Category: Crime and Judiciary

The Nigerian military, 6 Division, has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against oil theft and pipeline vandalism, arresting 17 suspects and destroying nine illegal refineries in a week-long operation in the Niger Delta region. The operation, codenamed Operation Delta Safe, was carried out between September 15 and 21. The Army also said over...

Five suspected kidnappers of Yoruba and Fulani tribes were arrested in Kwara State, following a gun battle with combined forces of soldiers, local vigilantes, and hunters at Ero Dam, Odo Owa community, in Oke-Ero and Ekiti local government areas of Kwara State. The arrests followed intelligence reports; the suspects allegedly terrorized the area. Cash in...

A former Riverside megachurch pastor has been accused of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in U.S. District Court in California. The complaints, filed Tuesday by 33-year-old Marian Barbu and 40-year-old Mihai-Constantin Petcu, said former Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor...

 A New York judge on Tuesday threw out terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, rejecting the Manhattan district attorney’s theory in a state murder case that the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was “intended to evoke terror.” Judge Gregory Carro kept other charges in place, including a second-degree murder count that requires prosecutors to prove Mangione...

Anambra State Police Command has arrested 54 suspects in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area. The suspects, comprising 39 males and 15 females, were nabbed during a raid of black spots. The command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, said at a press conference yesterday, that the suspects were undergoing screening and profiling, after which those found culpable...

The village head of Shuwaka in Garga, Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mallam Hudu Hassan Barau, who was abducted by bandits six days ago, has been found dead. His body was recovered from a bush in the Kyaram District of Garga Community, on Monday morning. The tragic news was confirmed in a statement...

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has condemned the tragic killing of a guest, Mr. Chiebonam Nweze, during a students’ social event on its campus last Friday. The incident occurred on September 12, 2025, at a bonfire night organised by the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies.  The deceased, who is a businessman, was confirmed dead before...

Two men who were accused of spying for China in Britain, including a former researcher working in the U.K. Parliament, will no longer face prosecution, authorities said Monday. Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, were charged in April 2024 with violating the Official Secrets Act by providing information or documents that could be “useful...

Robinson was reportedly turned in by his father. “The killer then confessed to his father, who is a 27-year veteran of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department,” the Daily Mail reported. “His father then contacted authorities and secured his son before he could be taken into custody.” President of the United State, Donald Trump says:  “I...