Crime
Fugitive Extradited to UK from Nigeria Over 2018 London Stabbing and Narcotics Charges
LAGOS, Nigeria – In a significant boost to international judicial cooperation, the Nigerian government has successfully extradited a fugitive, Matthew...
Read moreRetrial Ordered as Benjamin Field’s Murder Conviction Quashed by Court of Appeal
LONDON – In a stunning legal reversal, the Court of Appeal on Thursday quashed the murder conviction of Benjamin Field,...
Read moreTroops Nab Bandit Kingpin’s Second-in-Command, Wife in Gombe
GOMBE – In a significant blow to the criminal networks terrorizing the North-East and North-Central regions, Nigerian security forces have...
Read more$100m Tax Heist: Two Nigerians Indicted in Massive U.S. Identity Theft Scheme
ATLANTA – Federal prosecutors in the United States have unsealed a sweeping indictment against two Nigerian nationals accused of orchestrating...
Read more61-Year-Old Nigerian Jailed 28 Years for Decadelong Abuse of Children in UK
LONDON – A 61-year-old Nigerian national residing in the United Kingdom, Anthony Adewale Sobogun, has been sentenced to 28 years...
Read moreChinese Man Jailed, Fined for Ant Smuggling in Kenya
A Nairobi court has sentenced Chinese national Zhang Kequn to one year in prison and a fine of 1 million...
Read moreNSCDC Nabs Two Over Alleged Minors Rape
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has arrested two men over alleged rape cases involving...
Read moreSecurity Guards Arrested for Machete Attack on Late-Night Traveller
IBAFO – The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended two private security guards in connection with the brutal killing of...
Read moreGunmen Kill Five Forest Guards, Burn Buildings in Kwara Attack
Suspected terrorists have killed five forest guards, including a commander, during a midnight assault on Nuku community in Kaiama Local...
Read moreTension in Surulere as Buccaneers Leader ‘Agali’ is Gunned Down
Residents of Surulere and Iponri are on high alert following the fatal shooting of Adedipe Adeyinkan, a high-ranking member of...
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