Category: Crime
N2.1bn fraud:Appeal Court confirms Maina’s jail term of eight years
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the conviction and eight-year sentence imposed on the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT),...
Bizarre! Couple plots self-kidnap, demands N5m ransom
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s spokesperson, SP...
Money laundering:EFCC to file fresh charges against Fani- Kayode
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) is set to file fresh proceedings against former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, over money laundering....
LP chairman killed by suspected herdsmen
The Edikwun Council ward Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, in Benue State, Nathaniel Ochoche has been killed by suspected herdsmen. Edikwu Council ward is in Apa...
EFCC:Ondo Speaker arraigned for fraud
The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oloyelogun, on Tuesday, was arraigned before the state High Court, Akure, by the Economic and...
Friend’s death: Suspect in police net
The police in Enugu have arrested a 24-year-old man, Agbo Onuabuchi, for allegedly strangulating and buried his friend in a shallow grave in Enugu State....
Mob burns 13 suspected gang members to death
A group of 13 suspected gang members has been beaten and burned to death by a mob in Haiti’s capital after being seized while police were searching their...
Gunmen kidnaps NPC commissioner, demads N500million ransom
Some gunmen have kidnapped the Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission, Mrs Gloria Izonfuo. She was said to have...
NDLEA arrests 42-yr-old cripple drug trafficker
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 42-year-old cripple, allegedly trading in illicit drugs on his wheelchair in Edo. This is...
How pregnant woman died in abusive relationship
A lawyer has described how one of his pregnant clients died after being persuaded by her pastor to drop a divorce dispute in court. Bolanle Cole, the lawyer, said...
