A 33-year-old woman, Esther Andrew was on Monday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N350,000 by false pretence. Andrew, a house agent who resides at 59, Unity Close, Obawole, Ogba, Lagos, is being tried for conspiracy,…
Man, 38, docked for alleged N540k fraud
A 38-year-old man, Ikechukwu Okeke, who allegedly obtained N540,000 under false pretences, on Thursday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Okeke, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He, however, pleaded…
New Lagos CP promises synergy with military, other enforcement agencies
The new Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Idowu Owohunwa, has emphasised operational efficiency and strong inter-agency synergy with the military detachments and other state and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies. The CP noted this in a press…
Court remands man for allegedly defiling teenager
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a 29-year-old man, David Bamidele, for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, who did not take the plea of the accused, ordered that he should be remanded…
Woman tells court how cleric allegedly defiled daughter
A businesswoman (name withheld) on Monday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a pastor, Chris McDouglas, allegedly defiled her 17-year-old daughter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that McDouglas, a Pastor at Peculiar Generation Assembly…
Ex-GE worker jailed for plotting to steal trade secrets for China
A former General Electric engineer has been sentenced to two years in prison in the United States for conspiring to steal trade secrets to benefit China. Xiaoqing Zheng, who worked as an engineer specialising in turbine sealing technology at GE…
Criminology graduate student held in Idaho student murders
A criminology graduate has been arrested in the mysterious killings of four university students in the state of Idaho last month, police say. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was detained in Pennsylvania, over 2,500 miles (4,020km) from the crime scene. The…
Andrew Tate, brother arrested in connection to human-trafficking case in Romania
Former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania in connection with human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group, officials confirmed to multiple news outlets. The social media influencer appeared to be taken away in handcuffs from…
Killer known as ‘The Serpent’ set to be freed from Nepal prison
Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police suspect was responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was due to be freed on Thursday after nearly 20 years in prison in Nepal, his lawyer said. Sobhraj, 78,…
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in 2nd sex crimes trial
The former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sex crimes in his second sexual assault trial in Los Angeles. He is facing decades more in prison after Monday’s conviction. The 70-year-old is already serving 23 years…