BREAKING: NDLEA arrests widow for ingesting 69 wraps of heroin

By Kelvin Osa Okunbor   The Airport Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, has arrested a 54-year-old widow and mother of six for ingesting 60 wraps of heroin. The woman was arrested at Lagos Airport at the weekend. The command

Border Closure: Customs seize 54 containers of expired rice, tramadol, others

Agency Reporter The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Command, Tuesday revealed its seizure of 54 containers of various contraband items. Of the seizure, 33 containers were loaded with expired foreign rice. The rice, mostly rotten and oozing offensive odour, was part

Savage: Russian charged with ‘cannibalism’, caught with human bones

Agency Reporter A man arrested in northern Russia has been charged with cannibalism, after three partially eaten murder victims were identified along with remains of cats, dogs and smaller animals. The 51-year-old is suspected of having eaten the animals as well as the

EFCC arrests Lawmaker for N11m fraud in Kaduna

AbdulGafar Alabelewe   The Kaduna Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a councillor, Hon. Theophilus Madami for alleged fraudulent misappropriation of fund Madami representing Kakuri Hausa, Ward in Kaduna South Local Government of Kaduna State is to

Ebonyi Govt. threatens to shut down pubs harbouring criminals, underage girls clubs

By Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki  Ebonyi State Government on Sunday threatened to close down hotels, nightclubs, bars and restaurants in the state caught harbouring criminals, including those which harbour underage girls for immoral acts. Commissioner for Border Peace and Internal Security, Stanley Okoro Emegha

Court sentences two men to death by hanging for murder

Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti   An Ado Ekiti High Court on Monday sentenced two men Tosin Oluwafemi, 21, and Ogunleye Tajudeen, 18, to death by hanging for conspiracy, murder and unlawful possession of human skull. Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde who sentenced Oluwafemi and Tajudeen, held

Another Nigerian killed, 2 others injured by unknown gun men in South Africa

Agency Reporter The Nigerian community in South Africa has again been thrown into mourning following the killing by unkown gun men of one of its members who also left two others injured. Mr Odefa Ikele, the National Spokesperson of Nigerian Union South Africa,

Pupil kills mate during cult war in Lagos

By Precious Igbonwelundu   A 16-year-old boy, Adewale Ayuba, has been arrested by officials of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) for allegedly killing his mate during a cult clash in Ijanikin. It was gathered that the incident occurred October 21 during

BREAKING: EFCC quizes Edo council officials

Osagie Otabor, Benin   The Benin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed some officials of the Esan North East local government council for allegedly conniving with the council chairman, Mr. Augustine Okoibhole to defraud the council. Sources

Obono-Obla breaks silence, says ‘they want to demonise me’

Eric Ikhilae, Abuja   For the first time, since he was relieved of his duties and his agency scrapped, former Chairman of the Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla spoke on Saturday about his ordeal. Obono-Obla, who