Teenager kills dad for accusing him of stealing his phone
A Benue teenager, ThankGod Joseph has committed patricide after the father accused him of stealing his phone. The killing happened on 14 September at Ikwokwu-Ito,…
Man gets arrested for allegedly stealing 2-year-old child in Ogun
A 44-year-old man, Adetoro David, on Friday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’Court in Ogun for allegedly stealing a two-year-old baby. David, whose address was not…
Police inspector faces trial for brutalising Punch journalist
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered immediate detention and orderly room trial of one Inspector Adadu Innocent attached to PMF…
11-year-old raped to death in Lagos
An 11-year- girl, Favour Okechukwu, was on Thursday raped to death. The incident occurred at No 4 Olarenwaju street, Ejigbo, Lagos State around 3:00 to…
We killed 50 kidnap victims because we couldn’t get ransoms –Suspect
A kidnap kingpin, Mohammed Sani, has narrated how his gang murdered over 50 of their victims whose families could not pay ransom. Sani, who was…
Police parades four suspects over alleged robbery in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested four persons over alleged armed robbery and theft in the state. The suspects include one Abdullahi Maikudi- aged…
Corporal Aliyu Yakubu, dismissed, jailed for defiling teenager
Corporal Aliyu Yakubu of the Nigerian Army, has been dismissed and simultaneously sentenced to five years imprisonment for assaulting and defiling a 13-year-old girl. Yakubu…
Three Nigerians arrested in South Africa for allegedly keeping sex slaves appear in court on human trafficking charges
Three Nigerian nationals have appeared in the Kuruman Magistrate’s Court, Northern Cape on charges of human trafficking. This follows after members of the Hawks, Crime…
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Three fraudsters bag jail terms in Sokoto (Photo)
Justice M. S. Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court, Sokoto on Monday, September 28, 2020 convicted and sentenced the trio of Chima Nweke (a.k.a…
Osun deputy chief of staff charged with $120,000 fraud
The Office of the Inspector-General of Police has charged the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Osun State, Abdullahi Binuyo, with fraud involving…
14 internet scammers jailed in Calabar
14 internet scammers have been convicted and jailed by a Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River state.The scammers were arraigned by the Uyo Zonal…
First Bank staff Oreoluwa Adesakin jailed for stealing N49m
A busted staff of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin, has been convicted for fraud and handed a total term of 98 years in…
N2.67bn meant for school feeding programme diverted to personal accounts – ICPC
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, said on Monday the commission has uncovered the diversion…
Cultists shoot 16-Year-Old boy while mourning dead colleague in Ogun (Photo)
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of a dreaded cult group, known as (Aiye), during a procession in honour of their…
Man clubs father to death, buries him in shallow grave in Anambra
Officers of Umunze division of Anambra Police Command, working with members of the local vigilance group in the early hours of Saturday arrested a 26-year-old…
How former acting registrar of NECO, Gana, siphoned N368m registration fees in six months
Abubakar Gana, former Acting Registrar of National Examinations Council, is currently enmeshed in a corruption saga involving the misappropriation of about N368,875,000.00 belonging to the…
Ilorin Court to sentence 21-year-old internet fraud suspect over $950 scam (Photo)
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin Friday, reserved sentencing of an internet fraud suspects who pleaded guilty to four-counts of fraud brought against…
UK police officer shot dead in London, suspect detained
A British police officer was shot dead by a young man in south London early morning Friday, the city’s Metropolitan Police has said. The incident…