Crime

Nigeria, Belarus team up to fight smuggling, customs fraud

Nigeria and Belarus have agreed to work together to stop smuggling and customs fraud.…

NDLEA destroys 30-hectare Indian hemp farm in Cross River

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has destroyed a 30-hectare cannabis farm hidden in…

Chinese police arrest 100 female writers over gay romance novels

Chinese authorities have launched an unprecedented crackdown on female writers of homosexual romance fiction,…

Nigeria to deport 14 Chinese for cyber-terrorism

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced 14 Chinese nationals to one…

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…