By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Osang Usie Otukpa, a Nigerian man accused of defrauding 139 Australians out of $8 million through a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme. The suspect was apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, upon his arrival from the United…
The Ondo State Police Command has narrated how a middle-aged man killed his estranged wife in the state two days ago. In a message on his X handle on Thursday, the Command recounted how the man (names withheld) invited his estranged wife (names withheld) to their home to collect her wardrobe but set her ablaze,…
By Adebisi Fatima Sogbade Twelve automobile mechanics who accused Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State of planning to unlawfully take over their land were remanded at Agodi Correctional facility for alleged defamatory publication. The 12 automobile mechanics were arraigned on eight-count charge bordering on treasonable felony, threat to life, defamatory publication, and threatening violence. The…
By Kayode Oyero The minister said the automated border control systems installed at the airports were integrated with data provided by the International Criminal Police Organisation and those of security agencies in Nigeria. “Automatically, it (e-gates) flags that but I don’t want to discuss too much on that for security reasons but trust me, it…
A chief magistrates’ court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday, remanded a 30-year-old woman, Mercy Michael, in a correctional facility for allegedly killing her daughter with rat poison. Michael was charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC, with culpable homicide, contrary to Section 189 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law. The…
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, yesterday sentenced one Idris Rasheed, 23, to 12 years imprisonment for raping a woman in purdah. Trial judge, Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi said since the convict confessed to the crime while the doctor’s report confirmed penetration and semen was found, Rasheed was guilty of the charge. The judge…
By Bashir Bello KANO — The Kano State Police Command announced on Tuesday the arrest of three suspects found in possession of counterfeit currencies valued at N129.5 billion. The Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Garba Dogo, disclosed this major breakthrough during a press briefing at the command’s Bompai headquarters. Represented by the Police Public Relations…
By Demola Salami Also rescued were 10 kidnap victims, the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said on Tuesday. The kidnappers were said to have been terrorising the Ajaokuta area of the state for a while, committing so many crimes including kidnapping, rapping and robbery. This prompted the State Government to hire a…
By Emmanuella Ekele Justice Anenih also adjourned the hearing in the N110bn money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to January 29, 30, and February 25 and 27 for hearing. The judge had earlier refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor, saying it was…
At least 43 people were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Kakidawa, Gidan Goga district, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to eyewitness accounts, the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday, around 2 a.m., when heavily armed men stormed the village, firing sporadically. The gunfire sent residents fleeing into nearby bushes, while…
