Crime
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EFCC to arraign Emefiele on fresh charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday for naira swap fraud. The EFCC is accusing…
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Woman stabs husband to death over argument on sex
A 29-year-old woman identified as Torkwase Kpile has reportedly stabbed her husband to death after an argument over sex in Achusa Village, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. It was…
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Terrorists Kill Soldier, Kidnap Mother In Kaduna
By Our Correspondent A soldier identified as Yahaya Ayuba (Zabuyia), lost his life while bravely resisting gunmen who invaded his home in Anguwan Rimi village, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of…
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Sowore, Adeyanju, others storm police headquarters to seek release of FIJ’s reporter
Demonstrators have rallied at the police headquarters in Abuja, calling for the release of Daniel Ojukwu, a reporter for the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, who has been detained over a story.…
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BREAKING: Former Aviation Minister, Sirika, Daughter, Son-In-Law, Granted N100M Bail Each
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted to a former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, his daughter, and two others. The court granted the defendants N100 million bail each over…
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Court slams ₦1 million damages against EFCC for violating businessman’s rights
By: Ade Phillips The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to compensate businessman Emmanuel Yashim with a sum of N1 million for infringing…
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Two policemen, three other security operatives killed by armed men
Three individuals have been apprehended by the Enugu Police Command in connection with the reported killing of two police officers and three members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group during an ambush…
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Man detained in Ondo over alleged assassin claim, threats against Water Industry
Over the weekend, Ondo State Police Command detained a middle-aged man who claimed to be an assassin with 500 killings to his name. The suspect, identified as Adesina Adetokunbo, was arrested following…
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Former Bank Manager Bags 112 years jail term for fraud
Former First City Monument Bank manager, Nwachukwu Placidus, has been sentenced to 121 years in prison by Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha, Anambra state.…
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Former Bank Manager Bags 112 years jail term for fraud
Former First City Monument Bank manager, Nwachukwu Placidus, has been sentenced to 121 years in prison by Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha, Anambra state. Placidus…
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We’ve identified officer who shot man dead at fuel station —Police
The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed the identity of the officer involved in the fatal shooting of a man at a filling station in the Obalende area. SP Benjamin Hundeyin,…
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Mastermind of 2022 Kaduna-Abuja train attack arrested
The Nigeria Police, Kaduna State Command, has paraded the mastermind of the March 28, 2022, Kaduna-Abuja train attack alongside 276 other suspected criminals, disclosing its readiness to commence night aerial patrol…