Crime

  An anonymous account on facebook has alleged that a Lagos based politician has contacted assassins to eliminate popular comedian, Mr Macaroni and paid them N100 Million to carry out the act. The anonymous account mentioned the name of the politician and he happens to be a top contestant for ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed four Rivers State Government officials on its Wanted List. Among them is Mr Fubara Siminayi, the accountant General of Rivers State. The officials, comprising three men and one woman, were declared wanted by the anti-graft agency over alleged criminal conspiracy, ...

  society gazette reports that a group of Muslim worshippers and hoodlums clashed in the early hours of Sunday in Marina area of Lagos.   The reason for the fracas is still unknown as at the time of filing this report. As seen in the video, several dangerous weapons such ...

  The police in Ogun State have arrested “a notorious and murderous cultist,” who was accused of terrorising Abeokuta and Ifo environs. The suspect, who was identified as Rotimi Adebiyi (a.k.a Paracetamol), was nabbed on Saturday. Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi said on Sunday that Adebiyi had ...

COURT ORDERS BANKS TO FREEZE SUSPECTED DRUG BARONS’ ACCOUNTS A Lagos Federal High Court, has ordered Zenith Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa, UBA, to place a lien, also known as Post No Debit (PND) on the accounts of two suspected drug barons, Basil Okafor Onochie (SIR) and Okwuchukwu ...

  An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Monday sentenced a 21-year-old driver, Kenneth Divine, to one month imprisonment for stealing 14 cartons of ”Indomie” noodles worth N48,300. The police charged Divine, alongside Joel Olawale,34, with two counts of conspiracy and theft. Delivering ruling, Magistrate A .O. Adeyemi, sentenced the ...

  Police in Osun have arrested three young men on the Osogbo/Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife Campus Road, Ile-Ife, for being in possession of a human heart. Police spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, said two of the suspects are 21 years old, while the third suspect is 25 years ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Nigerian socialite Cubana Chief Priest on charges of money laundering and tax fraud. The socialite, whose real names are Pascal Okechukwu was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed airport on Thursday, but anti-graft officials kept quiet about it due to pressure ...

    Yoruba activist, Adeyinka Grandson has been sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison. He was convicted of inciting racial hatred for posting messages on social media encouraging violence in Nigeria has been jailed. The British Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command launched an investigation in March 2019 ...

    Embattled Police Chief, Abba Kyari has been remanded in Prison Custody. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, ordered that Kyari and six others that are facing drug trafficking charges be moved to Kuje Correctional Center. Trial Justice, Emeka Nwike ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement ...