Gunmen in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state kidnapped a number of students from the Federal College of Forestry college late on Thursday, a police spokesman and a state government official said on Friday. The college is located few metres away from the Nigerian Defence Academy in the Mando area of Kaduna State. As reported by ReportersB, […]Read More
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The EFCC had seized the items comprising wristwatches, necklaces, bracelets, bangles, earrings, as well as a gold iPhone from a premises belonging to the former minister. In the application, the EFCC said it believes that the pieces of jewellery were obtained with proceeds of unlawful activities by the former Minister. The Commission also stated that […]Read More
Seventeen of the 29 Nigerians arrested last month at Ho-Area 52 for their alleged complicity in cyber fraud activities have been deported by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). This was disclosed to the Ghanaian Times by the Ho Municipal Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Anthony Danso, in Ho on Tuesday. He said […]Read More
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has debunked reports that its helicopters dropped weapons for herdsmen in the forest area of Akwuke Community in Enugu South Local Government Area. A statement by Flight Lt. Faith Aigbeoghain, the Acting Public Relations and Information Officer of the Headquarters Ground Training Command, described the report as “false, “deliberately misleading […]Read More
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Mr. Leye Oyebade and the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr. Shina Olukolu, on Monday disclosed that one person has been arrested in connection with the killing of a member representing Akinyele/Lagelu in the House of Representatives, Hon. Temitope ‘Sugar’ Olatoye. The duo […]Read More
A famous sporting family has been “shamed” for milking a charity set up for poor African children, irishexaminer.com reports. Ex-footballers Efe Sodje, 46, and Stephen Sodje, 43, and ex-rugby player Bright Sodje, 52, were found guilty and jailed for siphoning off money from their family charity, the Sodje Sports Foundation. The fraud trial had heard […]Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan office, on Wednesday arraigned twenty four students of Olabisi Onabanjo University and the National Open University of Nigeria who were arrested for alleged involvement in various cyber crimes.Ten of the defendants: Agboola Taiwo, Adetayo Tade Ademiluyi, Rabiu Daniel, Sokoya Oluwaseyi, Fredrick Shaibu, Oshikoya Gbolahan, Adegbola Kazeem Aina, […]Read More
A 31-year-old butchery business owner, Mobolaji Olayinka, who allegedly stole 20 cows valued at N2 million, on Wednesday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Olayinka whose address was not provided with three counts of theft, obtaining goods under false pretenses and issuance of dud check. The prosecutor, Insp Ben Ekundayo told the […]Read More
Two brothers Ayodeji Obadimeji, 18, and Saheed Obadimeji, 19, have landed into serious trouble for allegedly beheading a 10-year-old boy in Lagos for ritual. A statement issued by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti on Wednesday said a team of anti-kidnapping personnel from the police command on Nov. 27 at about 20:30hrs, […]Read More
South Korean Pastor Lee Jaerock, was convicted Thursday of the multiple rape of eight female followers — some of whom believed he was God — and jailed for 15 years. Pastor Lee’s victims were “unable to resist as they were subject to the accused’s absolute religious authority”, judge Chung Moon-sung told the Seoul Central District […]Read More