CRIME
Delta Police Nab Two Over Murder Of 10-Year-Old Girl
Two suspects have been taken into custody by the Delta State Police Command in relation to the murder of a 10-year-old girl. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, via his account on X (formerly Twitter). Accompanying a video of the suspects’ interrogation, Edafe wrote: “The boyfriend of...
Gunmen In Church Garments Assassinate Pastor During Sunday Service In Ogun
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins shot and killed the Shepherd-in-charge of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday. The victim, identified as Yomi Adetula, was attacked while preaching inside his church, the Hebrew Celestial Church, located at the Odo Eran area of Old Baggage Road, Idiroko. The incident occurred...
Ex-FirstBank CEO Onasanya Refutes Fraud Allegations
Dr. Bisi Onasanya, a former Group Managing Director of FirstBank, has denied alleged involvement in a commercial loan transaction that took place at the bank twelve years ago. Onasanya refuted the allegation in a statement signed by his communication advisor, Mr. Michael Oshunuyi, on Sunday, wherein he described the claims as baseless and an attempt to tarnish the reputation of...
UDUTH Accountant Sentenced Over N60m Fraud
An accountant at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto, Lukumanu Sani Waziri, has been found guilty by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission of embezzling more than N60 million using the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System. Waziri was found guilty of corruption and abuse of office after using unauthorised access to GIFMIS to divert public...
NDLEA Foils Cocaine Smuggling, Arrests Nursing Student In Kano [PHOTOS]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted an attempt by a 26-year-old nursing student, Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, to smuggle 76 wraps of cocaine to India. Uzodinma, a 200-level student of nursing at Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, was apprehended at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, hours before her scheduled flight. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi...
Target Terrorist Strongholds To End Insecurity, CCT Chairman Urges Military
Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo, the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has demanded bold military action against terrorists and bandits in Nigeria, including the bombardment of nine northern forests. Speaking at the 2025 Sir Ahmadu Bello National Annual Memorial Conference held at Arewa House in Kaduna on Saturday, Kogo emphasised the need for decisive action to tackle terrorism and...
14 Children Rescued As Police Nab 3 Alleged Traffickers
Three members of a syndicate, including a 62-year-old woman named Sabira Izuorah and a couple named Isiaka Lukman and Abosede Lukman, have reportedly been arrested by the Ondo State police. They are accused of engaging in child trafficking and theft. Mr. Wilfred Afolabi, state commissioner of police (CP), made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Akure. He said that the...
Six Sentenced To Prison For Internet Fraud, Impersonation In Kwara
Six individuals have been convicted and sentenced for fraud-related offences by Justices Haleema Saleeman and Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed this in a statement on its official X handle, @officialEFCC, on Saturday. The convicts include Akingbehin Temitope Oluwaseyi, Ajayi Elijah Olaoluwa, Samson Babatunde Ilesanmi, Quadri Olamilekan Lamidi, Kolawole Kehinde...
Gunmen Kidnap Wife Of Retired AIG Hakeem Odumosu In Ogun
Four armed men, believed to be kidnappers, have abducted the wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu from their home in the Arepo area of Ogun State. According to witnesses, at around 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, the former police AIG's wife was about to enter her compound when the assailants, executing a meticulously planned attack,...
Fake Spiritualist Sentenced For $7,000 Fraud Scheme
A 23-year-old man named Odeyemi Hammed Oluwaseun was given a one-year prison sentence for defrauding victims online by posing as a female spiritualist with a presence in the United States who could help estranged wives and jilted women win back their partners' love. Oluwaseun was convicted and sentenced by Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin...
