Crime

Winnie Byanyima, wife of prominent Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, has alleged that her husband was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya over the weekend, transferred to Uganda,…

Marius Borg Høiby, the 27-year-old stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been arrested on suspicion of rape, Oslo police confirmed. Høiby,…

The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has pledged to leverage his position to stimulate the economy while adhering to the rule of law and…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of one James Gabriel, 37, alleged to have sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl. Magistrate E. Kubeinje, who did not…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has said that no mega financial fraud, especially illicit financial flows, is possible without…

An articulated truck driver allegedly struck and killed a revenue collector on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, near New Garage, while attempting to evade dues collection. The General…

The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have frustrated attempts by drug syndicates to export large consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine and opioids through…

The Edo State Police Command has successfully rescued a 14-month-old baby, Grace Osamagbe, who was abducted by her nanny, Rejoice Chukwu, in April. Commissioner of Police Umoru Ozigi…

A 40-year-old man, Adebayo Jemileyin, on Friday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan,  for allegedly obtaining N16.5 million under false pretences. The…

A man accused of having affairs with multiple married women faced violent retaliation from their husbands in Zimbabwe. Dubbed the country’s "Baltasar," he was ambushed and flogged by a…