Category: Crime
One dead, groom hospitalised as bride allegedly poisons Jigawa wedding guests
A wedding in Jigawa State has turned tragic after a bride allegedly poisoned food served at the reception. The incident is said to have left…
Court remands man for allegedly killing his 92-year-old mother in Ekiti
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Ekiti State, on Tuesday remanded a 52-year-old man, Ademilua Oni, over the alleged murder of his mother. The defendant,…
Kwara Police rescue 13 hostages after gun battle with kidnappers
Thirteen kidnap victims in Oke-Ero local government area of Kwara State have been rescued by the police. Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the spokesperson of the Kwara State…
Nigerian woman arrested in one of India’s largest drug seizures
Authorities in Bengaluru, India, have arrested a 40-year-old Nigerian woman, Roselime Oluchi Ikeoha, in connection with a major drug trafficking case. The Anti-Narcotics wing of…
32-year-old man jailed 30 months for stealing N9.8m property
A Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Ebute-Metta, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old man, Jibril Idenyi, to two years and six months imprisonment…
Nigerian man arrested for scamming Indian woman with fake marriage proposal
A Nigerian man, identified as Johnson, has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly duping an Indian woman from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, of ₹15.72 lakh (approximately N9.1…
EFCC raids Lagos building, arrests 193 foreigners, 599 Nigerians engaged in internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says its operatives have apprehended 792 suspects over cryptocurrency investment fraud, romance scam and other related offences. Wilson…
Nigerian Abiola Kayode extradited to US from Ghana over $6m cyber fraud
A 37-year-old Nigerian, Abiola Kayode, who had been on the FBI’s Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been extradited from Ghana to Nebraska, United States….
Police arraign 113 foreigners over cybercrime operations
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has reported a successful operation conducted by officers from Zone 7 Command and the National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja….
NDLEA arrests Nigerian businessman from Brazil with ingested cocaine in his stomach
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said that a Nigerian businessman, Ezeokoli Sylva, based in Brazil, has returned home with 700 grams of cocaine…

