Nigerian-American surgeon jailed 27 years for fraud

Deji Lambo 9 June 2022 Kindly share this story: Justice Abdulazeez Anka of a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has sentenced a Nigerian-American-trained surgeon, John Nweke, to 27 years imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining goods from Konga Online Shopping Limited. The goods reportedly include 19 expensive smartphones and two cameras valued at N35m. The […]

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N4.6m fraud: Ex-revenue officer jailed three years for defrauding hospital

Kindly share this story:National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Solomon Odeniyi24 February 2022A former Revenue Officer with the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Mrs. Dorothy Amalili, has been sentenced to three years in jail for defrauding the hospital of N4.6 million. Amalili, who was jailed by Justice K. Okpe, of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Enugu, […]

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Man allegedly rapes salesgirl for over four hours in Abuja

Solomon Odeniyi 14 January 2022 Kindly share this story: The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a man, Patrick Odey, for allegedly raping a 21-year-old salesgirl. The victim, it was gathered, recently started working at a garden in Orozo in the Angwansarki area of Abuja and lives in one of the apartments in the […]

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Ondo man arrested for tracing girlfriend to party, opening fire on guests

Peter Dada 13 October 2021 Kindly share this story: The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a man who allegedly opened gunfire to disperse guests at a party at Oba Akoko in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that as the party was ongoing last […]

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NDLEA nabs Italy-bound woman concealing 100 wraps of heroin in hair relaxer

Friday Olokor 16 August 2021 Kindly share this story: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced a number of arrests and seizures by its operatives, including that of an Italy-bound woman, Nora Nnadi, who was allegedly caught with 100 wraps of heroin and two parcels of the same substance at the departure hall of […]

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Osun bank robbers flee as police, hunters confront raiders, casualties unknown

Bola Bamigbola 3 June 2021 Kindly share this story: Two commercial banks and police stations were on Wednesday attacked by armed robbers in Apomu and Ikire towns in Osun state. During the attack, it was learnt many people were shot dead by the robbers, even though the state police command said the number of casualty […]

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81 suspected kidnappers, bandits paraded, 17 AK-47 riffles recovered

Friday Olokor 3 June 2021 Kindly share this story: OPERATIVES of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a total of 81 suspects for various crimes, including banditry, armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, homicide and illegal manufacturing and distribution of vehicle number plates. Items recovered from them were 45 assorted firearms, which included 17 AK-47 rifles, 20 […]

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Painter impersonates Oba Elegushi, defrauds Facebook lover of N51m

Deji Lambo and Olamide Francis30 April 2021Kindly share this story: Olaitan and Segun Three nabbed for setting suspected thief ablaze Father defiles nine-year-old daughter The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded a painter, Moses Olaitan, and his accomplice, Segun Omoshola, for allegedly impersonating the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi, and using his […]

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My parents assassinated a month after my Abuja wedding – Son

Daud Olatunji29 April 2021Kindly share this story: A group of gunmen has allegedly assassinated an hotelier, Kehinde Ibidunni, and his wife, Elizabeth, at Atan-Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The 63- year-old man and his 54-year-old wife were reportedly shot dead by the gunmen after breaking into their residence at Atan-Ota in […]

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Nigerian-American nabbed for buying twins, Abia baby factory shut

Olamide Francis28 April 2021Kindly share this story: The sale of a set of twins has prompted the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons to close down a baby factory in Aba, Abia State. This was made known in a statement by the Head, Press, and Public Relations, NAPTIP, Stella Nezan, on Monday. […]

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