Femi Fani-Kayode, the former minister of aviation, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to Newsextra24, Fani-Kayode is being held at the Lagos Zonal Office of the anti-graft agency under an investigation for alleged forgery and manipulation of documents. Fani-Kayode had decamped to the ruling …
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The once docile Ebube Agu Security Network has shown it still has some kicks following the arrest of two suspected child traffickers at the Abaomege axis of Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, ABN TV reports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2sTysMehpc The suspects, one Achibong from Akwa Ibom and Blessing Akpan from Cross …
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A 17-year-old girl, Zainab Abu has voluntarily got married to a Boko Haram member in the Kurebe community of Niger State. The incident happened in October after the insurgents had flooded, settled in the community and begun to indoctrinate young residents in strange Islamic creeds. According to a resident who spoke …
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Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, on Monday said one of the suspects held in connection with the death of Timothy Adegoke, a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, had confessed that son of the owner of Hiltons Hotels and Resorts, Ile-Ife, Roheem Adedoyin, arranged how the corpse …
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Officials of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch Unit 4 arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly possessing commercial quantities of Mephedrone (MD) and cocaine, collectively worth Rs 5.36 crore, during the wee hours of Sunday in Wadala. The accused had allegedly come from Delhi to sell the drugs. Acting on inputs …
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has described the attacks and kidnappings along the Kaduna-Abuja road as a national shame, declaring that it is “completely unacceptable”. The forum, in a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Mr. Emmanuel Yawe, condemned the killing on Sunday of Alhaji Hamida Sagir, a retired Director …
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Akpodemaye Ikolo, Donald Olorunkoyede, Owootomo Tomilola Sunday, and Okuafiaka Bright Onyebuchi have been declared wanted by EFCC The anti-graft commission on Monday, November 22, accused the suspects of offences bordering on fraud The agency in a statement advised Nigerians to report any of the suspects when they come in contact …
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Two Nigerian fraudsters arrested in DOJ’s Operation reWired have been sentenced to a combined 22 ½ years in federal prison, announced acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham. Opeyemi Abidemi Adeoso, 46, pleaded guilty in June of 2020 to 17 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of money laundering, six counts …
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Soldiers invaded Tungan-Maje community in Gwagwalada area council of Abuja, on Sunday, beating up Salihu Aliyu, the Galadima of the community and his family members. Daily Trust learnt that eight people including a 23-year-old student of College of Education (COE) Zuba, Shemau Salihu, alongside the eldest son of Galadima of …
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Gunmen on Monday afternoon killed a military officer when they attacked some soldiers in Awo Mmamma in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. In reprisal, military men regrouped, stormed the town and allegedly burnt a hotel, cars, houses and shops. The incident which happened at Ishieke junction …
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