A 32-year-old laborer, Kevin Roberts, has been sentenced to one month in prison for assaulting his wife in Guyana. Roberts, from Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, was charged with assaulting his wife, Annalisa Francis, on Sunday, March 9, 2025, in Queenstown. The Guyana Police Force, in a statement issued on Sunday, March 16, confirmed that the charge…
The NDLEA has successfully intercepted cocaine, opioids, and other illicit substances being smuggled to the US, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Italy, and the UAE, hidden in unusual items like prayer beads, board game packs, and clothing. The drugs, including cocaine, tramadol, Loud, Molly, and skunk, were concealed in various shipments intended for international destinations via logistics…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for a successful operation that led to the arrest of five high-profile kidnappers hiding in forests across the state. The arrests took place on Wednesday, March 12, after DSS operatives tracked the suspects to two separate hideouts in Enugu State based…
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old man, Olajobi Taiwo, for allegedly def!ling a 15-year-old girl. Spokesperson of the command, Sunday Abutu, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, March 13, 2025 said the suspect committed the offence alongside his friend who is at large. The PPRO said…
A 56-year-old woman, Kimberly Sullivan, has been arrested and charged with holding her stepson captive for 20 years. Sullivan was arraigned on March 12, facing multiple disturbing charges, including assault and kidnapping. Her 32-year-old stepson, who has not been named, set fire to a small upstairs bedroom in their Waterbury home on February 17. When…
Operatives from the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) Ikosi-Isheri Command have arrested 42-year-old Ademola Oyekan for alleged impersonation and assault. According to a statement from the agency, the arrest followed a tip-off from a community member. After conducting an intelligence operation to verify the information, a special team raided an apartment in Magodo Phase…
Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Directorate have apprehended 28 individuals suspected of operating Ponzi schemes in Minna, Niger State. The suspects arrested include: Nofisat Opeyemi, Shukurat Muritala, Odunayo Sanni, Mayowa Oyekola, Aishat Olaitan, Edward Hannah, Abioye Fathiah, Joseph Omowunmi, Kareem Ahmed, Arikeusola Afeez, Adiamo Mutholib, Abass Ibrahim, Wasiu Taofeek,…
Gunmen have abducted at least nine surveyors in Ondo State. The surveyors were ambushed by armed kidnappers who had been lying in wait in the bush while working at a site along the Ilu-Abo axis in the Akure North Local Council Area. The kidnappers contacted the families of the victims and initially demanded a N100…
Onomen Uduebor, a 38-year-old Nigerian citizen, was arrested and extradited from the UK to the United States to face charges in a wire fraud scheme involving stolen tax information. Uduebor was arraigned on Friday, March 7, 2025, in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Uduebor faces…
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced 25-year-old Gabriel Emmanuel to life imprisonment for the kidnapping of Oba Adeniran Benjamin Omotayo, the Eleda of Eda-Ile in Ekiti East Local Government Area. The sentencing took place on Monday. Emmanuel was arraigned on March 8, 2023, facing three charges: murder, kidnapping, and demanding property…
