Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Hussaini Ibrahim in connection with alleged currency racketeering of N460, 000. 00 (Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira). Ibrahim was arrested by the Special Task Force of the Commission, Enugu Zonal Directorate on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, following intelligence received by …
Read More »The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted administrative bail to Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, co-defendants in the case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who faces allegations of diverting state funds totaling N110.4 billion. The EFCC filed a 16-count charge against Bello, Oricha, and Hudu, alleging a criminal breach of trust involving state finances. During …
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kogi State Command has arrested three suspects for alleged criminal conspiracy and vandalism. Parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Lokoja on Wednesday, the Kogi State NSCDC Commandant, Esther Akinlade, said the crime was committed on 7th and 20th October in Ankpa and Isanlu, both located in the Yagba East …
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A 51-year-old male suspect has been apprehended in connection with the brutal r3pe and m8rder of a 15-year-old girl in the Siloam policing area, Vhembe District in Limpopo, South Africa. The victim was reported missing on Monday, November 11, 2024, and her naked body was discovered in Khalavha plantation bushes the following day. Preliminary investigations revealed that the …
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In a new twist surrounding allegations against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, singer and entrepreneur Ray J has claimed that multiple celebrities are privately reaching out to alleged victims, offering payments to prevent them from going public. Ray J’s comments appear in TMZ’s new TUBI documentary, The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak-Offs, where he discusses the actions some high-profile …
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The Yobe State Police Command has arrested six suspects in a crackdown on marauders in Damaturu, the state capital. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmed, ordered a stakeout to apprehend perpetrators following reports of shoplifting, theft, criminal …
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The Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday ordered that two brothers be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged culpable homicide and armed robbery. The police charged Hamza Jibrin, 27, and Yusuf Jibrin, 24, with conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide. The judge, Aisha Shagari, ordered the remand of the defendants, after they pleaded not guilty to the …
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A Premier League footballer is being probed by police following multiple allegations of sex offences. The man, in his 30s, is under investigation for the alleged rapes of two women and a sexual offence relating to a third woman. Police first arrested him at an address in West London in July 2022 on suspicion of rape and …
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Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after a video allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and the club’s former manager Jurgen Klopp was circulated on social media. Refereeing body PGMOL says the suspension comes into force with immediate effect and is pending a full investigation. The video, widely shared on social media, has not been verified …
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US prosecutors have charged individuals allegedly involved in an Iranian-directed plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The plot, attributed to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was purportedly intended as retaliation for the 2020 US-ordered killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the Justice Department announced on Friday, November 8. The lead suspect, Farhad Shakeri, 51, reportedly operating from …
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