guilty of engaging in illicit mining in Kwara State, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC revealed in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday that the defendants and thei ....
EFCC detains 44 suspected online fraudsters in Calabar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Zonal Command investigators have taken forty-four (44) suspected online scammers into custody. The accused fraudsters were apprehended on Thursday morning during an early-morning sting operation in the Cross River State co ....
Two students expelled from Ekiti University for bullying colleague
Two female students at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology in Ikere, Ekiti, have been expelled for harassing a fellow student in an online video. BOUESTI Public Relations Officer Mr. Temitope Akinbisoye revealed this in a statement on Tuesday.This was ....
Oyo Police arrest alleged killer of NYSC Corps member
The Oyo State Police Command said on Thursday that many officers, including one inspector named Rasheed Saheed, had been taken into custody for their alleged i ....
118 inmates escape as heavy downpour destroys Niger prison
The Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, sustained significant damage from Wednesday night's downpour, which also made it easier for 118 prison ....
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Police officer stabs man to death in Lagos
The circumstances surrounding the death of one Anosikwa Patrick, who was allegedly stabbed by a police officer, are being looked into by th ....
Imo Police arrest two suspected drug dealers
Large amounts of weeds thought to be Indian hemp were found in the suspects' criminal hideout after the Imo State Police Command arrested two suspected drug dealers, Kelechi Ekeopra and John Aburodo. On April 18, 2024, the anti-narcotics section of the command stormed many shan ....
Man sentenced to prison for assaulting Lagos official
A man only known as Paul was given a nine-month prison sentence by a mobile court in Oshodi for attacking Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps staff and failing to use a pedestrian bridge. Tokunbo Wahab, the state commissioner for the environment and water resources, revealed this on Thursda ....
Rivers police arrest suspected notorious armed robber
In the Bodo village in the Gokana Local Government Area of the state, a well-known armed robber and cultist was detained, according to the Rivers State Police Command. In a statement released in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Grace Iringe-Koko, the state police command's spokesperson, reveale ....
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Police arrest two suspected robbers in Lagos, recover weapons
In the Agbado neighbourhood of Lagos State, two unidentified suspected robbers have been taken into custody at a hotel located along AIT Road. According to information obtained by PUNCH Online, the event happened on Monday at approximately three o'clock in the afternoon. Our co ....
Police uncover fake alcohol production facility in Ogun
A structure on Muibi Olawunmi, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been discovered by the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan Lagos, to be utilised for the production of contaminated wine and other alcoholic beverages. Mr. Austine and Mrs. Magret Idemudia were ....
Police arrest five for kidnapping in Rivers
Yahaya Bello, Aliyu Usman, Sule Abubakar, and Abdullahi Adamu have been apprehended by the police on charges of ab ....
Bobrisky arrested for money laundering, abuse of naira
Popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, will be charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today in a Lagos Federal High Court for misusing Naira and failing to disclose his company's N180.7 million in business dealings. Through i ....
$30 million stolen from Los Angeles money storage facility
Over $30 million was taken from a money storage facility in the San Fernando Valley, and the FBI and LAPD are looking into one of the biggest cash thefts in the city's history. The unidentified facility, which handles and stores cash from businesses around the San Fernando Valley, was the ....
Nigerian army arrests fake soldier in Lagos, hands him to the police
The Nigerian army detained and turned over a phoney soldier to the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday. The bogus soldier's name is Silas Dickson, according to a post made on X on Wednesday by Benjamin Hundeyin, the police command's spokesperson. He said that members of the Nigeri ....
India police nab three Nigerian drug traffickers
In India, the Chandigarh Police Crime Branch declared that it had broken up a global drug trafficking organisation, detained three foreign people, and found 204.8 grammes of crystal methamphetamine, also referred to as "ice." The suspects Frank Nwokeji, Loua, and Jack David llo ....
Borno police apprehend 8 over murder of UNIMAID lecturer
Eight people have been detained, according to the Borno State Police Command, in connection with the death of a lecturer from the University of Maiduguri's Department of Physical Health Education (UNIMAID). According to Daily Trust, ASP Daso Kenneth, a spokesman for the command ....
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10-year-old strangles boy to death during football match in Lagos
Israel, a 10-year-old child, strangled his friend Ezekiel at Powerline in the Lagos State neighbourhood of Ejigbo. According to what PUNCH Online has learned, the incident took place on Friday as they were playing football in the neighbourhood. According to a police ....
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EFCC apprehends 74 internet scammers in Ogun
In Ogun State, agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command have taken 74 alleged online scammers into custody. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC spokesperson, stated as much in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Oyewale, the accused fraud ....
Police arrest drug dealer with suspected Indian hemp in Lagos
In Oshodi, Lagos State, a physically challenged drug dealer was apprehended with suspected India hemp and tramadol capsules that he was selling. In a post published on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Friday, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Lagos Police Command, ....
Kano court sentences Chinese man to death by hanging for killing ex-girlfriend
Frank Geng-Quangrong, a Chinese nat ....
Police uncovers illegal drink factory in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command said on Thursday that its agents had discovered an illegal drink manufacturing in the Agege region of the state and had taken four people into custody.This occurs concurrently with the police announcement that they have opened an inquiry into the accus ....
Man arrested for pointing gun at neighbour
SWAT was sent to south Austin on Thursday morning after police said a man had pointed an assault-style weapon at his neighbour after a fight. The suspect was taken into custody.At 9:33 a.m., the Austin Police Department announced on social media that SWAT and patrol officers were dispatche ....
Indian man kills two children in their home
In Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, a man is accused of killing two children after breaking into his neighbor's house and demanding money. Details of the case have surfaced. According to authorities, Sajid, the alleged killer, knew the victims' father Vinod and owned a barbershop across ....
Police arrest armed robber, kidnapper disguised as lunatic in Lagos
The Nigeria Police Force has advised the populace to exercise caution and vigilance in the face of criminal misdirection.The force was called in response to the arrest in Lagos State of one Olaseinde Ojo, a suspected armed robber and kidnapper who poses as a madman to entice ....
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India police arrest seven men who allegedly gang-raped tourist
According to officials, seven men are currently being held in India for the alleged gang rape of a tourist and assault on her spouse. This case has brought attention to the widespread issue of sexual violence against women in the nation.In relation to the incident, police said on Sa ....
Man assaults wife after she served him divorce papers
Laban Mukombelo, 53, of Mkushi, Zambia, is said to have taken to his heels after cutting Eunice Kabamba, his wife, with an axe when she tried to serve him with divorce papers.As a result, Laban is the target of a manhunt by police in Central Province for the horrific attack on his 50-year- ....
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Police arraign Lagos car dealer over N26m scam
Mr. Oyeniyi Abolaji Muideen, 47, is a car dealer and the director of Bajomo Investment Limited. The Nigeria Police Zone 2 Command in Onika ....
Police arrest wanted Abuja kidnapper
Samaila Fafa, also known as Habu Ibrahim, was apprehended by Federal Capital Territory Police Command operations. Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, has pla ....
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NSCDC detains undergraduate for alleged kidnapping
Anthony Oscar, a 21-year-old undergraduate, has been detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, on suspicion of kidnapping a 17-year-old female.The NSCDC State Commandant, Mr. Oluyemi Ibiloye, revealed this on Tuesday in Akure as he paraded ....
Two fake soldiers arrested in Lagos
In Lagos State, two males, Jonathan Yahaya and Mohammed Umar, have been taken into custody on charges of impersonating troops.An member of the Nigerian Army gave the fictitious soldiers to the police, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Lagos Command, revealed on Wednesday. ....
Court sentences two OAU students, four others for cybercrime
Due to their involvement in internet fraud, two Obafemi Awolowo University undergraduates have been found guilty and sentenced to varying jail terms by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Four other individuals have also been found guilty.This was reve ....
EFCC detains nurse, PoS operators selling new naira notes
Two point of sale (PoS) operators and a nurse in Kwara have been detained, according to the EFCC, for vending fresh naira notes.The PoS operators are Sallah Asmau Wuraola, Owoduni Abdullahi Isa (also known as Bolaji), and the nurse, Shuaibu Rukayat, according to an EFCC statement fr ....
EFCC charges Ibadan businesswoman over alleged N58m fraud
Ajayi Oluwabukola Temitope has been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command for allegedly using false pr ....
NDLEA arrests female drug trafficker, others in Abia
In collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Office of Abia State Governor on Homeland Security raided well-known hard drug hotspots in Umuahia, the state capital.A female drug trafficker known only as Adaobi Nweke was captured during the raid.I ....
EFCC arrests 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Makurdi
At a Makurdi "Yahoo Academy," agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission detained 14 people on suspicion of online fraud on Wednesday.A statement on the agency's X account claims that Makurdi Zonal Command agents raided a three-bedroom flat on Achusa Road in Benue ....
Police arrest suspected one-chance robber in Lagos
Operatives from the Lagos State Police Command have taken into custody 49-year-old Ndubisi George, the alleged mastermind of one-chance robberies.This was revealed on Monday in a statement posted on SP Benjamin Hundeyin's X account, the command's public relations officer.In N ....
13-year-old student remanded for allegedly defiling 6-year-old girl in Lagos
A 13-year-old kid has been placed under arrest at the Borstal Correctional Centre in Lagos after he is accused of defiling the 6-year-old daughter of his neighbour.The young man, a student, was charged with defilement before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos. He resides at 96, Os ....
Ondo petrol dealer kills himself after killing wife
Sesan Adelabu, a petroleum products dealer located in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, is said to have fatally macheted his wife Bolu Adelabu on Friday at their home in the city's Alagbaka GRA neighbourhood.Adelabu, whose retail store was named Emirate, was reported to have killed ....
EFCC declares Emefiele's wife, three others wanted for extortion
The wife of the troubled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, Margaret Dumbiri Emefiele, was proclaimed sought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday.The anti-graft agency also proclaimed Eric Ocheme Odoh (m), Jonathan Omoile (m), ....
Police nab drug dealers, recover drugs, ammunition in Lagos
In Lagos, the police have taken several alleged drug dealers into custody and taken ammunition and drugs from them.In the meantime, SP Rilwan Kasumu, the officer in charge of the police tactical team attached to Area K, Marogbo, Lagos State Command, and his team have received praise from I ....
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EFCC arrest General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International for fraud
Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, has been arrested by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding churchgoers and other Nigerians out of N1.3 billion in fraudulent grants from the Ford Fo ....
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Ondo Police arrest 22-year-old for buying car with fake bank alert
Bakare Ayobami, 22, has been taken into custody by the Ondo State police for reportedly using a fictitious bank alert to purchase an automobile.This was announced in a statement released on Wednesday in Akure by Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the State Police Public Relations Officer ....
Police arrest fake EFCC officials in Umudike, Abia
Four persons using toy guns while wearing uniforms from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been apprehended by the Abia State Police Command.According to the Command, the arrests took place on Tuesday as a result of reliable information that the Central Police Station ....
EFCC arrests 24 suspected cyber fraudsters in Uyo
In Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has detained 24 people who are allegedly being trained as online con artists.According to EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the suspects were taken into custody on Monday as a result of an i ....
Abuja Kidnappers demand N30m ransom
After being kidnapped from the Army estate in Kurudu, Barrister Cyril Adikwu's wife and his two in-laws are demanding a ransom of N30 million to be released.The Nation has previously revealed how his wife and his two in-laws were abducted after kidnappers broke into the estate on Thursday ....
Army arrests two with 296 wraps of illicit substance in Ogun
Along the Balogun border in Ogun State on Sunday, troops from the Nigerian Army's 192 Battalion, 81 Division, seized 296 warps containing illegal substance, perhaps belonging to a transnational drug cartel.Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, reveal ....
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Kidnappers demand N700million after killing three out of 10 victims
Residents of Sagwari Layout Estate Dutse, Abuja are living in constant fear following the deaths of three of the ten people who were kidnapped from the area.According to the DAILY POST, the audacious gunmen broke into the estate on January 7 with extremely advanced weaponry and kidnapped a ....
Army hands over suspect with 176kg of cannabis to NDLEA, seizes product
On January 11, 2024, Brigadier General Mohammed Aminu, Commander of the 35 Artillery Brigade, sent 365 pawpaw-sized packaged Cannabis Sativa pieces, totaling around 176 kg, to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency's Ogun State Command. The command on its X page on Saturday ....
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Police arrest couple, one other for robbery in Abuja
A couple and another person connected to the "one chance" robbery have been taken into custody by police officers from the Utako police divisional Headquarters.The three Akaraka Gwagwa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents, Chukwudi Okorie (m), 51, Chibuzor Okorie (f), 43, and Esther ....
Lagos police arrest man for assaulting officer
Akinyemi Akintayo, 39, has been taken into custody and charged by men of the Lagos State Police Command for attacking police officers in December.The Lagos state public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this in a statement posted on his X account on Monday.He said, ....
NDLEA arrests 28-year-old woman who supplies bandits with amunitions
According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bilkisu Suleman, a 28-year-old woman who provides bandits with ammunition, has been taken into custody.In a statement released on Sunday, January 7, Femi Babafemi, the director of media and advocacy at NDLEA Headquarters ....
EFCC traces N30bn NSIPA cash to private accounts, freezes money
Of the N44 billion obtained by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), N30 billion has been traced by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The anti-graft agency has frozen the numerous accounts to which certain NSIPA officials transferred the funds as part o ....
Police arrest man with fake naira notes in Enugu
Chukwuebuka Igwebuike, who is accused of using counterfeit naira notes to deceive gullible vendors in the Afor Market neighbourhood of the Garki Awkunanaw area ....
Ogun police arrest three men in possession of two human hearts
Three men have been taken into custody by police officers at the Zone 2 Command in Onikan, Lagos, in relation to the discovery of two possible huma ....
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Kidnappers abduct musician, band members in Abuja, demand N10m
It has been reported that popular Juju musician Omoba De Jombo Beats and his band were abducted on their way to Kogi for a live show.A social media post by fellow musician Adeyinka Adeboye, popularly known as Boyebest, claims that the kidnappers are requesting N10 million as ransom to free ....
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Police arrest couple who bought baby for N30,000 in Anambra
A couple was detained by the Anambra State police for smuggling a one-month-old infant into the state from Lagos.Following their arrest at Bridgehead Onitsha while travelling from Lagos into Anambra, the couple admitted to purchasing the child for N30,000. Their arrest came about as ....
Tenant abducts landlord's, neighbor's sons in Ogun
In the Sango Ota neighbourhood of Ogun State, a woman who has not yet been identified is accused of kidnapping two minors who are the offspring of her landlord and neighbour.Three days after moving into the flat, the woman and the two children were reported to have vanished. ....
Anambra club shooting leaves five people dead—Police
Five people were confirmed dead by the Anambra State Police Command following Sunday's shooting at a nightclub in Oba, in the state's Idemili South Local Government Area.This was said by Aderemi Adeoye, the state commissioner of police, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on T ....
Police arrest man two years after stealing 800 bags of cement
Acting upon a petition submitted by TSL Company, agents of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone Six command, Calabar, have taken into custody Achugo Kenneth Onyebuchi, 41, of the Ogoda community in Ahoada Local Government Area, Rivers State.The onboard tracking device (OBC) was allegedly ....
Police arrest suspected cultist with ammunitions, charms in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command's Orile Division officers have taken into custody Ahmed Ololade, also known as Small Mercy, a 27-year-old suspected cultist.This was made public on Sunday in a post on the command's official X handle.The post claims that among other things, Ololade was ....
Gunmen attack Kogi REC in Lokoja
In Lokoja, the capital of Kogi state, gunmen have attacked the home of the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC).This was revealed in a statement released on Friday in Abuja by Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oye ....
Armed robbers kill Ogun governor finance director, flee with huge sum of money
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance and Accounts attached to the office of the Ogun State Governor in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, was shot and killed by gunmen who were suspected of being armed robbers.According to credible information obtained by our correspondent ....
EFCC arraigns Lagos couple for alleged N2.7 billion fraud
Oriyomi and Ruth Idowu were charged with 20 counts by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, November 28. The charges were brought before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court located in Ikeja, Lagos.The allegations centre o ....
NDLEA arrest illicit drug party organisers following raid in Osun
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said that it raided a lounge in Osogbo, Osun State's capital, with the intention of disrupting ....
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Abducted bank staff dies after paying N11m ransom to kidnappers in Abuja
Austin Ilom, a worker at a commercial bank in Suleja, is said to have passed away after being kidnapped by kidnappers who were causing havoc in the country's capital.The deceased was kidnapped from his home in Kubwa, an FCT suburb, near Abuja.Joe Igbokwe, a prominent member o ....
Police arrest suspected goat thief in Kaduna
According to the Kaduna State Police Command, one of their agents has detained a suspected goat thief. in the state's Kagarko Local Government Area, in the village of Pasali Konu.The suspect was taken into custody on Saturday, according to ASP Mansur Hassan, the command's Police Public Rel ....
NDLEA drug lord seven years after breaking out of prison
Seven years after he broke out of prison, drug lord Ibrahim Momoh, also known as Ibrahim Bendel, was captured by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.The arrest happened during a raid on Momoh's hiding place in the Federal Capital Territory's Dei-Dei neighbourhood, at Filin D ....
Police arrest Rivers DPO's murder suspect
One of the suspected killers of SP Bako Angbashim, a former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, Rivers State, has been apprehended by police officers in Bayelsa State.In September, Angbashim was allegedly beheaded by cult members.Asinim Butswat, the spokesperson for ....
Court jails internet fraudster for scamming American of $20,000
Ekwue Joshua Femi was found guilty by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of defrauding American Sheedy Morgan out of $20,000. Femi was also given a one-year prison sentence.After being charged by the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC, he was placed in jail by Justice O.O. Ab ....
EFCC arrests 14 suspected vote buyers in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi
14 suspected vote buyers have been taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds, Bayelsa State, and several polling places in the states of Imo and Kogi.Dele Oyewale, the EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, made ....
Ogun police arrest suspected cultist
Afolabi Taiwo, a suspected cultist who was terrorising the Abioro Community in the Sango Ota area of the state, was detained, according to the Ogun State Police Command.This was revealed in a statement released on Friday by Omolola Odutola, the command's public relations officer. ....
Police arrest two suspects over alleged robbery
Two suspects, Sunday Osagie and Ayodele Adeolu, were reportedly detained by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly robbing a skit creator, Ekwutousi Philo.The Lagos Police Command's Rapid Response Squad unit revealed this in a statement that was posted on its Facebook page on ....
UK court postpones hearing on former minister Deizani's case to 2025
The case involving Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and allegations of £100,000 in bribery was postponed until November 2025 by the Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom on Monday.On Monday, October 2, 2023, Alison-Madueke m ....
Lagos businessman charged to court over N520m fraud
The trial of businessman Osita David Ikpah and his company, KD Likeminds Stakeholders Limited, regarding an alleged N520 million fraudulent scheme has been delayed by a Federal High Court located in Lagos till November 6.Ikpah and his business were charged in front of Judge ....
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