Crime

NDLEA intercepts cannabis hidden in duvet at Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted a shipment of cannabis, known as…

Police arrest killers of Gombe ex-permanent secretary

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspects linked to the murder of…

US court convicts Nigerian for defrauding 400 elderly persons

A 36-year-old Nigerian, Okezie Ogbata, has been charged in the United States for defrauding…

Ibadan teacher jailed for stealing employer’s phone, cash

A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mapo, Ibadan, has sentenced a school teacher, Adebayo Osayemi,…

China sentences man to death for attacking Japanese school bus

A Chinese man, Zhou Jiasheng, 52, has been sentenced to death for attacking a…

NDLEA arrests 38 suspects, seizes N134.2bn drugs in 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Tincan Island Port Strategic Command in Lagos State…

Police arrest burglars, recover stolen items in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected burglars and recovered stolen…

Ekweremadu’s wife returns to Nigeria after release from UK prison

The wife of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, has returned…

Delta man gives girlfriend’s sister to suspected ritualists for N200,000

The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspects, in connection with the gruesome…

China executes man who killed 35 people in car rampage

China has executed Fan Weiqiu, a 62-year-old man who killed 35 people and injured…

Ex-FirstBank boss Onasanya denies N30bn fraud allegation

A former Group Managing Director of FirstBank, Dr. Bisi Onasanya, has dismissed allegations linking…

NDLEA arrests India-bound student smuggling 76 wraps of cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 26-year-old nursing student, Esther Onyinyechi…

EFCC to arraign Otudeko, ex-first bank MD over alleged N12.3bn fraud

The Federal High Court in Lagos has scheduled January 20 for the arraignment of…

ICPC charges El-Rufai’s ex-aide Jimi Lawal with money laundering

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has filed charges against Jimi…

ICPC arraigns boundary commission officials for alleged forgery

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned two senior officials…