Category: Crime

EFCC probes traveller over undeclared $59,000 at Lagos Airport

August 13, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started investigation into one Duru Ikechukwu Damian, who was arrested for allegedly failing to...

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Seven Inmates Recaptured After 16 Escape From Keffi Prison

August 12, 2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that 16 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa...

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EFCC detains Tambuwal over ‘suspicious’ withdrawal of N189b

August 12, 2025

Suspicious’ withdrawal of N189 billion from the Sokoto State Government account during his tenure has landed Senator Waziri Aminu Tambuwal in the Economic...

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FG to arraign five suspects over Owo Catholic Church attack

August 11, 2025

The Federal Government is set to arraign five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State...

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Cybercrime: Police announce conviction of 21 Chinese, Malaysian nationals

August 10, 2025

The Nigeria Police Force said it has secured the conviction of 21 foreign nationals linked to a cybercrime syndicate uncovered...

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EFCC arrests 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Abeokuta

August 10, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. The suspects...

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General overseer arrested in Lagos church for Cross-border drug trafficking

August 10, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church,...

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Correctional Service sacks 15 officers, demotes 59 in major sweep

August 8, 2025

In a sweeping disciplinary action aimed at reinforcing professionalism and accountability, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board...

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NDLEA Auctions Forfeited Drug-Related Properties in Transparency Drive

July 29, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has auctioned six forfeited properties linked to drug trafficking, as part of efforts...

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Former Chief Judge Calls On Governors To Sign Death Sentences

July 27, 2025

Former Chief Judge Calls On Governors To Sign Death Sentences To Decongest Nigerian Prisons   Former Chief Judge of the...

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TikToker remanded for false reports on Tinubu’s health

July 26, 2025

A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has remanded a social media influencer, Ghali Isma’il, at the Keffi Correctional Centre following...

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How Boys Were Sold For ₦1.5 Million, Girls For ₦800,000 In Anambra

July 25, 2025

The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its fight against human trafficking, following the arrest of a...

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Two Students Stage Own Kidnapping In Anambra

July 22, 2025

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects for their involvement in a self-orchestrated kidnap and a foiled extortion...

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Exclusive: Over 100 Defrauded In Latest Ponzi Disguised As Food Subsidy Scheme In Niger State As Mealshare Network Vanishes With Millions

July 17, 2025

Residents said that many people in the community had made cash or bank transfer payments in anticipation of receiving the...

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Osun Police Arrest Pastor Over Alleged Defilement of Minor

July 4, 2025

Osun State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of an Islamic cleric, identified simply as Kadiri, for allegedly having...

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EFCC Arrests 74 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja

June 30, 2025

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 74 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested on Monday,...

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FG Declares Speed Darlington Wanted

June 27, 2025

The federal government through the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared controversial entertainer, Darlington...

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53 suspects arrested over Benue, Plateau killings- IG

June 24, 2025

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said no fewer than 53 suspects have been arrested in connection with the...

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Fraudster Bags 76-yr Jail Term For Child Pornography, Cyberstalking

June 19, 2025

The Federal High Court in Lagos Justice Alexander Owoeye of has convicted and sentenced one Olukeye Olalekan to a total...

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Nine Chinese jailed for cybercrime in Lagos, to be deported after prison terms

June 10, 2025

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year in prison following their...

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How I Attempted To Rape Varsity Student Due To Cold Weather – Suspect

June 4, 2025

A suspected rapist, Raji Ridwan, on Tuesday disclosed that cold weather lured him to attempt to rape a varsity female...

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Osun Court Remands Man For Allegedly Killing His Mother

June 2, 2025

The Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Monday, remanded one Taofeek Jimoh, at the Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly killing...

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Woman Arrested For Stealing Two-Month-Old Boy In Delta

June 2, 2025

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old woman, Joy Temitope, for allegedly stealing a two-month-old baby in Koko,...

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Kano: NDLEA Arrests 36, Recovers Illicit Drugs In Sallah Operation

June 2, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State has arrested 36 people during a special operation ahead of...

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Osun Court Sentences Islamic Cleric To Death By Hanging

May 28, 2025

The Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo, has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, to death by hanging for the...

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Court Declines Injunction Against Owa Obokun’s Coronation—Proceedings Shift to July 3

May 22, 2025

Ilesa, Osun State — An Osun State High Court has declined a request to halt the coronation of the new...

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Suspect Admits Killing Kwara College Student for Rituals – Court Hears

May 21, 2025

Ilorin, Nigeria — The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Wednesday resumed hearing in the murder case of Hafsoh...

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Man Murders About-To-Marry Ex-Lover in Enugu

May 18, 2025

Enugu, Nigeria — A middle-aged man identified as Ogbonna, popularly known as Mourinho, has allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend, Chisom Ayogu, at...

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Borno: ISWAP Kills 23 farmers, kidnaps 18 others

May 17, 2025

Borno – Terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, have killed at least 23 farmers and fishermen in...

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Police Dismiss Claims of Supplying Food to Bandits in Kogi, Reaffirm Commitment to National Security

May 13, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has refuted circulating social media allegations that one of its helicopters was...

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