Category: Crime
Alleged N6bn money laundering: Court orders Mompha to enter defence
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday, dismissed a no-case submission by internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly called Mompha, over an alleged six billion naira…
‘Footballer’, others jailed for internet fraud in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of a self-styled footballer, Musa Ayomide Olasunkanmi, for offences…
NDLEA discovers new cannabis variant ‘California Loud’ in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a new strain of cannabis known as “California Loud” in Lagos State, THE PRIME NEWS learnt…
Woman kidnaps self, receives N5 million ransom from husband – Police
Edo State Police Command has arrested one Chioma Success Adaniken for allegedly kidnapping herself and receiving about N5 million from her husband. ASP Eno Ikoedem,…
Court frees two women over alleged kidnapping, possession of firearms in Kwara
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, discharged and acquitted two young women, including a pregnant mother who were charged with alleged…
Kwara CP orders investigation into alleged extortion by officers
Kwara State Police Commissioner, Adekimi Ojo, has ordered a thorough investigation into alleged acts of extortion by some police officers of the command along Osi-Eruku…
62 years old woman arrested with sack containing 178 live cartridges
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command on joint stop and search duty with Bomadi Vigilante along the Bomadi–Tuomo Road have arrested a 62 year…
Man remanded for allegedly killing wife over refusal to prepare kuli-kuli
The Kano State High Court sitting on Miller Road, presided over by Justice Musa Dahiru, has remanded a man in a correctional facility over allegations…
Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest two suspects in Kwara
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have rescued a kidnap victim, identified as Haruna Ahamadu, in Omu-Aran forest in Irepodun Local Government Area of…
Court jails micro-finance bank MD for ₦32m fraud
A High Court in Adamawa has sentenced Grace Andreas Karka, Managing Director of Bonghe Microfinance Bank, to five years in prison for her involvement in…

