Crime

NDLEA nabs Delta kingpin, seizes N7.8bn opioids in Rivers

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a wanted drug kingpin, Sunday Ibigide,…

Fake doctor administers unapproved eye treatment in Akwa Ibom

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended a man posing as…

Illegal miners caught with 1,200 bags of black sand in A’Ibom

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested five men in Uyo, Akwa Ibom,…

Ibom Air: Actress Moyo Lawal slams Nigerians resharing passenger’s nudity

Nollywood actress Moyo Lawal has expressed outrage over the circulation of a viral video…

Chinese man faces US jail for smuggling over 850 turtles

A Chinese man in the United States has admitted to smuggling about 850 protected…

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…