What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man in custody for allegedly defrauding Thai $216k, N30m (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command says…
*Kidnap kingpin Evans seeks plea bargain in attempted murder case (Sun)*Emirates Airline returns to Nigeria October 1 (Tribune)
Kidnap kingpin Evans seeks plea bargain in attempted murder case (Sun) Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, famously known as Evans, the convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, has made a surprising move by seeking a plea bargain in his ongoing trial for attempted murder. Evans,…
Re-arraignment of kidnap kingpin, ‘‘Evans’’ suffers setback
The re-arraignment of a kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwamadike, also known as Evans, on Thursday, suffered a setback due to the absence of two other co-defendants. Evans and three others (Joseph Emeka, Chiemeka Arinze and Udeme Upong), were brought before Justice…
If your spouse is a kidnapper, will you report him?
The arrest of Chukwudi Onuamadike, the most high-profile kidnap kingpin in Nigerian crime history a few years ago, got us all talking. Several social and news platforms had images, even videos of Evans; his gang and of course, his luxurious…
Nigeria Prize for Literature must stop being winner takes all — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The celebrated season of the Nigeria Prize for Literature always ends on the note of winner-takes-all. It is incumbent on me to plead now that the longlisted and shortlisted authors be also rewarded with cash. While the overall winner goes…
Court orders Evans to return 233k Euros ransom
The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has ordered billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, to refund the sum of 233,000 Euros ransom he obtained from one of his victims, Chief Donatus Dunu. Justice Olukayode…
Factory worker kills friend over N300, 5 arraigned over N40.6m and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos factory worker kills friend over N300, flees (Punch) A factory worker, Toheeb Kilani, has gone…
*Delta pastor, Fufeyin, petitions police, accuses fellow clerics of blackmail, cyberstalking (Punch)*Hold Naira Marley responsible if I’m killed, says Mohbad, singer arrested by NDLEA (DailyTrust)
Delta pastor, Fufeyin, petitions police, accuses fellow clerics of blackmail, cyberstalking (Punch) The General Overseer of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Effurun, Delta State, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, has petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Ali Mohammed, over a video clip. The…