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EFCC Summons Billionaire Okoya’s Sons Over Naira Abuse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Wahab and Raheem Okoya, sons of billionaire businessman Chief Razaq Okoya, for questioning over alleged abuse of the naira.
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Daughter of Convicted Rapist Dominique Pelicot: “He Should Die in Prison”
Caroline Darian, the daughter of Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman sentenced to 20 years for drugging his ex-wife so strangers could repeatedly rape her, has condemned her father as "a…
Indian-American Doctor Loses License for Exploiting Undocumented Workers
Dr. Harsha Sahni, an Indian-American physician, has permanently lost her medical license after admitting to illegally recruiting and exploiting two undocumented Indian women as domestic…
Vietnam Fines TikTok User $1,200 for Comments About Ho Chi Minh
Authorities in Vietnam have fined a TikTok user 30 million dong (approximately $1,200) for allegedly insulting the country’s first president, Ho Chi Minh, by suggesting he fathered multiple…
Saudi Arabia Releases 3 Nigerians Arrested For Alleged Drug Possession
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have released three Nigerians who were earlier arrested and prosecuted in the country for alleged possession of cocaine.
The individuals, identified as Hadiza…
Police declare two wanted over alleged murder, kidnapping
The Nigerian Police Force, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin, have declared two persons wanted in connection with alleged multiple murders, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms and…
Hard Drugs: NDLEA says 929 suspects arrested in Kwara within 12 months
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara Command, says a total number of 929 people were arrested for hard drugs related offences between January and December 2024 in the…
NDLEA arrests Paris-bound businessman for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin, cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Ifeanyi Orizu for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine.
Mr Femi Babafemi,…
Mozambique Prison Riot Claims 33 Lives Amid Election Unrest
A violent prison riot in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, has resulted in 33 deaths and 15 injuries, the country’s police general commander, Bernardino Rafael, confirmed on Tuesday.
The…
4 Drug Lords Get 28 Years in Jail, Forfeit VGC Houses, Large Cash
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has gotten for drug kingpins arrested in connection with the historic seizure of 2,139.55 kilogrammes of cocaine at an Ikorodu residential…