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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...

Money laundering: Court orders freezing of 21 bank accounts, arrest of account holders

A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, has granted an order to temporarily freeze 21 bank accounts in...

Fatal shooting in Imo church: Trigger-happy priest taken into police custody

A tragic incident occurred at St. Columbus Catholic Church in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, resulting in the fatal shooting...

Four drug kingpins jailed, surrender assets worth millions of naira to FG

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced four drug lords to a total of 28 years of imprisonment...

Horror as loverboy lures girl to his house, slaughters her for money rituals in Ogun

A young man and suspected ritualist, who specializes in luring beautiful girls to his house and enticing them with irresistible huge sums of...

Ghana Hands Over Nigerian Abiola Kayode to US Authorities for Prosecution Over $6m Cybercrime

Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian and former FBI most wanted cyber criminal, has been extradited from Ghana to Nebraska, USA. This development comes...

Alleged money laundering: Ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello denied bail, co-defendant Oricha gets N300m bail

Justice Maryann Anenih of a Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to grant the bail application of Yahaya Bello, a...

Updated: Alleged cybercrime: Dele Farotimi faces another 12-count charge, gets N50m bail

A Federal High Court in Ekiti has granted Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist and lawyer, N50 million bail with one surety, following...

Customs-led joint security agents border patrol intercepts N36bln worth of rifles, cartridges, other contraband

The Joint Border Patrol Team in Lagos has made a significant impact since its inception in August 2019, intercepting contraband including six pump-action...

N65,000 he-goat theft: Teenager gets magistrate’s mercy, jailed for 30 days with N10,000 fine option

Guilt-racked goat thief, David Jonah, a teenage student, was lucky to have enjoyed rare leniency and mercy from the temple of justice at...