Crime

Nigerian fintech executives jailed in US over money laundering

Two Nigerian executives at a Texas-based remittance company have bagged jail sentences for breaching US anti-money laundering rules. The company,…

Baba Ijesha bags 16-year jail term for sexual assault on minor

Embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting…

Kenyan woman kills husband during argument over text messages

A Kenyan woman, Cyndy Trinic, has been arrested after she allegedly killed her husband in a brawl over text messages.…

EFCC arraigns man for ‘stealing’ identity of FBI Director

Leshi Adebayo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Adamu Yahaya Jiyaba, a fake Director of the…

Again, hoodlums set ablaze INEC office in Enugu

Unknown arsonists have set ablaze the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboaze North Local Government Area of Enugu…

Police arraign lady who raised false kidnap alarm on Twitter

Ahmeerah Safiyanu, an Abuja-based lady, has been arraigned before the Zone 2 Magistrate Court in the FCT, for raising false…

Amotekun nabs suspects behind Owo massacre

Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed “Amotekun Corps” have nabbed some suspects linked to the terror attack…

Ice block seller arrested for ‘stealing’ electricity from streetlights

A businessman, Dabarju Anarju has landed in trouble after he was exposed for illegally connecting his ice block factory onto…

JUST IN: Many dead as terrorists attack Ondo church

It was a Black Sunday for residents of Owo town, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State after suspected terrorists…

Osinachi’s husband says wife died of cancer, as court remands him in prison

Onwaeze Tricia Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, has denied involvement in the controversial death…