Crime
Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty to $405,000 U.S. Online Romance Scam
A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Daniel Chima Inweregbu, has pleaded guilty in a United States court to orchestrating a sophisticated online...
Read moreEFCC Raids Lagos Hotel, Arrests 38 Suspected Internet Fraudsters
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, have successfully apprehended 38 individuals on allegations...
Read moreGunmen Kidnap FMC Health Worker, Police Launch Manhunt
Gunmen abducted Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro, a staff member of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, Ondo State, on Thursday evening,...
Read moreBauchi Police Arrest Five Suspects in Motorcycle Theft and Cannabis Trafficking Crackdown
The Bauchi State Police Command has successfully apprehended five suspects linked to a motorcycle theft syndicate and cannabis trafficking operations...
Read moreCourt Jails Five Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Blessing Osakporlor Zabayo, Divine Eromosele Aisuegbehien, Daniel Destiny Adeniyi, Uche Destiny and Saturday Michael Idongesit were on Wednesday, August 27,...
Read moreLagos Police Hunt Woman over Viral Ritual Killing Claims at Thirty 8 Restaurant
The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a woman who has gone viral on social media accusing...
Read moreSoldier Shot Dead by Police Inspector Over Illegal Mining Truck in Bauchi
A Nigerian Army soldier was fatally shot by a mobile police inspector during an operation to intercept a truck suspected...
Read moreCourt Restrains Suspect from Evading EFCC’s Investigation and Prosecution
Justice Aliyu Baba Usman of the Bauchi State High Court sitting in Bauchi, Bauchi State has granted an order empowering...
Read moreEquatorial Guinea Jails Ex-Anti-Corruption Chief Baltasar Engonga for Embezzlement Amid Sex Tape Scandal
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea — In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, a provincial court sentenced Baltasar Ebang Engonga, former head of...
Read moreOsun monarch jailed four years in US for $4.2m COVID-19 fraud
The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison...
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