CRIMEBEAT

LAGOS – Despite the concerted and tough measures being taken by the federal, state and local governments to rid Nigeria of illicit and criminal methods of material wealth acquisition, criminally-minded persons in their desperate bid to get rich quick are not relenting in their crook means and methods. Trafficking in …

ABEOKUTA – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has restated his administration’s commitment to the fight against cultism and related criminal activities, warning that Ogun under his watch will not be a safe haven for cultists and their sponsors. Abiodun equally threatened that his administration would not hesitate to bring …

MAKURDI – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 arraigned Kichime Gomwalk, the Branch Manager of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Makurdi, before Justice P. S. Gang of the Plateau State High Court Jos. Others are Michael Damkas Buayam of Tan Global Energy Limited, and …

LAGOS – The celebrated Nigerian female hip-hop crooner, Tiwa Savage has confirmed escaping from a security breach at her residence – widely reported online as a kidnap attempt. Tiwa, the talented singer, made the revelation on her Instagram handle via a statement signed by her management. It reads in part: …

ABUJA – The Nigerian Police authority has condemned in it’s totality the disturbing act of assault, allegedly committed by some members of the Nigerian Police, on a Nigerian in Port Harcourt. According to CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force PPRO, “I wonder how a man, a reasonable man, would be flogging …

IFO – Magistrate Court in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, presided over by Chief Magistrate A.S Shoneye have granted bail to the celebrated Zazu crooner – Portable. Okikiola was on Monday, April 3, 2023 arraigned before the court on a five count charge, related to assault and …

LAGOS – The Premier Bank in West Africa and the leading financial inclusion services provider in Nigeria for over 128 years, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), has said that its attention has been drawn to a sponsored sensational report by some online publications on a charge brought against the …

LAGOS – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday, March 27, 2023, granted an order of interim forfeiture of seven properties, three vehicles and $50,000 cash from Prof. Uche Chigozie Edwin, the National President of the Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN). The order was …

…Laments Loss Of An Industrious Son And His Wife By ‘Deola Adefemi                     LAGOS – The people of Ilaro-Yewa in Ogun State have called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR to help, …

USA – A man sentenced to 400 years in prison in a 1988 armed robbery in Broward has been set free after more than 34 years behind bars. Sidney Holmes, now 57, was released from prison Monday, March 13, 2023, following a request from the Broward State Attorney’s Office Conviction …