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How BVN exposes Petroleum Equalisation Fund GM’s multi-billion naira graft

  …arrested by ICPC Mr Goddy Nnadi, the General Manager (Corporate Services), Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) has been nabbed by the Independent Corrupt...

UPDATED: Policeman commits suicide in Lagos cell

  Confusion, fright and grief has enveloped the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, Lagos, following the discovery of a policeman, simply identified as...

In self-defence, woman severes attempted rapist’s penis 

Apparently in self-defence, a woman in Pakistan has cut off the penis of a 28-year-old man trying to rape her. The brave 25-year-old...

$82,570 internet fraud: Mother, son jailed 3 years each

      Trapped in the quicksand of internet fraud, a mother and son are to spend 12 years in jail each for...

Ex-Kogi Commissioner bags 19 years in jail for N20m fraud

   For stealing about N20 million naira while in office, a former Kogi State Commissioner for Agriculture, Zachaeus Atte, has been jailed...

Man, 37, faces trial in court for noise-making at police station

A 37-year-old businessman, Lawrence Atikekeresola, got more than what he bargained for allegedly making a noise at a police station in Lagos. He...

Corruption: Transparency International ranks Nigeria 146 out of 180

No Evidence to Back up claim, FG Reacts   Nigeria has been ranked the 146th most corrupt country out of 180 countries on...

Altar-ready FRCN journalist abducted, hacked to death in Adamawa

    A renewed wave of armed banditry and kidnappings in Adamawa, Northeastern Nigeria has claimed the life of a journalist, Mr Maxwell...

Driver disappears with boss’ SUV after dropping him at hospital 

  For allegedly bolting with his employer’s  Toyota Highlander worth N2.6 million, 39-year-old driver, Suleiman Tony, has been caught and brought to justice...

Housewife settles old scores throwing her rival with strapped baby headlong into death-well

    An overwhelming festering grudge has pushed a jealous housewife to the fatal decision of throwing her rival in the house and...

Money rituals:I was hired to slaughter LASU student for just N210, 000, says devilish“pastor’’

A self-styled village pastor at Ikoyi-Ile, Osun State, 42-year-old Segun Philips, has owned up to collecting just N210,000 to kill a final year...

Breaking: Alledged extortion: Shehu Sani arrested by EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Sen. Shehu Sani over alleged extortion of $20,000 from the owner of ASD Motors....

Alleged $2m Laundering: Interpol Arrest Edo Commissioner in France

It appears there is no more hiding place for money launderers globally as another Nigerian political office holder, the Edo State Commissioner for...

Oyo Rep. Shina Peller “detained’’ in Lagos by Police

A member of the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, has been reportedly arrested and detained by the Police in Lagos. Peller, who represents...

2 minors, ages 5 and 11, set aflame for alleged witchery

  …NAWOJ calls for arrest, prosecution of suspects   By Kunle Akinsola   Two underage girls, who were suspected to be practicing witchcraft,...