Category: Crime
Attempted suicide: Melaye docked, granted N5m bail
Sen. Dino Melaye was on Tuesday docked before an FCT High Court, Apo area of Abuja on a six-count charge, bordering on attempted suicide and attempt to escape from...
RRS arrests leader of fraud syndicate
Operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested one Osuji Chibuzor, 42, the leader of a four-man fraud syndicate operating in Ikeja, Ojota, Ojodu,...
Police arraign fake native doctor for defrauding man of N1.5m
The police on Monday arraigned a fake native doctor, Stanley Igbinigie, 53, in court for allegedly defrauding a man of N1.5 million in an Ota Magistrates ‘ Court in...
Miyyeti Allah tasks security agencies on illegal weapons
The Kebbi state chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has urged security agencies in the country to retrieve illegally acquired...
Court sentences AVM Tony Omenyi to 7 years in prison
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced AVM Tony Omenyi to seven years in prison for receiving N136 million bribe from Nigerian Air force, (NAF)...
Shooting in S. Africa leaves three dead, five critically injured
Three people have been shot dead and five others critically injured in a shooting in Durban, the Police said on Monday. They said that two men and one woman were the...
Elections: Police arrest 23 in Lagos
No fewer than 23 persons were arrested for various electoral offences in Lagos State on Saturday, according to the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Zubairu Muazu...
Beware, fake dollar notes in circulation – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of fake dollar notes in the country. Tony Orilade, EFCC spokesman, gave the...
Police arrest 950 suspected political thugs in Kano
Barely four days to the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections, the number of suspected political thugs arrested by the Kano State Police Command has...
Again, Appeal Court fails to hear Onnoghen’s appeals
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday postponed its planned hearing of the three appeals filed by suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen to...
