I faked my kidnap to extort money from my mother —27yr-old-lady
A 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Ruth Livinus, has been arrested for faking her own kidnap to extort money from her widowed mother. The motive behind the scam was to fund her dream of opening a hairdressing salon. Ruth, who is a…
Two robbery suspects nabbed in Osun
The Osun State Police Command on Thursday announced the arrest of two armed robbers operating within the Osogbo metropolis, using a motorcycle. The two suspects, Adesina Hammed, 29 years, and Oyeladun Iyanu, 28, with two others yet to be arrested,…
Cleric bags life jail for raping minor in Ekiti
In a landmark judgment, the Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced Pastor Enoch, the cleric of a church in Omuo Ekiti, to life imprisonment for raping a minor. The victim, who is the daughter of a church…
Inspector sentenced to death for killing phone dealer
The Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba on Tuesday sentenced Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force to death on a murder charge. The court presided over by Justice C. D. Diai convicted and sentenced the Inspector to…
Man Caught With 8 Human Skulls
The Police Command in Ondo State has arrested a 31-year-old man, Yusuf Adenoyin, for allegedly having eight dry human skulls at Isua-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. Mr Abayomi Oladipo, Commissioner of Police in Ondo…
N2bn investment scam: Court jails Famzhi boss, Mariam Suleiman
The Chairman and Managing Director of Famzhi Interbiz Ltd, Mariam Suleiman was on Tuesday sentenced to five years imprisonment without option of fine for defrauding investors of over N2 billion. Justice Inyang Ekwo of Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday…
2022 Redesigned Naira currency printed in Nigeria – EFCC tells court
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ahmed Halilu has told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja that the re-designed Nigeria’s currency executed in 2022 was carried out in Nigeria by the Nigeria…
Driver jailed four years for stealing phone
The Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, on Monday, convicted and sentenced a 27-year-old driver, Adeniyi Moses, to four years imprisonment for stealing a Samsung phone worth N105,000. Magistrate Patrick Nwaka handed down the sentence after Adeniyi was found guilty of the…
7 Drug Dealers sentenced to Death
An Iraqi court has issued death sentences to seven drug dealers, including a foreigner. “The Central Criminal Court issued a verdict to execute seven drug dealers, including a foreigner, who were convicted of trafficking narcotic substances,” the Supreme Judicial Council…
Man beats girlfriend, kills bystander who attempted to intervene
A 27-year-old man named Jordan Talley, hailing from Georgia in the United States, has been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend and causing the death of a man who intervened during the altercation. As reported by Fox News, Talley is facing…