Crime
Father bags life imprisonment sentence for sexually assaulting his 3 female children by penetration
The defendant’s name has been registered in the Lagos State Sexual Offences Register. A father of three girls, Ademola Oladimeji had been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for sexually assaulting his three girls. According to reports, the children were aged 5, 7…
Read More »Missing UniAbuja Fresh Graduate Rescued After Being Kidnapped and Thrown Out of Moving Vehicle by Suspected One-Chance Gang
The missing fresh engineering graduate of the University of Abuja, Halima, has been found alive. 21-year-old Halima was declared missing on Wednesday, January 16, 2024, while heading home from the university, where she is currently doing her final year project. Her sister, Faiza Mahmud, who confirmed the development on Thursday,…
Read More »Disturbing Footage: Video Shows 89-Year-Old Grandmother Suffering from Dementia Allegedly ‘Maltreated and Abused’ by Four Nigerian Carers in the UK
Harrowing footage has revealed how an 89-year-old grandmother suffering from dementia was abused by four Nigerian carers after her family became suspicious of bruises on her body and hid a secret camera in her bedroom. According to Mail Online, sisters Danielle and Rebecca Hinsley captured footage that ‘broke our hearts’…
Read More »Panic Sets In as Fresh Engineering Graduate Goes Missing While Heading Home from UniAbuja
A 21-year-old fresh engineering graduate of the University of Abuja, Halima, has been declared missing by her family. According to Faiza Mahmud, her sister, she called them around 3 pm on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, saying she was on her way home from school, where she is currently doing her…
Read More »Cultist stabs retired nurse, housemaid in Benue State
While the maid died during the process of the attack, the nurse died on her way to the hospital for treatment. A retired nurse identified as Esther Amali, has been stabbed to death alongside her housemaid, Mercy Mwuese, in her resident around the Federal Low Cost, Makurdi, Benue State by…
Read More »EFCC Reopens Money Laundering Cases Against 13 Ex-Governors And Ex-Ministers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reopened money laundering cases against 13 former governors and several ex-ministers, involving a total amount exceeding N853.8 billion. According to Sunday PUNCH, findings revealed that the amount at stake in the high-profile cases involving the former governors and ex-ministers was not less…
Read More »NDLEA Intercepts Large Consignment Of Canadian loud, UK, Italy-Bound Opioids In Lagos (Photos)
On Sunday, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) reported that its agents had seized a substantial shipment of Canadian Loud, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis imported and packaged in 324 bags with a total weight of 111.2 kilograms in the Onikan area of Lagos Island. NDLEA said the…
Read More »NDLEA Bursts “Skuchies” Factory In Ibadan
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) conducted a raid on a “skuchies” factory operated by a 28-year-old individual in Moniya. Skuchies is a Chapman drink laced with hard drugs. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this disclosure on Sunday in Abuja, saying that 76.6kg of Indian hemp, 134gm of…
Read More »Hotelier and Girlfriend Arrested in Connection with the Murder of Ondo Socialite
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two individuals linked to the brutal killing of Adebayo Oladoyinbo, a prominent socialite in Ondo State widely known as ‘Saybayo.’ The suspects, identified as Adeojo Ilesanmi, 50, and Atinuke Adeniyi, 29, were arrested following the discovery of the deceased’s body in the Ijapo axis…
Read More »BBC Prepares to Release Investigative Documentary Exposing Late TB Joshua’s Sexual Crimes, Including Victim Testimonies
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is set to publicise a 3-part investigative documentary detailing how late TB Joshua allegedly harassed women sexually. The now-deceased SCOAN founder’s covert lifestyle was exposed in the three-part series. It told graphic tales of rape, abuse, deception, and staged healings. The BBC was informed by…
Read More »Man hires OPC members to beat girlfriend and brother in Lagos
The lady, who was assaulted, has stated that she doesn’t want the case to be swept under the carpet. A man identified as Atari, is currently under investigation by the Police after he hired members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) to beat his ex-girlfriend and her brother to a…
Read More »Yobe Community: Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Pastor and 13 Others, Leaving a Trail of Destruction with Burnt Church, Houses, and Cars
The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly identified as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, launched an attack on Kwari, a town in the Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Geidam is the council area of the immediate former Inspector…
Read More »Customs Intercepts Bullion Van Loaded with Smuggled Rice and N24 Million in Ogun State
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area Command II, has confiscated a bullion van filled up with 12 bags of 50kg of smuggled foreign parboiled rice. The van, with registration number FKJ 993 BZ was impounded alongside the sum of N24,489,500.00 belonging to the Abeokuta branch of Access Bank. The…
Read More »Breaking News: EFCC Conducts Raid on Dangote Group’s Headquarters in Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection with an ongoing investigation into forex allocations in the country. Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that on arrival at the headquarters of one of Africa’s largest conglomerates in Lagos, the EFCC operatives demanded…
Read More »US Charges Nigerian, Odogwu Mmobuosi, Accused of Attempting to Buy Sheffield United with Fraud
Prosecutors in Manhattan, United States, have revealed criminal charges against Odogwu Banye Mmobuosi, a Nigerian fintech businessman who recently attempted to acquire Premier League club Sheffield United. They said the 45-year-old lied to investors about his company’s finances. Mmobuosi, the former co-chief executive officer of Tingo Group (TIO.O), was charged…
Read More »Tragic Loss: Nigerian Community Mourns 19-Year-Old Student Killed by Canadian Policemen
The Nigerian Association of Manitoba has expressed sorrow over the death of Afolabi Stephen, a 19-year-old Nigerian who lost his life at the hands of policemen on December 31, 2023. Though the details of his death are still sketchy, the Winnipeg, Manitoba Police Department, in a statement posted on its…
Read More »Canadian police officer shoots 19-year-old Nigerian student dead on New Year Eve
The family of the deceased are seeking answers regarding what happened to the young Nigerian. A 19-year-old Nigerian student has being shot dead by Police operatives in Canada, who received a distress call that a young man was acting erratically. The student who was identified as Afolabi Stephen Opaso, was…
Read More »Senate Summons Security Chiefs in Wake of Plateau Killings, Observes One-Minute Silence
The Senate has called upon the nation’s security chiefs to appear before them in response to the recent spate of killings in Plateau State. Those invited include the Chief of Army staff; Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff; Hassan Abubakar; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi;…
Read More »Plateau Massacre: Southern Christians Accuse Tinubu’s Government of Being Asleep on Duty
The Southern Nigeria Christian Association has conveyed its indignation and outrage regarding the mass killing of numerous Plateau State residents on Christmas Eve. Armed men had stormed Plateau communities as they were preparing for Christmas and killed over 100 people, with hundreds of houses destroyed. In a statement made available…
Read More »President Tinubu Speaks Out Against Heinous Attacks in Plateau, Orders Immediate Apprehension of Culprits
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the heinous and brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of over sixty lives on Christmas Eve, December 24. A statement released by Ajuri Ngelali, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,…
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