Crimes

FBI announces $10,000 reward for Nigerian-linked fraud fugitive

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has placed a $10,000 bounty on Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, a Nigerian-linked fugitive wanted in…

9 months ago

6 rescued as 2-storey building collapses in Lagos

Six persons have been rescued after a two-storey building collapsed on Modupeola Street, Mangoro, in the Alimosho Local Government Area…

9 months ago

EFCC arrests 49 students, traders for internet fraud

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 49 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation…

9 months ago

Court remands man over ₦9m petroleum scam in Maiduguri

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Ali Mohammed before Justice Mohammed Maina of the Borno State…

9 months ago

Court jails ex-legislative aide eight years for ₦120.5m job scam

A former legislative aide and banker, Mr. Goni Yilkan, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding job…

9 months ago

Police inspector killed at checkpoint in Taraba

The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a police inspector by armed assailants at a checkpoint in…

9 months ago

Man fakes kidnapping to extort N20m from family

A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly faking his own abduction in an attempt to extort N20 million from…

9 months ago

Gunmen abduct Plateau lawmaker

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Laven Denty Jacob, in…

9 months ago

Violence erupts in Kebbi over gold mine

A dispute over a gold mining site has turned deadly in Garin Katta, Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State,…

9 months ago

Katsina peace talks marred as bandits brandish sophisticated weapons

Fresh doubts have emerged over the effectiveness of peace negotiations with bandits in Katsina State after armed groups intimidated security…

9 months ago

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