The suspect was alleged to have stolen the bunch of plantain from the deceased’s farm. A pregnant woman identified as Blessing Godday, has stabbed another woman, Imeran Idema to death over a bunch of plantain. Godday, who is also a mother of 9, was said to have attempted to steal the fruit bunch from Imeran’s…
Maverick singer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has revealed that he was “scamming” banks way before fraud, otherwise known as 419, became popular in Nigeria. He disclosed this in the latest episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, co-hosted by actor, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, aka Nedu. “I was scamming banks. Even before una begin…
The anti-graft agency chairman stated that its operatives were shut off when they visited the church for investigation. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Femi Olukoyede has disclosed the the anti-graft agency has been able to trace the sum of N7 billion from the proceeds of fraud to a religious organization. According…
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 and 9. Passing the verdict…
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, January 18, said Halima was…
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’ after becoming concerned when their…
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 final year project. They haven’t…
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 a suspected cult member. The…
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 than N772.2bn, however, the anti-graft…
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 consignment was being conveyed for…
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 tramadol, 93gm of Rophynol and…
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 of Akure, the state capital….
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 sources that although the church…
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 pulp. The victim, Tope Segun,…
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 General of Police, Usman Baba…
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 Customs Area Controller, Olusola Alade,…
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 documents relating to the allocation…
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 with securities fraud, making false…
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 website via Winnipeg.ca, said its…
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 shot dead on the 31st…
