Crimes
Police arrests 165 illegal immigrants in Kebbi
Photo: Police Inspector General Kayode Egbetokun The Kebbi State Police Command recently arrested 165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, and Niger Republic. These individuals were found residing in a three-bedroom apartment in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi. The operation followed an intelligence report, which…
Read More »Court orders forfeiture of $222,000 in crypto fraud
By Deborah Nnamdi Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of digital wallet assets valued at $222,729.86 to the Federal Government of Nigeria. This ruling follows the recovery of the assets from an alleged syndicate of 792 cryptocurrency investment and romance…
Read More »NDLEA seizes 81 cocaine pellets, from a businessman’s stomach
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 81 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.943 kilograms from a businessman’s stomach, valued at millions of naira, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Director of Media and Advocacy for the…
Read More »Police bust kidnapping syndicate in Ogun, arrest five
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Thursday, January 29, 2025, neutralized a kidnappers’ den following a reported abduction on January 25th. A gun battle reportedly ensued, which resulted in the killing of five gang members. The Force’s Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this…
Read More »PhD student murder: A’Court upholds Adegoke, 2 others death sentence
By Sodeeq Kamsela An Appeal Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has upheld the death sentence of business mogul and hotelier, Chief Ramon Adedoyin, concerning the 2021 killing of Timothy Adegoke, a PhD student from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). The court confirmed the earlier ruling by an Osun State High…
Read More »Ogun police rescue abducted retired AIG’s wife, neutralise two suspects
Photo: IG Kayode Egbetokun commended CP, team By Sadeeq Kamsela The Ogun State Police Command said it has successfully rescued Mrs. Odumosu, the wife of retired Assistant-Inspector General Hakeem Odumosu, and neutralized two kidnappers in a well-coordinated operation on January 23, 2025. The daring rescue followed the abduction of Mrs…
Read More »Ex-convict apprehended with human skull in Ogun
By Deborah Nnamdi A 54-year-old man identified as Adelani Oriyomi has been arrested at a tomb in Kere, Obada-Oko, area of Ewekoro Local Government while allegedly exhuming a human skull. Oriyomi was arrested by operatives of the State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps) at about 2:35 am…
Read More »ICPC convicts university accountant over N60m fraud in Sokoto
By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Lukumanu Sani Waziri, an accountant at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, for corruption and abuse of office. Waziri was found guilty of diverting public funds totaling over ₦60 million through…
Read More »Court orders arrest of Mercy Chinwo’s Manager over alleged diversion of $345,000
A federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday granted a warrant of arrest against Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the manager of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo. Justice Alexander Owoeye granted the order following a motion exparte brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking the arrest of the manager. In an…
Read More »Abuja gospel artist ‘caught with human head’
A popular Abuja-based gospel singer Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, has been arrested by the police after being caught with a severed human head believed to be of his murdered girlfriend. A report obtained by Naija Daily News revealed that Timileyin, known as a multi-talented gospel singer, prolific songwriter, vocalist, and recording and…
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