Ogun former perm sec, wife killed in Lagos
Former permanent secretary, Ogun State, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, and his wife, Oluwafunmilayo, have reportedly been killed by gunmen who broke into their home on Saturday at 1 Adefolu drive, Allen Avenue…
‘How Nigerian Nwachi Kingsley duped American lady of $370,000’
A Nigerian man Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley has been arraigned in court for defrauding an American lady, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, of the sum of $370,000 purportedly to finance a contract from…
75-year-old woman sets son, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren ablaze in Ondo
A 75-year-old grandmother, identified as Iforiti Oloro, has allegedly set her son, daughter-inlaw and two grandchildren ablaze in the Aponmu area of Ondo State capital Akure. The grandmother who lives…
EFCC arrests 65 suspects over vote buying (See Details)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives arrested 65 persons across the country over alleged voter inducement. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, announced the development on Saturday in…
Man Jailed One Month For Stealing Building Materials
An Area Court in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Thursday sentenced Hussaini Maifata, 26, to one month imprisonment for stealing building materials from a shop. The judge, Shawomi Bokkos,…
Policeman Guns Down Wife, Lover, Reports Self
A police officer, identified as Mmutle, has been arrested in connection with the murder of his estranged wife and a 30-year-old man named Katlego, said to be his wife’s lover,…
Convicted fraudster masterminds N17m scam from Ogun prison
An inmate said to be on death row at the Ibara Correctional Centre in Ogun State, Femi Oso, has been accused of using a romance scam to defraud a yet-to-be-identified…
Man in court for stealing 17 kegs of palm oil in Ekiti
Ezekiel Babalola, a 30-year-old man, on Tuesday, was arraigned at the Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti for allegedly stealing 17 kegs of palm oil. Inspector Olubu Apata, Police…
Court Jails Auditor General For Fraud
A High Court sitting in Yobe has sentenced the state’s Auditor-General, Idris Yahaya, to five years in prison over N19,900,000 fraud. Yahaya was found guilty on a one-count charge of…
Electricity Bill: Deadly Ogun Woman Kills Landlord By Dragging His Manhood
A woman, Ifeoma Ossaihave has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Surulere Oladele, over electricity bill disagreement. The command’s…
Amotekun nabs suspected robbers, kidnappers, rapist
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun, have apprehended a suspected robber for stealing motorcycles in the state. The suspect, Olamide Wasiu, 35, who was…
Names, faces of ritualists arrested in Ogun
Five members of a ritual gang, which specializes in exhuming corpses from graves and removing body parts for rituals, have been arrested in Ogun State. The Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi,…
Ex-Boko Haram Fighter, Traditional Ruler, 35 Others Arrested For Drug Trafficking
A rehabilitated ex-fighter of the Boko Haram terror group, Alayi Madu and the traditional ruler of Kajola, a border community between Ondo and Edo state, Baale Akinola Adebayo are among…
Customs bust syndicate behind forgery of vehicle clearance documents
A two-man syndicate who specialises in forging documents for clearing of imported vehicles has been busted by operatives of Federal Operations Unit Zone A Nigeria Customs Service The syndicate was…
Bandits Attack Local Govt HQ, Kill DPO, Two Others
Suspected gunmen has attacked the headquarters of Maru Local Government of Zamfara State on Saturday night, killing a divisional police officer and two others. The gunmen who in their numbers…