Crime

Mr. Williams Akporeha, the National President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), told an FCT High Court on Wednesday that he feared for his life after being…

A 35-year-old woman, Tawa Adigun, has been arraigned before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a victim under false pretenses. Charged with obtaining by false…

A 24-year-old student, David Odiwe, was sentenced by a Jos Magistrates' Court on Wednesday for trespassing and stealing from a woman’s home. Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos, who presided over…

Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, has been arrested on charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution. Jeffries, who led the clothing brand from 1992 to…

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Police, on Tuesday arraigned a defendant before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged unlawful interception of digital infrastructure. The…

A security guard, Hamodu Shaibu, 25, on Tuesday, was brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N10 million cocoa beans. The defendant, whose address was…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Tuesday remanded a 70-year-old man, Micheal Afolabi, in Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl. Chief…

Police in Lagos are searching for a 48-year-old man, Kadiri Yusuf, also known as Alado, for allegedly assaulting his two children in the Orile Agege area. The victims, aged 11 and 13,…

A prosecution witness, Mr Stephen Gana, on Monday told an Abuja High Court that two companies belonging to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele got…

A married man from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Moses Remayi, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after violently assaulting his girlfriend, leading to her death. The attack, triggered by…