•The convict, Chima Nkwocha A man, Chima Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire” has been jailed for two years for defrauding an American identified as Linda Wheeler of $345,000. A statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said Nkwocha was jailed after he was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Cou...
•Burnt apartment A 54-year-old businesswoman, Tina Uyi on New Day escaped death by whiskers after her estranged 55-year-old husband, Osaro Ahunwan allegedly set her apartment ablaze. The incident happened at No 7 Asemota Street, Idumwonwina in Benin City, reports Vanguard. The victim, Tina who was said to have returned to Nigeria on December 3...
Ogun State Police Command has arrested two security guards for allegedly setting ablaze a 44-year-old man, identified as Basiru Aliu in Agura Sabo, Sagamu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement she made available to newsmen in Abeokuta today. According to the statement, the sus...
The FCT Police Command has arrested 33-year-old Obinna Nwigwe, for allegedly shooting his friend, Andrew Philemon, during a heated argument at Najob Guest House in Bwari. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident in a statement today. She described the incident as a disturbing case of violent crime. Acc...
•Tinubu As the world prepares to usher in the New Year, stakeholders across major sectors in Nigeria, including manufacturing academia, security, local government unions, and the Ijaw National Congress, have called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure a better economy in 2025. They noted that 2024 had been “tough” and “difficult,” but expressed ...
•A mosque A man was flogged inside a Malaysia mosque today after being convicted of an Islamic offence for spending time alone with a woman who was neither his wife nor relative. The 42-year-old construction worker was given six lashes in Malaysia’s conservative state of Terengganu after being convicted by a Sharia court, reports the […...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has pardoned Segun Olowookere who was sentenced to death for armed robbery in Osun State. Olowookere was pardoned alongside his accomplice, Sunday Morakinyo, the governor disclosed in a statement on X today. The claim that the duo got a death sentence for stealing a fowl went [&h...
One Garba Muhammed Dangiya a resident of Badariya area in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, who allegedly belong to a syndicate operating in Rivers State, has duped his best friend Alhaji Abu Alheri of N12 million on alleged vessel the culprit claimed was auctioned to him by River State Government. Alheri and his best friend went […]
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has said that operatives have arrested four murder suspects including the mastermind who duped the victim of N30 million before further receiving ransom of over N20 million from family. The police said they retrieved the decomposed skull of the victim at a shrine in Otokutu...
•A woman set ablaze The Ondo State Police Command has narrated how a middle-aged man killed his estranged wife in the state two days ago, reports Channels TV. In a message on its X handle yesterday, the Command recounted how the man (names withheld) invited his estranged wife (names withheld) to their home to collect […]