CRIME
EFCC Nabs Husband, Wife Over Alleged N935m Ponzi Scheme In Lagos
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a couple for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting victims in a N935m Ponzi scheme. Authorities of the EFCC say the suspects, Emmanuel and Victoria Jaiyeoba, who were arrested at their residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, are parents to Adewale Daniel, Marketing Director, Wales Kingdom Capital Limited. According to a...
BREAKING: EFCC Arraigns Senator Shehu Sani
A former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani was on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Sani was arraigned by the EFCC on Monday at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The former lawmaker was arraigned on two counts of bribery and advance fee fraud. More to follow…
Navy Arrests Suspected Pirates, Rescues Abducted Foreign Nationals
The Nigerian Navy, Central Naval Command, has arrested some suspected sea robbers in Delta State. The Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Saidu Garba, stated that one of the suspects was arrested with a weapon. “The suspects were arrested in connection with the killing of four naval ratings and the abduction of two Russians and an Indian, off the...
Insecurity: We Can No Longer Tell Buhari What He Wants To Hear – Arewa
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said Nigeria’s “rapid descent” into strife, violence, and lawlessness is getting to a point at which it can no longer tell President Muhammadu Buhari only what he wants to hear. In a statement, Secretary-G...
Court Remands Secondary School Teacher For Allegedly Defiling Student
An Iyaganku Family Court in Ibadan has ordered that a 49-year-old teacher, Oyebode Alayoteti, be remanded at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan, for allegedly defiling a student. The Chief Magistrate, Patricia Adetuyibi...
EFCC Quizzes Former Kwara Governor Ahmed Over Alleged Diversion Of N9bn
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has quizzed the immediate past Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, over alleged diversion of N9billion. According to sources at the anti-graft agency, the former Governor is currently being grilled by a crack team of operatives at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi Abuja. Ahmed was said to have arrived at the EFCC headquarters around...
El-Rufai Hails Security Forces Of Offensives Against Bandits, Terrorists
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has applauded security agencies for mounting a sustained offensive against terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals in the state. The governor made the commendation on Wednesday in Kaduna while declaring open the 4th edition of the Kaduna Book and Art Festival. “In the last six weeks there has been improved offensive operation against criminals and we...
I Killed My Doctor Girlfriend For ‘Infecting Me With Coronavirus’ – Italian Nurse
A nurse strangled his doctor girlfriend before telling police officers that he unleashed the attack because she gave him COVID-19, prosecutors say. Lorena Quaranta, 27, was found dead after her boyfriend Antonio De Pace allegedly called them to say he had killed her. Both had been working in Messina, Sicily, but were drafted in to help out with the coronavirus outbreak. De Pace,...
Arm Robbers Invade University In Delta
Academic activities at Western Delta University, Oghara, in Delta State, were momentarily disrupted on Thursday following the invasion of suspected armed robbers into the university campus. The hoodlums were said to have gained entry through an unfenced perimeter at the rear of the campus, intending to rob students. Students, upon sensing danger, quickly raised the alarm and sought safety in nearby...
Bandits Strike In Zamfara, Abduct 44 Persons As Residents Pay “Protection Levy”
Bandits have abducted at least 44 people from Kanwa community in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Daily Trust on Sunday has gathered. Residents said the bandits stormed the community in the night, moving from house to house to abduct residents, mostly women and children. In recent time, there’s been a lull after years of deadly raids on communities in...
