Crime

How I got Salawa Abeni’s nvde photos, 19-year-old blackmailer confesses

A 19-year-old boy, Olufowoke Oladunjoye Emmanuel, has told the police in Lagos how he…

20-year-old trainee cleric rapes girl, 10, in Osogbo

A 20-year-old trainee under an Islamic cleric, identified simply as Abdullateef, who is a…

India police arrest Pigeon on suspicion of being a Pakistan spy

The India police have arrested a pigeon on suspicion that it is a trained…

Police arraign man, 26, over alleged fraud

The police on Friday arraigned a 26-year-old man, Ilesanmi Ojo, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief…

You have case to answer, court tells mechanic accused of manslaughter

An Ikeja High Court on Friday told a mechanic, Taiwo Adeyemi, accused of killing…

Man, girlfriend, bag jail time for stealing 64 chickens

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State has jailed a 35-year-old man, Abdullahi…

Nigerian, two others arrested for N8.1m fraud in India

The Mumbai crime branch’s property cell arrested three accused including a Nigerian national on…

To nab a suspected armed robber, IGP Special Tactical Squad arrests his friend, tortures him to death

The Police in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, have allegedly tortured a 46-year-old…

31-year-old armed robbery, murder suspect arrested in Imo

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old armed robbery and murder suspect…

I became a kidnapper because my efforts to break out of poverty failed – Suspect

A kidnap suspect, Sani Jibrin, has claimed he joined crime after all his efforts…

Kidnappers receive $11m as ransom in 50 months, SBM Intelligence says in new report

Kidnappers in Nigeria received about $11m as ransoms in 50 months, a new report…

Alleged forgery: Arrest warrant on two Sri Lankans still stands, judge says

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Saththiyaraj Kantharasa, Vinith Ukantharasa, and a Nigerian,…

World Bank approved $346m for projects in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger

The World Bank has approved $346m for two projects aimed at strengthening resilience and…

Applicant arraigned for allegedly stealing friend’s camera worth N710,000

A 21-year old applicant has been arraigned by the police in a Wuse  Zone…

My wife lied, incest is a taboo in Yorubaland, says man accused of raping his nine and seven-year-old daughters

"I cannot sleep with my children. The rape could have been from an outsider…