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FCT Police nab 23-year-old ex-convict for alleged brutal murder of acquaintance

Iliayasu Mohammed, a 23-year-old ex-convict from Dakwa in Abuja’s Municipal Area Council, is now cooling his heels in police custody over alleged brutal...

Lagos police officer imprisoned for alleged rape of teenage girl in his office

For allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in his office, Owolabi Akinlolu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, is cooling his heels in a Lagos...

.EFCC arraigns man in court for rejecting Naira as legal currency

For allegedly refusing to accept the Naira as a legal tender and opted for dollar, a man, Precious Uzondu, has been arraigned before...

NAFDAC cracks down on counterfeit medicines, seizes fake drugs in Anambra market

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a massive operation at Onitsha’s Ogbo-Ogu Market in Anambra State, seizing...

Nigerian businessman convicted, jailed in Dubai for financial crimes

A Dubai court has sentenced Nigerian billionaire Abdulrahman Bashar, owner of Rahmaniya Filling Station and Ultimate Oil and Gas, to one year in...

Alleged cyber fraud, terrorism: 11 Chinese nationals arraigned in Lagos

Eleven Chinese nationals are facing trial at the Federal High Court in Lagos over cyber fraud and identity fraud charges. The defendants, who...

Murder of entire family: Three men to face gallows for brutal killing, arson

After two years of trial, justice was served on Monday as an Abeokuta High Court in Ogun State delivered a verdict in a...

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...