Crime

EFCC arrests lawmaker-elect for N26m property fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a member-elect of the Kwara State…

Malaysia declares Nigerian man wanted over murder of nurse

The Malaysia police have arrested two foreigners, a 35-year-old Nigerian woman and a 38-year-old…

Former NNPC worker, Godwin Elewana, to hang for killing daughter’s lover, Appeal Court affirms

An Appeal Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has affirmed the decision of…

Nigeria woman found guilty of money laundering in scheme that stole $246,219 from lawyer

A Nigerian woman was on Wednesday convicted by a federal jury in US District…

Katsina police command parade girlfriends, informants of bandits

The Katsina state police command on Wednesday paraded four women said to be informants,…

Ramadan: Sharia police arrest 80 in Kano for eating in public

The Islamic Sharia police in Kano state briefly detained 80 people accused of eating…

NDLEA intercepts banned drugs worth N20m in Lagos

The Nigeria Drug Law and Enforcement Agency has intercepted a truckload of 150 bags…

India arrests Nigerian couple for robbing ATMs

A Nigerian couple have been arrested in Indian for allegedly stealing from bank ATMs.…

Angry father strangles his 11-month-old baby in Osun

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun State on Wednesday, ordered that a 40-year-old man,…

Driver in court for sexually assaulting stepdaughters aged 9 and 12

A driver, Abraham Joseph, 35, who was accused of sexually assaulting his two stepdaughters,…

Tricycle rider goes missing two days after naming ceremony

The whereabout of a 30-year-old tricycle rider identified as Oluwadamilare Shittu has left his…

I raped my neighbour’s seven-year-old daughter just three times, says 40-year-old suspect

A 40-year-old labourer, Sani Ibrahim, was on Tuesday, remanded in the Katsina Prison for…

25-year-old police constable rapes stepdaughter, 19, stabs her 15 times with scissors

A Police officer, Constable Moses Nigel Jalasi, has been arrested for alleged rape and…

Two Nigerians on trial in Singapore over alleged roles in transnational Internet love scams

Two Nigerian men believed to be members of an internet love scam syndicate were…

One killed as rival cult groups clash in Lekki

A clash between rival cult groups at Jakande bus stop in Lekki area of…