Crimes
Alleged N2.2b fraud: Court remands Ngige in Kuje prison pending bail ruling
Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja, has ordered that a former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre until December 18, when a ruling will be delivered on his bail application. The order…
Read More »Police arraign eight suspected child traffickers in Niger
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Niger State Police Command have arraigned eight suspected members of a child-trafficking syndicate before Minna Chief Magistrate Court I for allegedly trafficking and trading in children. The suspects were arrested by the squad led by its head, DSP Ahmed Sa’idu,…
Read More »Police arrest 58yo man for alleged murder of wife
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 58-year-old man, Vitalis Nwoko, over the alleged murder of his wife, Uloma, in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday night, saying…
Read More »NDLEA arrests alleged drug supplier to bandits, busts codeine factory in Abia
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected major supplier of illicit drugs to bandits operating in Niger State and uncovered a clandestine codeine syrup manufacturing factory in Abia State during coordinated nationwide operations. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, December 14, 2025,…
Read More »Ghana arrests 32 Nigerians in romance scam crackdown
Photo: Ghanaians protest expulsion of Nigerians from Ghana over alleged corruption The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced the arrest of a romance scam syndicate operating in Kasoa, in Ghana’s Central Region, following a coordinated security operation. The early-morning raid, carried out on Saturday,…
Read More »Police foil cult initiation in Enugu, arrest six suspects
The Enugu State Police Command has uncovered and foiled a forceful cult initiation exercise, arresting six suspects and recovering a firearm, dangerous weapons, and other incriminating items in Enugu North Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said operatives of…
Read More »Police bust alleged logistics network supplying secessionist group
The Anambra State Police Command says it has recorded a breakthrough after dismantling an alleged supply chain responsible for providing food and essential logistics to a criminal group linked to secessionist activities in parts of the state. In a statement issued on December 12, 2025, the Police Public Relations Officer,…
Read More »Man, two friends nabbed for allegedly staging fake kidnap for N1.5m ransom
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old truck driver, Tobi Oluwatuyi, and two of his friends for allegedly masterminding a fake kidnapping to extort N1.5 million from his family. The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Jubril Abu and 21-year-old Segun Oluwatuyi, were arrested after a concerned citizen reported to…
Read More »S’Court voids Tinubu’s pardon for Maryam Sanda
…Insists on husband-killing wife’s death by handing Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, an Abuja woman convicted of murdering her husband and reinstated the death sentence imposed on her in 2020 after a high-profile domestic violence trial. Sanda was found guilty by an…
Read More »EFCC to arraign ex-labour minister Ngige Friday over alleged abuse of office
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an eight-count charge against former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, over allegations of contract abuse and misuse of office during his tenure. Ngige is expected to be arraigned on Friday at the FCT High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja,…
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