Crime
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Binance Executive Gambaryan Claps Back At Nigerian Government Over Bribery Allegations
Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive and former U.S. federal agent, has fired back at the Nigerian government after being accused of spreading falsehoods ... -
Court Adjourns Case Of Women Caught With Methamphetamine In Suitcases
An Accra High Court has adjourned for two weeks the trial of two South African women and a Nigerian national accused of possessing over ... -
Salesgirl Remanded For Alleged N5.2m Theft, Defamation
An Eti-Osa Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of a 23-year-old salesgirl, Nifemi Friday, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for ... -
Lagos Shopkeeper Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Defiling 8-Year-Old Neighbourr
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced 47-year-old Seydou Garuba, a shopkeeper, to life imprisonment for the defilement of his ... -
Ex-Minister Kabiru Turaki Arraigned For Adultery, Criminal Intimidation, Granted N1m Bail
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court has granted N1 million bail to Kabiru Taminu Turaki (SAN), a former Minister of Special Duties ... -
Kidnappers Demand N250 Million Ransom For Abducted Ex-NYSC DG, General Tsiga
The kidnappers of retired General Maharazu Tsiga, a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have demanded a N250 million ransom for ... -
Abductors Of Slain Anambra Lawmaker Azuka Withdrew N100 Million Before Killing Him – Chude Nnamdi
Human rights activist and social media influencer, Chude Nnamdi, has revealed that the kidnappers of Hon. Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State ... -
Dubai Court Sentences Nigerian Oil Tycoon To Prison For Financial Crimes
A Dubai court has sentenced Abdulrahman Bashar, the owner of Rahamaniyya Group and Ultimate Oil & Gas, to one year in prison for ... -
Doctor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For N127 Million Fraud In Cross River
A High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced Dr. Geraldine Orok Ita to seven years in prison after finding her guilty ... -
Decomposing Body Of Abducted Anambra Lawmaker Found
Tragedy has struck in Anambra State as the lifeless body of Hon. Justice Azuka, the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency One, has been ... -
Court Sentences Prof. Uduk To Three Years In Prison For Electoral Fraud
A High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk to three years imprisonment over his involvement in electoral fraud ... -
Nollywood Filmmaker Sentenced To Five Years For Drug Trafficking
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced Mbadiwe Emeka, a 40-year-old America-trained Nollywood filmmaker, to five years imprisonment for trafficking 17.30 kilograms of ... -
EFCC Arraigns 11 Chinese Nationals And A Company For Cyber Terrorism And Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned 11 Chinese nationals and Genting International Co. Ltd. on Tuesday at the Federal High Court ... -
Lagos Man Arrested For Alleged Sodomy And Child Abuse
A Lagos hotelier, known only as “CEO,” has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy at his hotel in the Bucknor ... -
EFCC Arraigns Usman Yusuf, Ex-NHIS Boss For Fraud, Remanded In Kuje Prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), on fraud-related ... -
Woman Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Trafficking Victim To Italy For Prostitution
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Benedicta Usen, also known as Mrs. Carol Omomoh, to five years in prison for trafficking ...
