Law and Crime
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Former Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied…
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Four drug kingpins jailed for 95 years over N4.6bn narcotics trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully secured a total of 95 years in prison for four convicted…
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Alleged N80.2bn fraud: Court adjourns ex-Gov Bello’s trial to May 8
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, adjourned further hearing on the 19-count money laundering charge the Economic…
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Ogun police arrest three over electrocution of 23-year-old apprentice
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a welder, Oladokun Johnson; a truck driver, Azeez Salami and a truck owner,…
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Court orders final forfeiture of $1.4m linked to Emefiele
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $1.4 million linked to fraud involving the embattled…
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EFCC grills Tinubu’s ex-minister over alleged N138m fraud
ABUJA—Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, grilled former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, over allegations…
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Court grants Jude Okoye 50m bail in $1m, £34k theft case
A Lagos Special Offences Court has granted bail to Jude Okoye, former manager of the defunct music group P-Square, in…
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Nigerian man extradited to U.S. over cyber intrusion, $1.3m tax fraud scheme
A Nigerian man residing in Mexico, Matthew A. Akande, 36, has been extradited to the United States, US for allegedly…
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I set up Facebook, Instagram account to learn internet fraud – Portable
Singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has revealed that he originally created his Instagram and Facebook accounts in an…
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