Crime

Navy seizes 1,221 bags of rice, arrests seven suspects

The Nigerian Navy has impounded 1221 bags of foreign parboiled rice smuggled into the…

Lagos preacher, Prophet Dickson, arrested for allegedly defiling 15 girls between ages five and 22

The alleged defilement scandals rocking a popular Pentecostal Church has caused a huge division…

Native doctor on trial over ‘juju scam’

Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court 1, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State…

54-year-old widow, one other arrested for ingesting 153 wraps of cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 54-year-old widow and one…

34-year-old Nigerian, Ifeanyi Obi, arrested with record $400,000 drugs in Goa

A 34-year-old Nigerian was on Tuesday arrested in Goa, India for possessing $400,000 worth…

Halloween party shooting: Three dead, nine injured

At least three people have been reportedly killed and nine others injured in a…

Customs seize 32 containers of expired rice at Tincan Port

The Nigerian Customs says it seized 32 containers of expired rice at the Tincan…

Watches discovered on Mompha worth N60m, not N20m, EFCC clarifies

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the five watches discovered with suspected…

Suspected thief strips, sleeps off at pastor’s house in Anambra [Photos]

A suspected thief who broke into the home of a pastor in Anambra State…

Edo teenage girl being trafficked to Libya, rescued in Burkina Faso

A 15-year-old girl, who was reportedly being trafficked to Libya from Edo State alongside…

Cybercrime/Money laundering: Mompha’s alleged collaborator, Hamza Koudeih, hid in ceiling to evade arrest – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed that a Lebanese, Hamza Koudeih, hid…

Malaysian woman scams US official $300,000 in Nigeria’s name, bags 51 months jail term

A Malaysian woman has been sentenced to 51 months in a U.S jail after…

How we were raped by our father at knifepoint, siblings tell court

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday heard how a middle-aged…

Police beat, forced me to sign their statement when I could not pay N150,000 bail, suspect says

A man who is standing trial over alleged culpable homicide, Tijani Mohammed, has told…

ICPC arrests AFN scribe over alleged misappropriation of IAAF’s $130,000

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested…