Crime
EFCC, UNODC, and Canada Unite Against Terrorist Financing
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has disclosed the readiness of the EFCC...
Read moreLekki Unrest: Police Apprehend Nine Suspects After Viral Machete Video
LAGOS – Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested nine suspected hoodlums following a viral video that captured...
Read moreEFCC Nabs Cameroonian in Lagos Over Alleged ₦1.5bn Bank Fraud
LAGOS — Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended a 47-year-old Cameroonian national, Bekono Marc Eric,...
Read moreFive Remanded in Ondo Over Attempted Murder, Property Destruction
An Akure Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of four men at the Olokuta Correctional Facility and one woman at...
Read moreAccused Atlanta Spree Killer Found Dead in Jail Cell
DEKALB COUNTY, GA — Olaolukitan Adon Abel, the 26-year-old Nigerian-American accused of orchestrating a violent string of attacks across the...
Read moreFBI Launches Manhunt for Nigerian Scammer Following Airport “Disappearing Act”
ATLANTA, GA – United States federal authorities have launched an intensive manhunt for Emuobosan Emanuella Hall, a 45-year-old Nigerian national...
Read moreNigerian Kingpin Arrested in Thailand as Police Find N67m Hidden in Ceiling
BANGKOK, THAILAND — The long-running reign of a suspected Nigerian drug lord in the heart of Thailand has come to...
Read moreMaiduguri Court Jails Man Over N22m Contract Fund Fraud
MAIDUGURI — The Borno State High Court has sentenced Shehu Saleh to two years imprisonment for the criminal misappropriation of...
Read moreFive Years Jail for ‘Yahoo School’ Recruiter in Benin
BENIN CITY — A Federal High Court sitting in Benin has sentenced Goodluck Ejimiyare to five years imprisonment for his...
Read moreTrial of Yahaya Bello’s Nephew Stalled as New Counsel Takes Over
ABUJA — The ongoing trial of Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, faced a...
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