The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has justified the interception and arrest of 21 trucks loaded with food items allegedly being smuggled to neighbouring countries, describing it as economic sabotage. The justification was made in Abuja on Wednesday, March…
Police in manhunt for killers of 2 A’Ibom brothers
Five days after the murder of two brothers in Nnung Iyoho, Afaha Offiong, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, police say they are closing in on the killers. The brothers, Enefiok Michael Etuk, aged 70 and Ebongeti…
Cambodia arrests 2 foreigners for smuggling 2.27 kg narcotics
Cambodian customs police at the Phnom Penh International Airport said they have arrested two South Korean nationals for an attempt to smuggle 2.27 kg narcotics to South Korea. The duo, a man and woman, were caught Sunday night while they…
2 ATBU students in police net for ‘killing’ 2 in Bauchi community
Police operatives have arrested one Hoomvez Martins Nyelong, 27, and Daniel Audu Adamu, 26, both students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, for allegedly responsible for the death of two persons at Durum, a community in the neighbourhood of…
Edeoga condemns Abure’s arrest, calls for equal treatment of citizens by police
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Enugu State in the 2023 elections, Chijioke Edeoga, has condemned the arrest of the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, saying the action of the police was an abuse of…
Police release arrested LP National Chairman
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Julius Abure, who was arrested by operatives of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), in charge of Zone 5, Benin City, Edo State, on Wednesday evening has been released. Abure was…
Mom used belt to strangle son, 11, claiming she didn’t want him to face financial struggles
A Pennsylvania mother was convicted of murder after she strangled her son to death so he wouldn’t have to grow up with financial struggles. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead was charged with the murder of 11-year-old Matthew Whitehead after his body was found…
Melania Trump’s Valentine love letter from Donald asks for money
Former President Donald Trump sent a Valentine’s Day letter to his wife Melania Trump expressing his love to her – and asking for money. Trump shared his Valentine letter ‘to my beautiful wife’ on Wednesday morning and included a photo…
EFCC operatives allegedly arrest FUTA students in midnight raid
Men suspected to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were said to have carried out a midnight operation at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State. Students’ lodges were reportedly invaded at about 2am. Some students…
Police foil deadly kidnapping attempt, neutralise notorious bandit in Abuja
Police operatives of the Intelligence Response Team have neutralised a notorious and wanted kidnapping kingpin whose gang had been terrorising residents of the FCT after a gun duel. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, said…