Crime

Rights Chief appalled by continued killing of civilians in El Fasher

Geneva, Oct.10, 2025 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continued killing and injuring of civilians in El Fasher....

NIDCOM condemns inhuman treatment of Nigerian girls in India

Abuja, September 30, 2025: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has strongly condemned...

Police investigates death of Arise TV journalist Somtochukwu Maduagwu

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has launched a discreet investigation into the death of...

US court sentences Nigerian man to over 5 years in prison for defrauding widow

Akindele posed as a wealthy Italian American businessman, “Frank Labato,” on a dating website, where he met a...

UNILAG student accuses lecturer of sexual assault in office

Dr. Samuel Ojogbo, a lecturer at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has been accused of sexually assaulting a...
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U.S. Court Jails Fraudster 5 years Over COVID-19 Relief

Nigerian Abidemi Rufai, a former Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in the United States for stealing $500,000 COVID-19 pandemic relief benefits.

Court Remands 2 For Allegedly Possessing Guns, Other Weapons

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, remanded two men in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly having in their possession two locally-made guns and other dangerous weapons.

Drug addict, 32, strangles mum to death in Ogun

Samson Sikiru, identified as a 32-year-old mentally-ill man has been accused for allegedly strangling his mother to death in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Hushpuppi: Court dismisses FG’s Request For Abba Kyari’s Extradition To US

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant the extradition application filed by the Federal Government for permission to extradite the suspended DCP Abba Kyari to the United States (US).

Herdsmen kill 4, injure others in Enugu community

It was another episode of pain, sorrow and blood in Nimbo, an agrarian community in Uzo-uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State as armed...

Ebonyi youths prefer enrolling in vigilantes to police – Nwifuru

Abakaliki, Nigeria - Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi state says youths from the state prefer enrolling in vigilantes to police because of their desire...
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