Crime

Popular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has revealed that she is being blackmailed over a sex tape she did with the guy she’s currently dating. The Afro Beats singer said this during an interview with power105.1 host, Angie Martins in NewYork. According to her, her road manager sent her the sex …

The Federal High Court has sentenced Faisal Maina, the son of the embattled former Chairman of the Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, to 24 years in prison having convicted him of three count charge bordering on money laundering. Trial judge Okong Abang, in his judgement on Thursday said …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a suspected fake soldier, Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice, Hamisu Adamu when they are transporting ammunition and communication equipment to bandits in Kaduna. The duo who were arrested by a patrol team of NDLEA officers along Gwagwalada expressway, Abuja had on …

A 43-year-old businessman, Obinna Echianu, has committed suicide inside the Kuje Correctional Centre (Kuje Prison) in Abuja. According to SaharaReporters, Echianu was in 2020 sentenced to death for killing a ride hailing driver identified as Edwin Ali in Abuja. However, his co-defendant, Everly Nnorom was discharged and acquitted. Echianu was …

Hafsat Ganduje, the wife of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, has been arrested by the EFCC over a bribery and land fraud case reported by her son. The arrest comes weeks after her failure to honour the anti-graft agency’s invitation. Premium Times reported that Mrs Ganduje had earlier been invited …

Two suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the police in Ogun State while trying to pick up ransom dropped by the family of their victim on Sunday. According to the state police command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects are Muhammed Abubakar, 42 and Clinton Niche, 18. Oyeyemi said the suspects …

A lady has narrated how a soldier made a married woman slap her husband more than three times, after the woman slapped him. The lady identified as temitop_ on Twitter wrote; “May we not end up with partners that will bring us shame. So this woman was driving and somehow …

Eleven Nigerians have been indicted by the United States authorities for allegedly defrauding elderly Americans in romance scams. According to the court document, the defendants preyed on elderly victims, many of whom were widowed or divorced. They assumed fake names and used dating sites like Match.com, ChistianMingle, JSwipe, and PlentyofFish, …

Civil servants in Ogun stormed a branch of Unity Bank Plc led by embattled Tomi Somefun in Abeokuta on Monday to protest the alleged diversion of their N134 million investment fund. The aggrieved customers also lambasted the Managing Director, Somefun, over the dubious and fraudulent activities of the bank which she has …

One person was killed while the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku community in Delta State, Ifechukwude Okonjo II, escaped death when his convoy was attacked by some irate youths at Otulu satellite town. Several vehicles were allegedly destroyed while the monarch, who is a brother of former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and …