Category: Crime

A 25-year-old man from the Free State, South Africa, identified as Bonginkosi Mokoena, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he killed his girlfriend’s two-year-old son for soiling himself. Police spokesperson W/O Mmako Mophiring said that on June 5 last year, Mokoena brutally assaulted the toddler, Bophelo Moballane, while the child’s mother was …

                                The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old farmer, Oloyede David, for allegedly stealing three bags of pineapples from a fellow farmer’s plantation in Orile-Ilugun, Odeda Local Government Area. According to reports, another farmer witnessed David harvesting pineapples …

                A security guard at Ebonyi State University’s Permanent Site in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area, identified as Ebube Igboke, has been beaten to death by his colleagues over allegations of theft. Igboke, a resident of Ezzama in Ezza South Local Government Area, was part of the Middle …

                    Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Jaja, on charges of money laundering and the diversion of public funds totaling ₦70 billion. Jaja was apprehended in Abuja on Wednesday, March 19, along with an …

                      The Adamawa and Taraba Customs Command has intercepted Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, worth over ₦72.6 million. The command credited the seizure to its ongoing efforts to protect the nation’s economy and secure its borders from illicit cross-border smuggling activities. Speaking …

                                      Mahmud Usman Garba has brought a case against businessman Alhaji Husseni Kashimu before a Chief Magistrate Court in Jalingo, Taraba State, accusing him of having an affair with his wife. Garba, a resident of the Rafin …

                      British rapper Nathan Tokosi, known as DigDat, has been found guilty of attempted murder following a drive-by shooting in Notting Hill. The 25-year-old, from Deptford, south-east London, was in a stolen Audi when at least six shots were fired at 27-year-old Daniel Offei-Ntow, who …

              A Hollywood writer-director, Carl Erik Rinsch, has been arrested on charges of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a sci-fi show that never aired. Rinsch, best known for directing 47 Ronin, faces charges of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to deceive the …

            A 38-year-old Nigerian man, Chidi Emmanuel Okafor, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of a police officer in Keimoes, Northern Cape, South Africa. The sentence was delivered by the Upington Division of the High Court on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. According to Lieutenant Colonel Tebogo …

              Ghana’s President, John Mahama, had his verified X account hacked for 48 hours, during which cybercriminals promoted a fraudulent cryptocurrency project called Solanafrica. According to Mahama’s spokesperson, Kwakye Ofosu, the hackers falsely claimed that Mahama was behind the project, which aimed to make payments across Africa free using …