Category: Crime

A 37-year-old woman in Spain has been accused of selling her baby for 2,000 euros to a family in Cordoba. The baby is now in the care of the Junta de Andalucía’s social services department and the mother has been arrested by the National Police, together with four other people involved in the case. The …

            Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 25, ordered the remand of Nigerian singer Terry Alexander Ejeh, popularly known as Terry Apala, at a Correctional Centre over allegations of Naira mutilation. Terry Apala was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of …

                  The Edo State Police Command announced on Friday that six kidnapped victims were successfully rescued during a series of operations in the state. Tragically, one civilian volunteer was killed in the process. According to police spokesman Moses Yamu, the victims were freed from different locations on …

              MTN Nigeria has confirmed it recently experienced a cyber-attack but assured customers and stakeholders that its core systems remain secure and Nigerian operations were not affected. In a statement released on Thursday, April 24, the telecom giant said it detected unauthorized activity on its network and acted swiftly …

The Governing Council of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, has dismissed a senior lecturer, Dr Usman Aliyu, over allegations of sexual harassment involving a married postgraduate student, Mrs. Kamila Aliyu. The decision was announced in the university’s official newsletter, ATBU Herald (Vol. 39 No. 5, April 22), following the 96th regular council meeting held on …

                  The Imo State Police Command has apprehended two women who were allegedly attempting to sell a kidnapped four-year-old boy in Owerri for ₦2.7 million. The child had been abducted in Abuja while hawking vegetables and was transported to Owerri before the suspects were intercepted. The suspects …

            A student of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, was shot dead in a suspected cult-related attack on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, shortly after completing his exams. Witnesses say the student was heading toward the back gate of the campus when armed men confronted him and shot him twice at …

              Oladapo Olakekan Fadugba, a 40-year-old Nigerian-born U.S. citizen, has been indicted on charges of wire fraud totaling $690,000, aggravated identity theft, and making false statements during his naturalization process. The announcement was made on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, by Gregory W. Kehoe, U.S. Attorney for the District of …

            At least 26 tourists were killed and dozens more injured after four gunmen opened fire at a resort area in Kashmir, Indian police confirmed. The mass shooting, which took place in the Baisaran meadow near the scenic town of Pahalgam, has been described by authorities as a terror attack …

An inspector attached to the Rivers State Police Command, identified as Maxwell Zubu has allegedly shot himself dead. The incident happened in the Eagle Island axis of Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Zabu was said to be a security detail to a former Chairman of the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. Details of the incident …