Crime

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been cleared of all money laundering and theft charges amounting to ₦6.9 billion by the Federal High Court in Lagos. The case, which had dragged on since 2018, ended on Wednesday after…
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A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced Mohammed Gobir, a former director of Afromedia Plc, to seven years in prison over charges involving a massive fraud scheme totaling over ₦1 billion and $3.5 million. Gobir was convicted on 17…
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The Nigerian military has successfully captured three suspected terrorists and gunrunners in Kaduna State, seizing a large cache of weapons and ammunition. The arrests were made by troops from the 37 Nigerian Defence Academy…
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Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has suspended several officials at the state-run Reformatory Centre in Babbar Ruga after a young inmate was allegedly tortured, leading to a life-altering injury. The decision followed an official…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Rabiu Auwalu Tijjani, a 43-year-old native of Dala Local Government Area in Kano State, wanted for his alleged involvement in a financial crime totaling nearly $2 million. …
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A High Court sitting in Benin, the capital of Edo State, on Friday, July 11, 2025, remanded a 38-year-old pastor, Simeon Okehielem, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a married woman, Isoken Aigbedo, in the state. Pastor…
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A Lagos State Coroner’s Court in Ikorodu has directed the prosecution of Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who gave an injection to the late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad, shortly before his death. …
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has alleged that Chinedu Okeke, the top scorer in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), manipulated his personal data to gain multiple admissions under different…
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The Nigerian Senate has called on President Bola Tinubu to approve a N200 million compensation for the family of a toddler killed and another injured during a botched anti-drug operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
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The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation has assumed control of the prosecution of suspects linked to the deadly attack in Yelewata, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The killings, which left several…
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