Crime

Nigerian man jailed five years for rape in UK

A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to five years…

Police storm Akwa Ibom shrine, nab seven armed robbery suspects

Police in Akwa Ibom have arrested seven men suspected of being members of a…

Police arrest two suspected gun runners, recover arms, stolen motorcycles

The Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected gunrunners and…

Maiduguri court jails woman over N1.3m food supply fraud

A Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has sentenced Kalthum Mustapha to three years…

Nine abducted as gunmen attack passenger bus on Kogi highway

At least nine passengers were abducted on the Itobe–Anyagba Expressway in Kogi State after…

Ex-cop, ‘pastor’ arrested as police smash car theft ring in Rivers

A dismissed police officer, a self-styled pastor, and three ex-convicts are among 12 suspects…

Man charged for murder of Israeli embassy workers in US

Federal prosecutors have unsealed a detailed indictment against Elias Rodriguez, charging him with nearly…

EFCC probes civil servants, developers suspected of money laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched investigations into property developers and civil…

Customs intercepts smuggled rice worth ₦20.5m hidden in tanker

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a truck carrying 250 bags of smuggled foreign…

Oyo hospital staff convicted over job scam

The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency has secured the conviction of Wahab Olabanji, a former…

Kano transportation commissioner resigns over drug suspect bail controversy

Kano State Commissioner for Transportation, Alhaji Ibrahim Namadi, has resigned from his position amid…

Court remands alleged serial killer Olori Esho in Lagos

A 44-year-old man, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Esho, has been remanded at…

Court fines 21 foreigners for cybercrime, orders deportation

A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted 21 foreign nationals for cybercrime and…

Court jails couple 22 years for drug trafficking

A businessman, Ajah Johnson Uchenna, and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, have been sentenced to…

Police arrest seven drug barons, vandals in Jigawa raid

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested seven suspected drug barons and several other…