A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case. Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence…
Ex-Gov Bello gets fresh N500m bail from Abuja court
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who has been in prison detention since December 10, on Thursday, secured fresh N500million bail from a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama. The court,…
FBI arrests notorious Nigerian fraudster ‘Bobo Chicago’ over $2.8m scam
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a notorious fraudster, Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, ‘Bobo Chicago,’ over his alleged involvement in a business email scam and money laundering worth $2.8 million. According to online media, Peoples Gazette, the 25-year-old Nigerian…
Interpol, Afripol arrest 1,006 Cybercrime suspects in Africa
Over 1,000 cybercrime suspects from Africa have landed in INTERPOL’s net following its recent joint major cybercrime operation with the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL), tagged Operation Serengeti. Nineteen countries in Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa,…
Alleged N1.3tn fraud: Groups decry Okowa’s arrest, claim political persecution
Two human rights organisations, the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum, and the International Human Rights Commission, on Tuesday, criticised the arrest and detention of former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged misuse…
Alleged theft: Police arrest 2 for flogging, dehumanising teenagers in Ebonyi
The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, has arrested two men for stripping, flogging, and dehumanising two teenagers over alleged fowl theft. Police spokesperson DSP Joshua Ukandu disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on…
Ebonyi: Police arrest 4 over organ harvesting, nab 173 others
The Nigeria Police Command in Ebonyi said it arrested no fewer than 177 suspected criminals for various offences in October 2024. The Command noted that four out of the 177 suspects were alleged to be involved in human organ harvesting…
Ondo Amotekun arrests 20-year-old for killing grandmother over N3k
The Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has detained a 20-year-old, Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000. The suspect reportedly attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his…
Teenager goes for tinted hair, new shoes after selling stolen neighbour’s bike for N150k
An arrested teenager, Sunday (surname withheld), who stole the motorcycle of a neighbour and decided to go for tinted hair from the N150,000 proceeds, has blamed his father for his continuous criminal act. The suspect said that his father refused…
FCTA to start picking beggars on Abuja streets on Monday — Wike
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a warning to roadside beggars to desist from the act or risk being arrested by enforcement agents. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, disclosed this during the official flag-off ceremony…