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India deports 32 Nigerians linked to major narcotics network
Indian authorities have deported 32 Nigerians alleged to be linked to a large transnational drug syndicate, following a major…
South African court sentences Nigerian man, accomplice for drug trafficking
A South African court on Tuesday handed a total of 37 years in prison to a Nigerian man, Victor Udoh, and his South African…
EFCC arraigns two businessmen for N1.55bn fraud, illegal forex operations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday charged two businessmen, Dr. Fagite Oladipo and Raymond Akintayo,…
Ondo establishes special court for electricity theft, meter bypass cases
The Ondo State Government on Monday said it had created a special offences court to prosecute electricity thieves or anybody who…
21-year-old Nigerien arrested with stolen cows in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old suspect from Niger Republic for attempting to transport eight stolen…
Suspected cultists kill police officer, passerby in Ogun
A suspected clash between rival cult groups in the Ilese community of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has resulted in the deaths of a…
NDLEA seizes illicit drugs hidden in cookies, teddy bears
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have busted a drug-trafficking network that operated through social media…
Sad! Househelp stabs employer’s daughter to death, takes own life in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a seven-year-old girl, Alicia Olajumoke, who was…
Court sentences UNIPORT student to death for killing girlfriend
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has condemned Damian Okoligwe, a 400-level petrochemical engineering student at the…
Police arrest cyber-pirate selling ‘Owambe Thieves,’ ‘ThinLine,’ others
The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Lagos has apprehended a syndicate involved in large-scale movie…