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Three Nigerians busted, charged with international ‘sextortion’ ring in U.S

For allegedly operating an international sextortion ring following a year-long investigation that originated in the Upper Peninsula, United States, three Nigerian nationals have...

Alleged phone theft: Police nab two students over lynching of student on varsity campus

Two suspects have been apprehended in connection with the death of Okoli Chizoputam, a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in...

Hushpuppi’s associate, Woodberry pleads guilty, forfeits $8m cyber crime proceeds to US Govt

Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi, a former Instagram influencer and convicted felon’s associate, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as Mr. Woodberry in a...

Police arrest man for drugging, trafficking teenage girls to Libya

The Osun State Police command has confirmed the arrest of one Adebisi Muideen, for allegedly drugging four teenage girls and planning to traffic...

Septuagenarian children defiler busted

A 70-year-old hermit, Usman Ibrahim, is now cooling his heels in police custody for allegedly defiling two minors of ages four and seven...

Drug trafficking: Self-styled end-time Prophetess, celebrity couple declared wanted by NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a prophetess and a celebrity couple wanted for recruiting under age girls into drug...

Triple tragedy: 75-year-old grandma sets son, wife, grandchildren ablaze

A demonic 75-year-old grandmother has set fire to her son, wife, and two grandchildren in the Apomu area of Akure, the Ondo state...

Prof. Uche Edwin, company face prosecution over alleged N1.4bn fraud

Prof. Uche Chigozie Edwin and his companies — Visionary Integrated Consulting Limited, NEMAD Associates Limited and Revamp Global Enterprises — have been hauled...

43 Nigerian nurses indicted for certificate forgery in US

The Texas Board of Nursing in the United States has filed “formal charges” against 75 persons for fraudulently obtaining educational credentials. The board...

POS operator bolts with company’s N891,000, arraigned in court

For allegedly defrauding a company of N891,000, a Point of Sale (POS) operator, Seun Ayoola, is facing trial at an Ota Magistrates’ Court...

Policeman goes beserk, shoots “mistress”, self dead

A police officer on Thursday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital went berserk, shot a woman believed to be his “mistress” fatally at a...

Demon-possessed Akwa-Ibom prophet bags 21 years in jail for deflowering stepdaughter, 10

A “man of God and prophet”, who blamed the devil for raping his 10-year-old stepdaughter in Akwa-Ibom State, has been sent to prison...

Culpable homicide: House of Reps Majority Leader to remain behind bars till March 7

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and APC chieftain, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, is to cool his heels in prison in Kano...

Murder of six people at INEC office: Police nab APC’s Majority Leader, House of Representatives 

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and APC chieftain, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has been busted by the police over alleged killing...

Just in: EFCC nabs woman in Kaduna with 18 voter’s cards

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a sting operation, on Saturday intercepted a woman, Maryam Mamman Alhaji, in the early hours...

Caught in the act! $500,000 election money found on PDP’s Rep. Igwe, in Rivers

The Police in Rivers on Friday said they have apprehended a member of House of Representatives and loyalist of PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji...