The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old US returnee, David Segun, and two others for allegedly killing an Uber driver in the Obalende area of Lagos State. The Commissioner of Police, Ishola Olanrewaju, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the state command headquarters on Saturday. Olanrewaju disclosed that Segun and his friends, …
Two nurses reportedly raped while on duty in South Africa
Two nurses working at Chuene Clinic outside Polokwane were reportedly abducted and raped by an unknown assailant in the early hours of Friday, January 10, prompting a police investigation into the brutal attack. According to police spokesperson Brig Hlulani Mashaba, the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. when the suspect gained entry to the clinic premises …
US House votes to sanction International Criminal Court over arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest at its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister over Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The vote was 243 to 140 in favour of the “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act,” which would sanction any foreigner who investigates, …
EFCC arrests four Chinese, others in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, at a business apartment in the Gudu area of the Federal Capital Territory. This was contained in a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Friday in Abuja. “In its ongoing efforts to clean the …
Nigerian man sentenced to 11 years imprisonment in US for money laundering and passport fraud conspiracies
A Nigerian man, Chukwunonso Obiora, formerly of Massachusetts, was sentenced for his role in separate schemes to launder criminal proceeds from fraud and obtaining a United States passport through false statements. The United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations New England made the announcement …
Five Ogun chiefs bag six months jail for breach of peace
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Wednesday, sentenced five Egba chiefs to six months imprisonment for maliciously damaging the sealed letter and removing the caution tape pasted by the Abeokuta South Local Government on the Ogboni Igbore house. The court, however, gave the chiefs option of a N50,000 fine. The five Igbore …
Two Nigerian nationals convicted in US for $560,000 romance scam, face 40-year jail term
Two Nigerian nationals, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39, and Abel Adeyi Daramola, 37, each face up to 20 years in a United States prison after being convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a $560,000 international romance scam. The Department of Justice announced this in a statement released on Monday, January 6, 2025. “Following a four-day …
EFCC fires 27 officers for fraud, misconduct
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed 27 officers from its workforce in 2024 for various offences related to fraudulent activities and misconduct. In a statement issued on Monday by the agency’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC revealed that the dismissal followed recommendations from its Staff Disciplinary Committee and was ratified by the Executive …
Bandits kill Katsina Miyetti Allah leader, abduct his two wives and daughter
Suspected bandits have killed the Katsina State Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Amadu Surajo at Mai Rana village, Kusada Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the bandits who attacked the village on Saturday night, January 4, 2025 also killed three people and injured several …
French Police Officers to Stand Trial Over Death of Man Who Said He Was Suffocating
Three French police officers are set to face trial in Paris for the involuntary homicide of Cedric Chouviat, a 42-year-old man who repeatedly told officers, “I’m suffocating,” during his arrest in January 2020, according to a source close to the case who confirmed the information to AFP on Friday. At least two of the accused …