Category: Crime
‘Wanted Kidnapper’ Yahaya Zango Arrested in Abuja Airport While Preparing For Hajj Pilgrimage
According to the source, Zango was apprehended after he presented his passport as part of a group of Muslim pilgrims from Abuja preparing to embark on this year’s Hajj...
“They Cut My Friend with Cutlass” — Student Recounts Robbery at Unilorin Hostels in Tanke
Fear and concern have gripped students of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) following a recent string of robberies reported at student hostels located in the Oke-Odo...
Apetu of Ipetumodu, Nigerian Cleric Reportedly Convicted in $4.2M COVID Relief Scam
Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, and a Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, have reportedly pleaded guilty to charges of COVID-19 relief fraud...
Newly Employed Accountant, Aderibigbe Eniola Samson, Accused of Theft and Absconding with Company Property
A recent hire at a local company, Aderibigbe Eniola Samson, has been accused of stealing a laptop, money, and cutting off communication with his employer. According to...
16-Year-Old Boy Reportedly Kills Grandmother, Steals 4 Million Naira and Gold Jewelry
Residents of Pako Police Station, Amukoko Roundabout in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State are mourning the loss of a beloved businesswoman and...
Catholic Priest Arrested for Shooting Teenage Boy De@d in Imo State Church Over Fireworks Incident
A shocking incident occurred on New Year’s Day in Imo State, Nigeria, as a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Enyinnaya, was arrested for allegedly shooting a...
Bobrisky Files ₦1 Billion Lawsuit Against Verydarkman Over Defamation, Says Viral Voicenote is AI-Generated
Nigerian crossdresser and social media influencer, Bobrisky, has initiated a ₦1 billion lawsuit against Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman. The lawsuit...
Bobrisky Spent Only Three Weeks In Prison Before Moving To A VIP Apartment – Report
A FIJ investigative report reveals that Bobrisky, a crossdresser and social media personality, only served three weeks of her term in jail and spent the remaining time...
Social Critic Oluwaseyifunbi Oyetunbi Questions Integrity of Nigeria’s Justice System Amid Bobrisky Allegations
In light of the recent allegations surrounding Crossdresser Bobrisky’s alleged bribery of officials to serve prison time outside of correctional facilities, social...
Lagos Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing 8-Year-Old Son Over Missing Sewing Thread
In a tragic incident on August 5, a man was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing his 8-year-old son in the Epe area. Eyewitness accounts...
23-Year-Old Man Arrested for Stabbing His Mother to Death in Delta State
A 23-year-old man, Samson, was apprehended by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his mother to death in Obiaruku, Ukwuani LGA. Reports reveal that the...
TASUED Final Year Student Reportedly Dragged Out of Exam Hall and Murdered by Suspected Cultists
Tragedy struck Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, as Ola Fabiyi, a final year student of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) fell victim to a brutal and senseless murder...
Ekiti Police Arrests FUOYE Student on Charge of Allegedly Raping Male Classmate
The Ekiti State Police have confirmed the arrest of a final year student of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Olalekan Oni, following allegations of rape against...
First Bank Employee Allegedly Embezzles ₦40 Billion, Vanishes Without a Trace
First Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions with a market capitalization of ₦829 billion, has been shaken to its core by a case of alleged...
121-Year Sentence Slammed on Bank Manager for Stealing N112m from Customer
A once-prominent bank manager, Nwachukwu Placidus, has had his world turned upside down after he was sentenced to a staggering 121 years in prison for a crime of pure...
EFCC Outlines Plan to Rehabilitate ‘Yahoo Boys’
The EFCC has announced plans to rehabilitate convicted internet fraudsters, also known as ‘Yahoo Boys,’ in an effort to reduce recidivism and combat this...
Student Butchered, Shot Death in Post-Graduation Violence at Abia State University
Violence broke out at the Miracle Lodge along the Uturu/Isiukwuato road when a newly graduated student from Abia State University was shot and mutilated by rival cult...
Four KWASU Undergraduates Arrested for Allegedly Beating Classmate to Death
Four students at the Kwara State University (KWASU) have been detained on suspicion of beating a classmate to death. According to reports, the deceased student was...
Nigerian University Student Reportedly Charged with Murdering Classmate to Steal iPhone XR
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a final-year student of Adekunle Ajasin University for killing a female student of the same university. The suspect was...
Family Mourns 36-Year-Old Woman Killed by Ex-Boyfriend in Lagos State
A woman named Adesanya Sarah, 36, has been allegedly murdered by her ex-boyfriend in the Ojodu area of Lagos State on Sunday. Speaking on behalf of the family on Sunday...
Ex-Beauty Queen Wanted by NDLEA After Escaping Drug Raid at Lagos Home
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola...
Lagos Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling Company Car to Relocate His Family
The Lagos State Command has arrested a man who attempted to sell his company’s car in order to raise money to relocate his family to Ghana. This was made known by the...
Preacher Allegedly Murdered in Ogun Motor Park, Buried by Roadside
A graduate of Computer Science at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Oluwatosin Onadipe, was said to have died after he was allegedly hit with an...
This Nigerian Man has been Arrested for Sending his D*ck Pictures to an Underage Girl in the UK
Another Nigerian man has been arrested in the UK for chatting with a 14yrs old girl, and sending pictures of his penis to the underage girl. A trending video on X...
Bauchi University Student Killed During Robbery Gone Wrong
Tragedy has rocked Bauchi state following the killing of a final student, identified as Joseph Agbabaidu, of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, in an attempt to...
HND Student of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Allegedly Killed by Unknown Persons
A Higher National Diploma female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara State, identified as Toyin Bamidele has been allegedly killed by some unknown...
University Student Arrested for Allegedly Poisoning Two Female Classmates
The Ogun State Police command has arrested Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), for poisoning his...
Two Female Students Remanded in Custody for Alleged Murder of Hotelier in Kwara State
A Kwara State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of two female students in the facility of a Federal Correctional Service in Ilorin, the...
Jalingo School Teacher St@bb£d to D£ath by Former Pupils in Possible Revenge Attack
Former students of Government Model Day Secondary School in Jalingo, Taraba State, have allegedly st@bbed a teacher to d£ath. According to LIB, the teacher identified...
14-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Murder of FUT Minna Lecturer
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 14-year-old, identified as Joy Afekafez over the murder of Dr Mrs Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer at the Federal University...
University Lecturer Sl@ughtered in Her Home, FUT Minna Mourns
A lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna in Niger State, Dr. (Mrs) Adefolalu Funmilola...
Polytechnic Students Accused of M*rdering Nightclub Owner During Sexual Escapade
The Police have arrested two female Polytechnic undergraduates for allegedly killing a nightclub owner during a sexual escapade. According to Guardian, the suspects,...
Mohbad: Nurse Who Treated Mohdad Now The Principal Suspect in His Death, Police Says
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has disclosed that late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, began vomiting and developed goosebumps after he...
Mohbad: Primeboy Accuses Wunmi, Mohbad’s Wife, Of Framing Him In The Singer’s Death
Primeboy on Thursday accused Wunmi, the said wife of Ilerioluwa Aloba aka MohBad, of framing him in the singer’s death. This was made known in an interview with TVC...
Mohbad: Primeboy Surrenders To Police
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that Owodunni Ibrahim aka Primeboy has turned himself in. Recall that Primeboy was recently declared wanted by the Police...
Mohbad: Court Issues Order For Naira Marley, Sam Larry, To Be Remanded In Police Custody
A Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State has issued an order for singer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite, Balogun...
UPDATED: Police Declares Mohbad’s Childhood Friend, Primeboy, Wanted
The Lagos State Police Command has officially added Owodunni Ibrahim, aka Primeboy, a childhood friend of the late singer Mohbad, to its wanted list. This was made...
Almost Every Young Person Is A Cultist In Sagamu, Force PRO Claims
The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that almost every young person in Sagamu, Ogun state, is a cultist. This was contained in an X...
Police Recover First Gas Gun From Robbery Gang In Lagos
The Nigeria Police Force has recovered a gas pistol( Spyder Victor) from a robbery gang in Lagos. As revealed by the police, the gun, the first of its kind in Nigeria,...
Three University Students Arrested Over Death Of Bolt Driver
The FCT police command have arrested three students of Bingham university in Abuja over the death of a bolt driver identified as Obasi Okeke. The suspects were before...
We Received N50 million To Kill Apostle Suleman, Suspect Reveals
A suspect arrested over the deadly attack on the convoy of a Nigerian televangelist, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said that they were paid N50 million to kill the...
Lekki Based Lawyer Arrested For Allegedly Producing Hard Drugs
National Drug law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested a female lawyer identified as Ebikpolade Helen for peddling hard drugs. The female lawyer was said to be in the...
Pastor Bags Two Years Imprisonment For Stealing
An Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure the state capital, has sentenced a Pastor, Mr Friday Okeneji, to two years imprisonment for stealing some chemical...
UI First Class Graduate Beaten To Death For Allegedly Stealing Bread
One Opuofuni Freeborn Ebimotimi who is alleged to be a first-class graduate of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, has been beaten to death by a mob in Bayelsa...
Vessel With 800,000 litres Of Stolen Crude Oil Intercepted
THE NNPC Limited, yesterday, said has intercepted a vessel with 800,000 litres of stolen crude oil. This was made known in a statement obtained by Vanguard. The vessel...
17-year-old Polytechnic Student Allegedly Found Dead In Her Room, With Her Two Eyes Plucked Out
A 17-year-old female ND 2 mass communication student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa (AOPE), identified simply as Oyindasola, was found dead in her room on...
UNILAG Student Shot Dead By Robbers While Trying To Retrieve Friend’s Stolen Phone
According to Punch, Adekunle, a 23 year old student of University of Lagos(UNILAG) and his school mate Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and while in the...
Popular Hotelier, Adedoyin Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder Of OAU Student, Timothy Adegoke
The owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Timothy Adegoke. Adegoke is a former postgraduate...
Restaurant Employees Find Body Of Female Colleague Inside Freezer
Workers of Arby’s restaurant in Louisiana, United States have found a female colleague’s body inside a freezer at their place of work. Police revealed that...
Where are killers of Deborah? – Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr. Kelvin Ugwu questions Buhari, Police authorities
The 200-level Home Economics student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was stoned and burnt to d£ath in May 12, 2022, by irate youths including some...
EFCC arrests ‘Crossdresser’, 32 others for alleged internet fraud in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Owoseni Gabriel, who posed as a woman to evade arrest, and...
OGUN POLICE ARRESTS THREE MEMBERS OF DAREDEVIL ROBBERY GANG WHO INVADED PHONE MARKET IN ABEOKUTA
. Men of Ogun state Police Command on Saturday 6th of May 2023, apprehended three members of a robbery syndicate who invaded the phone market popularly known as Tarmarc...
Ogun Police Reject One Million Naira Bribe Offer From Wanted Serial Killer/Ritualist
Men of Ogun state Police Command on the 28th of April 2023 arrested a member of notorious ritualist syndicate, who killed and dismembered the body of one Oyindamola...
Rapper Vic O Decries Insecurity In Nigeria After He Was Robbed
Rapper Victor Odu, popularly known as Vic O, has decried the insecurity in the country after he was robbed. In a post on his Instagram page early Saturday, Vic O...
Police Parade Five Suspects For Vandalising Electricity Cables In Lagos
Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paraded five suspects for vandalising Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB) cables mounted around 7-Up Bottling Company, Alausa...
Missing Enugu APGA Governorship Aspirant Found Dead
Engineer Dons Ude, a former gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State in the just-concluded elections, has been found d€ad...
Man stabs his neighbor to death during an argument over parking on their street in Lagos estate
The police in Lagos state have arrested one Tolulopa Olowu, 41, for allegedly st@bbing his neighbor, Pablo, to d€ath at First Unity estate in Badore, Ajah in Lagos...
Man Hacks Girlfriend To Dead In Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man who allegedly murd£r£d his girlfriend. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Muhammad Jalige, who confirmed the arrest in...
POS Operator Allegedly Spends N280 million Mistakenly Sent To His Bank Account, Sponsored People To Lesser Hajj
A Point of Sale (POS) operator, identified as Alfa Rafiu, has been arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State capital for allegedly spending the sum of N280 million mistakenly sent...
Labour Party House of Assembly aspirant allegedly kills PDP Chieftain in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi state police command has announced the arrest of four people over the murder of a Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain, Peter Nweke. Nweke was tortured to death...
Hushpuppi’s Associate, Woodberry Pleads Guilty To Internet Fraud, Agrees To Pay $8million To Victims And Forfeit All His Assets
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, better known as Mr Woodberry, has entered a guilty plea with the U.S. authorities, agreeing to surrender $8 million in proceeds of wire fraud as...
AAUA Fresh Graduate Stabbed To Death Over N1,000 Debt
A recent graduate of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba, Akoko in Ondo State, Temitayo, was stabbed to death over N1,000 naira debt. Temitayo, who recently graduated...
I Waited 10 Years To Kill Her For Snatching My Boyfriend — Lady Arrested For Murder In Lagos Says
A Lady known as Anita Ofili, who was arrested for allegedly k!lling her friend, Glory Okon in her apartment at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of Lagos, has disclosed that...
Man impersonates actor IK Ogbonna defrauds US woman of $70,000
A 23-year-old man identified as Kelvin Enofe, has been arrested by the police for impersonating Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna. The actor made this known via his Instagram...
NDLEA declares popular prophetess and celebrity couple wanted for alleged drug trafficking; arrests 4 members of their cartel
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared a Port Harcourt, Rivers state based popular prophetess and founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries,...
Lagos Govt Shuts Supermarket For Sale Of Expired Products
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has shut down Chiffy Supermarket, located at No. 3, Oduduwa Crescent Government Reserved Areas, Ikeja, for selling expired...
27-Year-Old Staff Member Killed Over Missing Company’s Phone
A yet-to-be-identified official of the Abia State Vigilante group has shot and killed a 27-year-old staff member of De Choice Eatery, Izuchukwu Mbakwe, in Umuahia, the...
FG And Nigerians Must Intervene To Save Ekweremadu – Joe Igbokwe
Joe Igbokwe, the Special Adviser for Drainage and Water Resources to Lagos State Governor, has advised the Federal Government to intervene in the case of alleged organ...
Imo Labour Party Governorship Aspirant Found Dead
Chief Humphrey Anumudu an aspirant for the ticket of the Labour Party in the upcoming Governorship election in Imo State has been found de^ad in his house. Chief...
Two Men Charged for Laundering N999m Get N50m Bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned two men, Taiwo Oluwadahunsola and Adebola Adetayo, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly laundering...
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, His Wife And Daughter Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking In UK
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, his daughter, and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act in...
Suspected Thugs Kill PDP Chairman In Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Nweke, in Ezza North Local Government Area during...
APC Campaign Director Shot Dead Hours After He Was Abducted By Gunmen
The All Progressives Congress Campaign Coordinator in Ahoada-West Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chisom Lennard, has been found d€ad hours after he was...
Police Arrest 53-year-old Woman With 550 Laminated INEC Materials
The police command in Lagos State arrested a 53-year-old woman, who was allegedly found with laminated electoral materials. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin...
Thugs Storm APC Meeting In Oyo, Kill Three People, Destroy Vehicles, Other Properties
Armed men, suspected to be political thugs on Thursday, stormed an All Progressives Congress (APC) meeting at Ile-Tuntun area in the Ibadan South East local government,...
EFCC Arrests 21 Internet Fraudsters In Abuj
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in the Lugbe and Kubwa suburbs of Abuja. The commission made this known via its...
Nigerian Man Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Murder Of South African Artiste
A Nigerian man, Onyeghani Dumkele, who allegedly murdered an up-and-coming artiste, Shaun Douglas Chabalala, 23, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. MSN reports...
RRS Nab Car Snatcher In Lagos
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad have arrested one 36-year-old man, Dayo Jimoh, in Lagos after he and two others (still at large) hijacked two vehicles at...
Security Guard Arrested In Lagos Over Alleged Murder Of House help Who Rejected His Sexual Advances
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 24-year-old security guard, Barnabas Job, over the alleged murd£r of a 26-year-old housemaid, Thereza...
Most Wanted Nigerian Mafia Woman Leader Extradited To Italy
A Nigerian mafia leader, Jeff Joy, who was one of the few women on Italy’s 100 most wanted criminal list, has been extradited to Italy. Joy, 48, was sentenced in...
Two Nigerians Arrested For Concealing Capsules Of Cocaine In Stomach At India Airport
Two Nigerian nationals were arrested for concealing 167 capsules of cocaine in their stomach at the Mumbai airport in India. According to India TV on Tuesday, officials...
APC Support Group Leader Killed In Anambra Days After Celebrating Tinubu’s Victory
One of the leaders of an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign group, the Coalition of South-East Tinubu Shettima Support Group (CoSETSSG), in Anambra State, Leo...
Gunmen Threaten Argentina’s Messi, Shoot At In-law’s Supermarket
Police on Thursday said gunmen left a threatening message for Argentine soccer superstar, Lionel Messi, and opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in...
NDLEA Storms Edo Forest, Destroys 7,286kgs Skunk After Gun Battle
Ahead of the commencement of the 2023 general elections on Saturday 25th February, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have stormed the...
Two Arrested With Locally Made Guns In Lagos
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos, have arrested two suspects, 20-year-old Daniel Ojoh and 27-year-old Kudus Ahmed, with two locally made guns and charms....
EFCC Deploy Officers To 36 States, FCT To Monitor 2023 General Elections
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has deployed its officers to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, to monitor the polls on Saturday, Feb....
300 Level Student Of Benue State University Reportedly Found Dead Few Days After She Went Missing
A 300-level Mass Communication student of the Benue State University, Erekaa Naomi Dooshima, has been reportedly found d£ad a few days after she went missing. The...
Burna Boy Reveals He Told Late South African Rapper, AKA, To Get A Gun
Grammy-award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, has revealed that he told the late South African rapper Kiernan Forbes popularly known as AKA, to...
Chicken Republic Security Guard Dies After Robbery Attack
The Management of Chicken Republic have announced the death of a security guard who was shot on Sunday by robbers. The management said on their Instagram page, ”With a...
South Africa Iconic Rapper, AKA Allegedly Shot And Killed In Durban
There are extremely sad reports coming from South Africa that iconic rapper, Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA has been shot and killed in Durban, South Africa....
I killed Fatinoye couple, son, for refusing to increase my salary — Prime suspect
The prime suspect in the gruesome murder of the late couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye has confessed to being the mastermind of the dastardly act. The suspect, Lekan...
Man Arrested For Setting His Wife Ablaze In Ogun
A 46-year old man, Hassan Azeez has been arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command, for pouring petrol on his wife and set her ablaze. The suspect was arrested...
EFCC grills actress over spraying and stepping on new Naira notes
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced an investigation of Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress and...
Police arrest two suspects for allegedly possessing and selling fake N1000 notes
Police Operatives serving in Igbo-Eze South Division of Enugu State Command, on Thursday, February 2, have arrested one Joseph Chinenye aged 39 and Onyeka Kenneth Ezeja...
Lagos Police Arrest Suspects With Vandalised Rail Track
A patrol team from Ijora Badia Police division has arrested two suspects conveying vandalised rail tracks in Lagos State. The Lagos State Police Public Relations...
Maritime Former Employee Sentenced To 110-years In Prison For N22m Fraud
A former employee of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Charles Afaha, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for fraud by the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State....
News Update,Tuesday,24/01/2023
** Buhari commissions $1.5bn Lekki Deep Sea Port ** Buhari joins Tinubu’s campaign in Bauchi ** FG releases new Covid-19 restrictions for international travelers...
Vulcanizer Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing N57,000
A 32-year-old vulcaniser has been sentenced to d£ath by hanging for robbing a nurse of N57,000 at Akesan bus stop, near Igando, Lagos. An Ikeja Special Offences Court...
