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EFCC Arrests ‘Keanu Reeves’ In Raddison Blu Hotel Lagos For N50m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested Ibeh Theophilus Uche, Chief Executive Officer, 10 Kobo Wine Place, Ikotun, Lagos alongside his mother for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud to the…
Court Convicts 2 for Cryptocurrency Scam In Kano
Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday sentenced two individuals – Collins Okungbowa and Florence Omorodion – to pay a fine of N50,000 each for obtaining money by false pretense.The Economic and…
Jealous woman kills co-wife with mortar pestle in Niger
A housewife, Aminu Aliyu who allegedly killed her co-wife with a mortar pestle has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in…
Court jails ‘cyber spiritualist’ for defrauding American
Justice Musa Usman of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, Abuja has convicted one Shedrack Luke Greeson A.K.A Ifaokurola Babalawo for defrauding people on social media while posing as a spiritualist.The Economic and…
Court Remands man for Trafficking 30 Women to Libya
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Tuesday ordered that a 28-year-old man, Abubakar Suleiman, who pleaded guilty to trafficking 30 women to Libya, be remanded, pending sentencing.The National Agency for the…
Nigerian man arrested in India for N11m fraud
A Nigerian man, Elvis Owie, has been arrested by the police in Mumbai, India over fraud allegations to the tune of N11 million.According to the Times of India, the 31-year-old Owie was arrested Wednesday by cybercrime detectives from…
Unemployed man dragged to court for duping friends of N880,000
A 24-year-old unemployed man, Ajibola Odusanya, on Tuesday, appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding his two friends of N880,000.Odusanya, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of fraud…
Kashy Godson: Ghanaian Police Clear Nigerian Singer Barry Jhay Of Killing Label Boss
Nigerian singer Barry Jhay, who was accused of killing his record label boss, Kashy Godson has been cleared of the murder charge.According to reports, Singer Barry Jhay and his record label owner, Kashy Godson, had a serious fight…
Panel orders IGP to arrest 4 policemen mentioned in extra-judicial killing
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) panel on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police to arrest four officers mentioned in alleged extra-judicial killing.The NHRC panel is investigating alleged violations of rights by the…
Police Redeploys DPO for Allegedly Conniving with Bandits –Spokesman
The Zamfara Police Command has redeployed its Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Kaura-Namoda, following allegations of fraternizing and conniving with bandits terrorizing the area.The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP…
Unknown Gunmen Assassinate Retired DIG’s Wife in Benue – Police
The Benue Police Command has announced the assassination of Mrs Eunice Aghanya, wife of retired Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Mr Ibe Aghanya, in Makurdi, the Benue capital.
The State Police Public Relations Officer…
Romance scam: Kwara lecturer bags 6 months jail term
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court on Friday sentenced a 38-year-old lecturer, Adebisi Ademola, to six months imprisonment over his involvement in love scam.Ademola, who teaches at the State College of Health…
Court jails man for cryptocurrency fraud in Benue
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured the conviction of one Victor Chinemerem Ogaraku for cryptocurrency fraud.According to a statement issued by the commission on Tuesday, the 20-year-old was…
Student Bags 1 Year Imprisonment for Stealing Mobile Phone
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama on Monday sentenced one Shedrack Wilson, a 22-year-old student, to one year imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone valued at N108,000.The presiding Judge, Mr Daniel Damulak,…
NSCDC Bursts Illegal Foreign SIM Card Dealer
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos Command, has paraded a man, (name withheld) for allegedly dealing in illegal foreign Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card business.The NSCDC, Lagos Commandant,…
EFCC Arraigns Dutch Couple, Company for $330k Oil Vessel Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arraigned a Dutch couple, Peiter Borremans and Nkechi Borremans for suspected fraudulent dealings involving a marine tanker vessel to the tune of $330,000.The anti-graft…
Bandits kill six persons across Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government, on Tuesday, said bandits have killed six persons, leaving one injured in Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas of the state.The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan stated…
NDLEA Seizes 46.8 kg of Tramadol Capsules Worth N50m in Adamawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 46.8 kilograms of suspected Tramadol capsules worth N50 million in Mubi, Mubi North Local Government area of Adamawa.The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Idris…
Police arrest blind man, 61, distributing cocaine to bandits
Police authorities have arrested a 61-year-old physically-challenged man, Musa Usman, who specialises in the distribution of cocaine and other hard drugs to bandits in Nasarawa State.Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba…
El Chapo’s Wife Emma Coronel Aispuro Arrested In US On Drug Trafficking Charges
The wife of infamous convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested Monday for her alleged role in an international drug trafficking scheme.Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, was apprehended at Dulles International Airport and is…
3 People Shot At Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg’s Music Video Shoot
3 people have reportedly sustained gunshot injuries during the filming of a music video for the rappers Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg on Sunday.According to reports, it has been confirmed that Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg were present at the…
Prophet Bushiri’s Family Stopped From Leaving Malawi
Family members of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary have reportedly been prevented from leaving Malawi.According to reports, Prophet Bushiri’s two daughters, Raphaella and Israella together with his…
Suspected Ritualist Arrested for Killing a Child in Bauchi
The police command in Bauchi state has arrested a suspected ritualist over the killing of a child and recovered 26 pairs of children’s clothing in his house in Ganjuwa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.This is contained…
‘Hushpuppi Laundered Funds For North Korean Hackers’ — U.S
New details have emerged about Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi who is on trial in the United States for business email compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams.On Wednesday, the Department of Justice accused him of working with…
Yobe man rapes, kills 15-year-old bean cake seller, flees to Gombe
The Yobe State Police Command says it has arrested one Sani Sale, a vulcaniser, for raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in Gadaka town, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Dungus…
Abuja court sentences vendor to 12 strokes of cane for stealing yams
An Upper Area Court in Zuba, Abuja, on Friday sentenced a vendor, Hashirmu Babangida, to 12 strokes of the cane for stealing tubers of yam worth N596,000.The police charged Babangida, who resides in Dankogi Garage, Zuba, with theft.…
Court jails Winner’s Chapel pastor for stealing church’s $90k, N4.5m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured the conviction of a pastor of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel, Samuel Afolabi, for stealing $90,000 and N4.5m belonging to the registered trustees of the…
Investigate killing of party chairman in Benue – APC urges police
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged security agencies to investigate the alleged killing of Mr. Tersoo Ahu, its Gboko South Ward Chairman, by hoodlums on Sunday in Gboko Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.Mr. James…
6 Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested in Kaduna
The Police in Kaduna State has confirmed the arrest of six suspected criminals on Jan. 12, for various crimes, according to a statement issued on Sunday, in Kaduna, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP…
NDLEA Seizes N1.4 Billion Worth of Cannabis in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, says it has discovered a suspected cannabis warehouses in Ukpuje forest in Owan West Local Government Area of the state.Mr Buba Wakawa, the state…