Crime

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 a United States prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar bribery...

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,...

HEDA commends ICPC as Ozekhome faces forgery charges…

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related...
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How Nigerian man stabs stepfather to death in London

Adejuwon Olufemi Alexander Jnr Oyekan, of Hayes, stabbed his 54-year-old stepfather, Jason Thompson, in a violent outburst in his own home. Adejuwon Olufemi Alexander Jnr...

3 bandits killed by Police in Zamfara state

The police command in Zamfara state says it has neutralised three armed bandits after a gun duel at different communities in Tsafe and Bakura local government areas (LGA) of the state.

How kidnappers abandoned N6.9m ransom after road accident

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of N6.9 million and multiple rifles abandoned by suspected kidnappers after a car accident in...

Grave violations against children in DRC tripled – UNICEF

GOMA, DR Congo, 26 February 2025 – UNICEF is deeply concerned by the significant increase in reports of grave violations against children in parts of...

Police explains reasons for Omoyele Sowore’s arrest

The Nigeria Police Force is compelled to address and decisively correct the recent wave of disinformation being peddled in connection with the lawful arrest...

Enugu records drop in crime, launches Security Trust Fund

Enugu State has witnessed a substantial decrease in crime rate over the past 20 months, with the state government attributing this success to its...
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