CRIME
EFCC Chairman, Bawa Decries Use Of Real Estate As Conduit To Launder Funds
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, says the real estate sector remains a safe haven of money launderers. He spoke in Abuja yesterday when he received the president of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Su...
Kaduna Government Confirms The Killing Of 32 Villagers In Kajuru LGA
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killing of 32 villagers in the Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Thursday. T...
Bandits Kidnap 80 Villagers In Katsina
Hundreds of residents from Kwari village have fled their small community and taken refuge in a primary school in Jibiya town the headquarters of Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State as a result of the invasion by the bandits. It was gathered...
Man For Allegedly Raising False Alarm Of Boko Haram Invasion In Ogun
The police in Ogun State have arrested a man, Wakilu Ogundairo, for allegedly raising a false alarm of Boko Haram invasion of Imosan-Ijebu town located in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of the State. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesperson in t...
Catholic Bishops: Nigeria Soaked In Blood, Dark Cloud Of Uncertainty Hangs Over Our Nation
President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, has raised the alarm that Nigeria is bleeding and soaked in blood. Ugorji made the lamentation yesterday in Owerri, while speaking at the golden jubilee c...
Owo Killings: Security Expert, Sir Udensi Finally Reveals What Led To Attack
A security expert and Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has expressed sadness over the killing of scores of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo area of Ondo State on Sunday by suspected bandits. According to him, the attack...
Former FinBank MD, Okey Nwosu Loses As Appeal Court Affirms His Conviction Over N19.2bn Fraud
Attempt by the former managing director of the defunct FinBank Plc, Mr. Okey Nwosu, and Dayo Famoroti to set aside their conviction by Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos High Court suffered a setback yesterday as the Court of Appeal sitting at Tafaw...
Days After Owo Attack, Gunmen Kill 6 In Ondo
No fewer than six persons were shot dead at Sabo Area of Ondo town, Ondo State on Wednesday night by some men suspected to be bandits. This came 72 hours after some terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, killing about 40 people. Severa...
Court Remands 30-Year-Old Man For Alleged Attempt To Kill Father, Wife
A Magistrate’s Court in Ilorin remanded a 30-year-old farmer, Alli Hassan, on Wednesday for allegedly threatening to kill his biological father, Hassan Auta. The suspect was arrested by the Kwara State Police Command after he allegedly threatened t...
Police Arrest Man For Defrauding Banks, Govt Of N816m
One Odeleye Oluwabukola Moses, alias Beedel, has been apprehended for allegedly scamming five firms and a government agency to the tune of N816 million. The 50-year-old man was arrested by detectives from the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi. The susp...
