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US-based Nigerian, lawful permanent resident, bags 75 months in jail, fined $342,000 for catfishing scam
Edwin Okoronkwo, 36-year-old Nigerian national based in US, was sentenced on January 29, 2025, by a federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy...
FCT Police Recover N1bln Worth of Stolen Public Infrastructure, Apprehend 31 Suspects
The Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Police Command has said that it arrested 31 suspects and recovered stolen public infrastructure worth over N1 billion. Police...
FCT Police Bust Dispatch Rider for Transporting “Laughing Gas
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Magaji Adamu, a 27-year-old dispatch rider, for allegedly transporting multiple cartons...
Alleged N919m fraud: Ex-NHIS boss, Yusuf’s arraignment fixed for Feb. 3
Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Kuje, has adjourned the arraignment of Usman Yusuf, a former Executive...
Just in: Timileyin Ajayi arraigned, pleads not guilty to Salome’s murder, case adjourned until March 17-20 for trial
Despite previously justifying the killing, Timileyin Ajayi, who was arraigned on Monday over the murder of Salome Adaidu, a National Youth Service Corps...
Anambra govt pulls down hotel used as kidnappers’ hide-out, 30 graves, shrines, pot of human blood discovered
A two-storey Udoka Golden Point Hotel and Suites known as “La Cruise Hotel,”on the Onitsha-Owerri Road allegedly used as hide-out for kidnappers and...
Nigerian, Okezie Ogbata, pleads guilty to defrauding 400 Americans of $6m
A Nigerian national, Okezie Ogbata, has pleaded guilty in a Florida district court to defrauding more than 400 elderly and vulnerable Americans of...
Just in: Notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, mulls surrendering, says CDS
Bello Turji, known for his notoriety as a terrorist leader in the country, has expressed willingness to surrender, according to the Chief of...
Crackdown on scrap yards: FCT Police arraign 16 people over alleged vandalism, theft of govt. property
No fewer than 16 people have been brought before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, for allegedly vandalizing critical government property...
In a crackdown NAFDAC seizes, destroys N1.36bln fake, expired products in Abuja
In a move to safeguard public health and safety, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake,...
Just in: OAU student murder: Adedoyin to die by hanging, Appeal Court affirms
The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has affirmed the death sentence of Ramon Adedoyin, the owner of Hilton Hotels, who was...
Alleged $45m money laundering: Court remands El-Rufai’s ex-Chief of Staff in prison
Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who is standing trial over $45 million money laundering, was...
Ex-AMCON MD, others granted N20m bail over alleged N76bln, $31.5m fraud
Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday granted N20 million bail to former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation...
FCT police rescue five-year-old girl, nab suspected abductor
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued five-year-old Miracle Yakubu and arrested 46-year-old Nawaisi Abdullahi in connection with her alleged abduction....
Cocaine bust: NDLEA arrests nursing student attempting to board flight to India
In yet another successful operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a 26-year-old nursing student, with 76...
Just in: Jealous 22-year-old housewife fatally stabs adulterous husband
In a fit of jealousy, a 22-year-old woman, Iyanu Adedeji, has allegedly stabbed her husband, Funsho Jimoh, to death in Gbonagun on the...
