Crime

Nwifuru ired by abduction of HRH Ezeogo Francis Igwe

Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has expressed deep concern over the reported abduction of His Royal Highness, Ezeogo Francis Igwe, traditional ruler of Ndufu -Alike in Ikwo...

How ex-NNPC GM was jailed in US for $2.1m bribe

A former senior official of Nigeria’s national oil company has been sentenced to more than seven years in...

Nigeria: Saving judicial appointments from corruption

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu For nearly five years, Abia State has been the site of a bewildering contest over the...

HEDA petitioned FRIN boss to EFCC over alleged N3bn fraud

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...

LAWMA secures convictions for 19 environmental offenders

Seventeen persons arrested for open urination and defecation, along with two others apprehended for indiscriminate dumping of refuse,...
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How Kaduna Police rescue Abuja kidnap victim, arrests suspect

The police in Kaduna have rescued an Abuja kidnap victim, recovered his vehicle and arrested one of the kidnappers. In a statement on Thursday Mansur...

Gunmen kill 2, abduct 1 in Ihiala, Anambra state

By Emmanuel Ndukuba Awka, May 20, 2024 - Two persons were killed and one abducted when suspected gunmen attacked Okija community in Ihiala Local Government...

Teacher remanded in Kirikiri over assault of three-year-old pupil

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Area of Lagos State has ordered the remand of Stella Nwadigbo, 45, at the Kirikiri Correctional Facility for...

US commends Nigerian govt, security forces over arrest of Ansaru terrorist group leaders

The United States of America on Monday commended Nigeria for the arrest of two key leaders of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, commonly...

Prophet caught sleeping with 10-year-old stepdaughter in Akwa Ibom

Prophet Anwana Peter Essien, the pastor of Restoration Bible Church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been given a 21-year prison term for defiling his 10-year-old stepdaughter.

HEDA wants EFCC, ICPC to investigate bribery involving lawmakers

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC)...
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