Sea pirates have attacked a passenger boat carrying market women along the Lobia/Foropa Waterways in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State, abducting four women. Reports said the boat was attacked few minutes after it sailed off the Swali Market Jetty in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Tuesday. Community
Crime & Justice
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has uncovered a suspected illegal investment platform identified as Tofro.Com (Tofro), warning Nigerians against falling for their antics by obtaining their money through promise of high returns. The commission raised the alarm in a notice issued on Thursday and made available to journalists. In
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday, announced the seizure of drones, fake, expired and unregistered pharmaceuticals at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The contraband valued at over N921 billion also includes expired food items and other controlled security equipment such as drones and walkie-talkies,
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a blogger, Adewale Ajimisogbe, for cyberbullying the founder of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM), Dr Daniel Olukoya. Ajimisogbe pleaded guilty to the charges following a plea bargain agreement he entered into with the Police. He,
Troops of the 4 Brigade Nigerian Army led by the Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Ebenezer Oduyebo, have uncovered a massive crime and ritual syndicate’s hideout in Benin City, Edo State. Acting on a tip-off, the troops stormed a building within First Bank Estate, called Awesome Garden, located along the Benin-Sapele
The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, presided over by Justice Olusola Adetujoye on Monday, April 28, 2025 sentenced one Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to 63 years imprisonment for multiple investment fraud. Olaniyan was convicted alongside his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited following their prosecution on a 30-count charge by the