Crime

Police arrest 16 for armed robbery, homicide, others

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Police Command says it has arrested 26 suspects…

N50m bribe: Court adjourns EFCC suit against Chinese businessmen

The Sokoto State Zonal Head of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…

Woman, 40, docked over alleged N6m fraud

A 40-year-old woman, Abosede Popoola, on Thursday appeared before a Magistrates’ Court in Isabo,…

Cleric arraigned for N5m fraud in Osun

An Islamic cleric, Sheu Adewoye, on Wednesday, appeared before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court…

Chinese men in trouble for offering N50m bribe to EFCC official

The Sokoto Zonal Head of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC),…

Twitter accounts of Apple, Musk, Gates hacked in bitcoin scam, over $10m reportedly stolen

The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and others…

Police brutalise, extort man of N260,000 in Lagos, cause outrage

Public outcry on Wednesday greeted the alleged torture and extortion of a young man,…

JUST IN: Gunmen kill two, abduct one in Nasarawa

Gunmen have stormed Gudi, the ancestral home town of Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Sule, in…

Moment Frank Ogboru was killed by British cops (Video)

A 2006 video noting the point a Nigerian man, Frank Ogboru was killed by…

Man jailed for stealing 52 copies of PUNCH’s newspapers

A man, Mohammed Hassan, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison for stealing…

Pastor, 59, allegedly defiles girl, 10 in Ogun

Ogun police have arrested the 59-year-old pastor of the Light Christian Church, Odeda, for…

Woodberry hires top Chicago lawyer, Michael Nash

Olalekan Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, who was arrested alongside Hushpuppi, has hired the…

Two arrested for trafficking 39 Nigerians to Ghana

Two Nigerians, Paul Okafor and Duru Favour have been arrested for trafficking some Nigerians…

Senate passes bill, prescribes life jail for kidnappers

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill which prescribes life jail, as against the…

Detectives search Magu’s office

Some detectives yesterday combed the office of Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of…