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Unleashing of wild dogs on police: 2 people remanded in prison, face life imprisonment
For allegedly unleashing four wild dogs on police to obstruct the arrest of a suspect, two people, including a woman, are now cooling...
In Lagos, architect of Nigeria’s “stolen” crude in China and American businessman Antonio Ramirez jailed 74 years in $1.2m visa scam
For defrauding people of $1.2 million through an EB-5 visa scam and an additional $368,698.24, the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in...
Police take into custody suspected killer of abducted FUNAAB female student
The Lagos State Police Command says it has taken over the case of 23-year-old Adeleye Ayomide from the Nigerian Army. Ayomide is suspected...
Four arrested for blackmailing ex-NPA MD, posing as EFCC officials
Four suspects have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly impersonating the agency’s chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, and...
UK court sentences four Nigerians for fake marriage certificate scheme
For creating fake marriage certificates that allowed Nigerians to live illegally in the United Kingdom, four Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to 13...
Display of Russian flag: Kano Police Command transfers 76 suspects to Abuja
The Kano State Police Command has handed over 76 people, including a foreign national who were arrested for displaying Russian flags, to the...
At last, NDLEA nabs long-sought Lagos drug cartel leader
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that its operatives had apprehended Sulaiman Jimoh, believed to be the mastermind behind...
NDLEA uncovers hard drugs hidden in incense candles, women’s clothing in Lagos
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos have made a major breakthrough, uncovering a clandestine drug shipment cleverly disguised...
NDLEA seizes codeine shipments worth N9.8bn from India
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Friday that its operatives seized a significant shipment of codeine syrup at the Onne...
Updated: Gambaryan case: Court orders arrest of Kuje prison medical doctor
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Dr. Abraham Ehizojie, the medical officer in charge of the Kuje Correctional...
Court declines Emefiele’s request to travel abroad for medical checkup
A Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday rejected an application by Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of...
Blord, crypto mogul, arrested by police for suspected fraud and terrorism ties
Linus Williams, a.k.a. BLord, a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur, was taken into custody by Nigerian law enforcement officials in Abuja on Tuesday. The arrest...
Just in: Buhari’s Power Minister, Mamman, gets reprieve, N10bln bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman, who was being held in prison...
Updated: Ex-Power minister remanded in prison over alleged N33bn fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Saleh Mamman, a former Minister of Power, in Kuje Correctional Centre (prison), Abuja, pending his...
Counterfeit alcoholic beverages: NAFDAC seals 100 shops, suspects apprehended in Enugu
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down about 100 shops in the Ogbete area of Main Market...
Customs busts 10 containers laden with illegal arms, drugs in Port Harcourt
The Nigeria Customs Service has made a significant bust at Onne Port in Rivers State, intercepting a 40-foot container containing a cache of...
