Crime

NAPTIP declares Speed Darlington wanted over rape, cyberbullying allegations

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has declared controversial Nigerian…

Japan executes ‘twitter killer’ who lured, murdered nine

Japan has executed Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” for murdering nine people…

Closing arguments begin in Diddy sex trafficking trial

After several weeks of detailed and often emotional testimony, the high-profile trial of music…

Cameroon customs seize 45kg of Cannabis smuggled from Nigeria

Customs officers stationed at the mobile brigade in Ekok, located in Cameroon’s South-West region,…

Ex-convict, gang member face trial for ₦25,000 robbery

An ex-convict, Yemi Aparaojo, and his partner, Samuel Adekunle, are set to face trial…

Police arrest native doctor with guns, cutlass in Delta

A 47-year-old native doctor, Okonji Chimeze, has been arrested by police operatives in Delta…

Police begin manhunt for Rivers LG administrator’s attackers

The Rivers State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the people who attacked…

Navy deactivates eight illegal refineries, seizes over 20,000L of stolen crude

Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base Escravos have successfully dismantled eight illegal…

Seven Nigerians arrested in India during drug raid

Indian police have arrested eight people, including seven Nigerians and one Nepali, in a…

Lagos prisoner caught processing passport, visa at immigration office

A convicted armed robber serving time at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in…

84 suspects arrested as taskforce raids criminal hideouts in Lagos

No fewer than 84 suspects were arrested on Friday during a clean-up operation carried…

Abia man steals solar streetlight, to sell for ₦5k

Vigilantes in Otampa autonomous community, located in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State,…

Argentine nurse gets life sentence for killing five newborns

An Argentine nurse, Brenda Cecilia Aguero, has been sentenced to life in prison for…

FCT police nab three suspects linked to high-profile abductions, killings

Three suspected members of a notorious kidnapping gang believed to be responsible for a…

Court threatens to revoke Ex-NUPENG leaders’ bail over absence

The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has warned 20 former…