Crime

Customs seize N237m Indian hemp being smuggled into Nigeria from Benin

The Nigeria Customs Service says it seized two Peugeot J5 buses conveying 3,593 kilograms…

California man pleads guilty to killing mom, ex-girlfriend, six-month-old daughter and two children

A California man has murdered his mom, six-month-old daughter, ex-girlfriend and two children. The man…

Two years after his first abduction, gunmen kidnap Calabar businessman again

A businessman, Desmond Oko, has been abducted by gunmen in Calabar, Cross River State.…

Duo nabbed for offering to buy pregnant woman’s unborn baby for N500,000 in Akwa Ibom

Two suspected human traffickers have been arrested in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital,…

Imo community demolishes alleged kidnap kingpin’s mansion over death of monarch’s wife

Residents of Uratta in the Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State has…

Man, 24, allegedly steals N250,000 gold chain at Tejuoso market

The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande, told the court that the defendant committed the…

Police confirm abduction of another set of 12 persons in Kogi

The Kogi state police command has confirmed the abduction of another set of 12…

Shops, banks shut over robbery scare in Akure

Residents and bank workers in Akure, the Ondo State capital were thrown into a…

Court remands woman for allegedly biting, threatening to poison own father

A Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, on Wednesday ordered that a 27-year-old woman, Ifeoma…

Prison official receives N1.2m as salary overpayments, goes on spending spree, lands in custody eight years after

A former staffer with Nigerian Prison Service - now Nigerian Correctional Service - has…

I was charmed by my competitor, says bar owner who stabbed customer to death

A drinking bar owner who stabbed one of his customers to death in a…

Man dies after asking his friends to shoot him to test new anti-bullet charm

An Ebonyi Magistrate's Court, sitting in Abakaliki, has remanded two men Richard Okpu, 20;…

Five robbers raid alfa and his wife, hide in their herbalist’s house, get nabbed by Ogun Police

The Police in Ogun State on Tuesday arrested five suspected robbers who hid at…

60-year-old fish-farmer caught smuggling hard drugs to his Interpol wanted son in EFCC custody

A 60-year-old fish-farmer, Muyiwa Otuyalo, has landed in the custody of the Economic and…

Eight-year-old girl dies after being raped for three years by 16 men including her relatives

An eight-year-old Indian girl, who was allegedly raped over three years by 16 men…