Crime & Court

Ex-petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke charged with bribery

Former President of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been charged with bribery offences relating…

1 year ago

Photos: Drug baroness, four kingpins nabbed in Lagos

  At least, three major illicit drug syndicates have been taken down by operatives of a special unit of the…

1 year ago

9 minors rescued from cult initiation in Lagos

  No fewer than nine children were rescued by the Lagos State Police Command from initiation into cultism. The command's…

1 year ago

US court sentences Colombian drug lord ‘Otoniel’ to 45 years in prison

Dairo Antonio Usuga, one of Colombia’s most notorious drug lords, was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday by a…

1 year ago

Kano: NDLEA busts syndicate, confiscates 1,500kg of cannabis

The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a significant haul of Cannabis Sativa,…

1 year ago

Ex- Minister, nabbed over $1m cash probe

A Ghanaian minister who resigned over the weekend after her houseworkers allegedly stole more than $1 million in cash from…

1 year ago

N67.5m Fraud : EFCC, Police launch manhunt for Paul Demudia Eigbefoh

  A suspected fraudster trading under the business name “Capital Plus Investment Services Ltd”, owned by Paul Demudia Eigbefoh is…

1 year ago

Ex-Delta governor, Ibori risks £100m seizure, fresh 10-year jail term in UK

A court in the United Kingdom is set to order the seizure of more than £100 million ($129 million) from…

1 year ago

Osun varsity female student suspended for alleged involvement in robbery

The management of the Osun State University has suspended a 100-level student of its Department of English and Literary Studies,…

1 year ago

Five suspects nabbed for allegedly defrauding 21-year-old student of N9.8m in Edo

  No fewer than five suspects have been arrested in Edo State for allegedly defrauding a student of Ambrose Alli…

1 year ago