Gombe State High Court has convicted and sentenced one George Habu Nuhu to six months imprisonment for fraud. Nuhu was prosecuted by the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge of intent to defraud. The charge reads: “That you George Habu Nuhu between March 2018 and November […]
EFCC arrests 64 suspected internet fraudsters, recovers 18 vehicles
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it arrested 64 suspected internet fraudsters and recovered 18 vehicles in Osun. Dele Oyewale, EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, made this disclosure in a statement released to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan According to him, the suspects were arrested on Wednesday […]
Anambra: Court frees student standing trial for multiple rapes
The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court in Awka, has discharged and acquitted Michael Arinze, 20, accused of raping three young ladies in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state. Arinze, a 200 level student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, was arraigned in July 2022, but pleaded not guilty to the eight-count charge […]
Land agent dies in detention at Ilorin correctional facility
A 63-year-old land agent detained at the Oke Kura Correctional Facility, Ilorin, Kwara State capital, for over four months reportedly died on Friday morning. The land agent, identified as Alhaji Taye Hussein Abubakar, was said to have been involved in land deals that resulted in legal dispute. A relation of the deceased, who spoke with […]
Police arraign 5 persons for robbery, kidnapping in Benue
The Benue State Police Command on Friday arraigned five men in a Makurdi Magistrate Court over alleged criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping and terrorism. The suspects were arrested in Mbachigi Ward of Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State following a tip-off from people of the area. The suspects, believed to be members of […]
Murder of UniPort student: Court sets date to commence hearing
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt will on the 17th of May, 2024 commence hearing on the murder trial involving a 400 level student of the Department of Petrochemical Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt, Damian Okoligwe. Okoligwe is accused of killing his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300 level student of […]
EFCC arrests 64 fraudsters in Osun
Investigators of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 64 suspected internet fraudsters in Osun State. The suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Ede, Osun State on Wednesday. According to a statement by the anti-graft agency their arrest followed actionable intelligence on their suspicious fraudulent activities in their environs. […]
NSCDC arrests man for allegedly raping 4-year-old girl in Ekiti
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ekiti State Command, has arrested one Afolabi Ojo of Olujoda Street, Ado-Ekiti, popularly known as Afo, for allegedly raping a four year old girl. The suspect was arrested after the mother of the girl made a formal complaint at the office of the NSCDC in Ado-Ekiti. The […]
Insecurity: Troops neutralize terrorists, thwart extremist activities in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army, on Friday, said troops deployed to counter terrorism operations in Kaduna State have neutralized some terrorists and thwarted the activities of violent extremists and abduction of farmers in the Giwa Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a post via the Army’s X handle on Friday. According to the […]
Ovoke’s death an act of God – Family, Brickhall school speaks after burial
The family of the four-year-old pupil of Brickhall school in Abuja, Miguel Ovoke on Friday described the death of their child as “an act of God.” This comes amid the investigation into Ovoke’s death by the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives had constituted a special Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the circumstances leading to […]