A woman has been arrested after she beat her maid to death and dumped the body in a bush in Anambra state. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Anambra Command, arrested the woman, after which she confessed to the crime. The woman took NAPTIP officials to the bush where she…
A professional footballer, Jacob Wisdom Chukwuemeka, has been convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, for offences bordering on internet fraud and possession of fraudulent funds. He was jailed by Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state, on Monday, October 4, 2022. Chukwuemeka was jailed, after pleading guilty to…
Youths in Warri staged a protest against EFCC operatives today October 4. The protesting youths accused operatives of the antigraft agency of arresting many of them without any link to cybercrime. The protest comes days after 95 suspected Internet fraudsters were arrested in the city. Watch videos from the protest below…
A police officer who rejected a bribe from robbers has received the 2022 Public Service Integrity Award from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). CSP Daniel Itse Amah was honoured in Abuja on Tuesday, October 4, at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector organized by the ICPC. According…
A United States Central District Court in California has again, postponed the sentencing of the alleged fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, for the fourth time. According to a court’s notice obtained by Premium Times, the trial judge, Otis Wright, has fixed 7 November 2022, as the new date to sentence Hushpuppi. “COUNSEL ARE NOTIFIED,…
Six hostages have been released by bandits in the Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna State after they collected 20 mudu (measures) of rice, 20 mudu of beans, 25 litres of red oil, 25 litres of groundnut oil and a recharge card of N10,000 as ransom. The bandits had killed a farmer and abducted 20 people from…
Notable singer, Paul Okoye, gives his two cents following the arrest of a notorious kidnapper in Bayelsa known as Lion. This comes following the video of the arrest of the kidnapper that circulated the social media space. Lion was reported to have been known to flaunt returns from his kidnapping business on the internet. Reacting…
Shortly after a notorious kidnapper identified simply as Lion was arrested by the police, a photo of him immersed in worship in church surfaced online. Recall it was reported earlier that the Bayelsa indigene who flaunts his wealth online, met his waterloo in the hands of the police during his last operation in Abuja. Following news of his arrest,…
A notorious kidnapper identified simply as Lion in Bayelsa state has been arrested following his last kidnap attempt. Lion’s days of flaunting wealth on social media end as he meets his waterloo at the hands of the police. When arrested in Abuja during his last operation, the kidnapper begged for mercy while claiming that his…
An American man shot and killed his ex-wife and stepson over electricity usage because they left the lights on too long. Michael Williams, 47, from Florida, is accused of killing Marsha Williams and her adult son, 28-year-old Robert Adams at the home they all shared. Investigators say that the suspect became angry at the family home…
A 29-year-old Zambian police officer identified as Albert Kamasumba killed his estranged wife, Deborah Kasakula before shooting himself dead. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 5:pm on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in Pamodzi Township, Ndola According to local media, the officer shot his wife dead when he learnt that she was getting married to someone…
Seventeen Boko Haram terrorists including their family members have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The terrorists surrendered with their weapons to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion deployed at Banki-Junction in Bama Local Government Area of the state. The Army in a statement on Tuesday, September 20, said the terrorists surrendered due…
The notorious kidnapper has been sentenced alongside his co-defendant. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced famous kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia. The judgement was passed on Monday, as they were accused of kidnapping the…
In a final attempt to reduce his jail sentence, Ramon Hushpuppi Abbas has appealed to Judge Otis D. Wright, claiming he made only $300,000 from his involvement in the crimes he has been tried for. In a handwritten letter addressed to Mr Wright and filed on Friday at the United States District for the Central…
23-year-old Nigerian woman, Ummakulsum Sani Buhari’s mother has spoken about her murder. The mother of Ummakulsum, who was killed by her Chinese lover, Mr Geng on Friday night narrated how the incident happened. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that outrage and anger trailed the gruesome murder of the young Nigerian woman, who was serving out the National Youth…
Akinbiyi Gbolahan, a software engineer, has told the story of how he escaped from ‘one chance’ bus criminals. The man who had an encounter with ‘one chance’ bus criminals, said he has yet to get over the traumatic encounter which happened on Saturday, June 11, 2022. He was still soaked in the experience when he spoke with…
The dependent was found guilty of the allegations levelled against him after investigations were concluded. A High Court in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a 31-year-old Okada Rider, Ojo Adebayo to life imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old girl. The judgement was passed on Wednesday, September 14 by Justice Olalekan Olatawura, who stated that the defendant was found…
The trial of popular Nigerian rapper, Panshak Zamani aka Ice Prince at a magistrate court in Ajah, Lagos State, has been stalled due to the absence of the prosecution witnesses. The ‘Oleku’ crooner is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on assault, obstructing a policeman from carrying out its statutory duties, and abduction. He…
Kidnappers have demanded N90 million to release abducted Ondo burial guests. Ondo State Government disclosed this on Monday. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Bamide Ademola-Olateju, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday, September 5, said the kidnappers are demanding between N3m and N10m to release each of the nine victims. Ademola-Olateju…
A court has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to pay a fine of N1M for unlawfully invading an Abuja-based company. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the fine over the invasion of Fezel Nigeria Limited, located at Plot 792, Cadastral Zone Industrial Estate, Idu-Abuja by operatives of the anti-graft agency. He noted that the…
