THE Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has revealed that the commission recovered […]
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NDLEA nabs 192 suspected drug traffickers in Ebonyi
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested no fewer than 192 suspected drug traffickers between January and September […]
NCC arrests suspected broadcast pirate, impounds contrivances
OPERATIVES of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have arrested a suspected broadcast pirate, Mr. Ajaye West William for illicit redistribution of […]
Confession: How Oba’s son invited cultists to kill his father
SIX suspected members of Eiye cult group have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command, while attempting to kill […]
Criminals behead Director in Ondo – Police
THE Police in Ondo State has confirmed the killing of Mr Gbenga Olofinmoyegun, a Director in the Ondo State Teaching […]
HURIWA carpets EFCC over alleged physical attack on actress Helen Duru
…Faults EFCC’s ‘sickening’ defense of alleged assault LEADING Civil Rights Advocacy group- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has […]
Crime: Police command effective community policy
THE Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Mr Soyemi Adesina, has commanded police officers to fight crimes by ensuring effective community […]
Three Suspected Book Pirates Arrested in Abuja
OPERATVES of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have arrested three persons in Mpape Old and New Markets in Abuja for selling […]
Man arrested at Edo shrine with 20 corpses explains why he mummified his mother 
OSARO Nappiar, one of the suspects arrested at the shrine in Edo State where 20 mummified corpses were found, has […]
Two women, others held over nude photo blackmail
TWO women have been taken into police custody in Anambra State for allegedly blackmailing their victims with nude pictures with […]
Police arrest 4-man sex blackmail syndicate in Anambra
THE Police Command in Anambra have arrested a four-man suspected syndicate comprising two males and two females who specialised in […]
Video: Nigeria Police Force unveils ritualists with 20 mummified bodies
In pursuance of its operational mandate of nipping crimes in the bud, Operatives of the Edo State Police Command on […]
N109bn Accountant General Fraud: HEDA urges EFCC to prosecute all accomplices
FOLLOWING the alleged financial fraud of N109bn hanging on the neck of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed, and […]
Blind date: 6 women lose valuables to suspected serial thief
THE Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old man, Ifeanyi Ezenagu, on allegation of robbing six women of their […]
NDLEA, NCC renew partnership to check piracy, drug abuse
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, have renewed their partnership in the fight […]
Native doctor rapes teenage client
POLICE have arrested a traditional healer for allegedly raping an apprentice hairdresser, who consulted him to ascertain the mystery behind […]
ICPC Case: Primary school teacher, others forfeit N120m, cars to federal government
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of N120 million traced […]
Nigerian Fintech executives jailed in US for money laundering
THE U.S court in Texas has sentenced two Nigerian founders of a fintech company to 27 months in prison for […]
Youngsters who stole electric facilities captured in Aba
THE two persons who last night attacked facilities at the premises of Geometric Power and Aba Power Ltd in the […]
Man kills 71-year-old, sells body parts for N22,200
ONE Dauda Bello, 54, has been arrested by police in Ogun State for allegedly killing a 71-year-old woman, Mrs Mesesi […]
Seven more electricity vandals arrested in Aba
TWO days after two young men were arrested in Aba, Abia State, for vandalizing public electric power supply equipment seven […]
Electricity vandals arrested in Aba
SECURITY agents in Aba, the industrial city of Abia State, have arrested three youths in the state for vandalizing public […]
Police arrest woman, 29, for suspected child stealing in Anambra
THE Police Command in Anambra have arrested one Chinwendu Umegbaka, 29, for alleged stealing of a three-year old child. The […]
Man arrested for burning maid’s buttocks with hot iron in Imo
OPERATIVES of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a man, Uzoma Egbema, for using a hot iron to burn […]
Two suspects behind drug shipments in Lagos arrested
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two drug kingpins behind the recent importation of two […]
Troops arrest 4 kidnappers, neutralise 3 bandits in Benue
THE Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have arrested four kidnappers, neutralised three bandits and rescued a […]
ICPC recovers N170m cash, G-Wagon, others from military contractor in Abuja
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N170 million cash, $220,965, G-Wagon and other items […]
NDLEA arrests 7 at Kano airport for drug trafficking
NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA arrested seven suspects for alleged drug trafficking at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, […]
Alleged N6bn money laundering: Court issues bench warrant against Mompha
AN Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday issued a bench warrant against the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, […]
Okada rider, shoemaker kill woman, pluck her eyes for ritual
A 25-year-old Okada rider, Onos Simon, has been arrested for allegedly murdering a trader, plucking out her eyes and…
Police nab 5 suspects over murder of Abuja celebrity chef
NO fewer than five persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Abuja celebrity chef and Director of…
How Hushpuppi’s Whatsapp text indicted Abba Kyari – FBI
A FEDERAL grand jury indictment unsealed has alleged an elaborate scheme to steal more than $1.1 million from a businessperson […]
FBI ordered to arrest Abba Kyari over Husspuppi fraud
…as the accused took to Facebook to deny allegation ABBA Kyari, deputy commissioner of police, has reacted to allegations that […]
Hoodlums kill 1, injure others in attack at departmental store in Ibadan
HOODLUMS reportedly killed one person while many others were wounded when they attacked Shoprite Mall on Ring Road,…
Six Nigerians on FBI watch List
THE Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States (US), has declared that […]
Man beats wife to death in Adamawa over N1,000
BARELY one week after the police in Adamawa apprehended a man for beating his wife to death, a similar incident has re-occurred…