Crime Facts

Reps Member Accuses Dep Speaker Of Discrimination, Stages Walkout

  A member of the House of Representatives, Cyril Hart, walked out on plenary on Tuesday after accusing the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, of ignoring first-timers during debates. Hart, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), represents the Bonny/Degema Federal Constituency of Rivers State in the green chamber. More to follow…

Police detain officers for abduction, N3m extortion

  The Nigeria Police Force has ordered an investigation of five police officers attached to the Zone 6 Police Headquarters in Cross River State over alleged abduction and extortion of N3 million from their victim. It was learnt that the officers, now in custody, allegedly carried out the act while on patrol along the Ikom-Calabar […]

Nigerians Selected Among Top 30 Architecture Students In New Zealand

  Two Nigerian students have been selected among the top 30 students in the Architecture Engineering and construction management industry sector in New Zealand. The Nigerians, Angela Odiete and Oludolapo Olanrewajund, were also listed among the best top 10 students in construction management in the country.   They have been given an all-expense paid trip […]

Bandits Kill Lecturer In Katsina, Abduct His Children

  Bandits have killed a lecturer with the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State. Dr. Tiri Gyan David was killed in a fresh bandits attack in the early hours of Tuesday. The lecturer was the Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development at the university. An eyewitness told Channels Television […]

Again, Tapswap postpones token allocation

  A popular tap-2-earn app, Tapswap, powered by TON Blockchain, has said the token allocation to users has been postponed to quarter three of the year. The app, which required users to repeatedly tap the icon in the centre of the Telegram Tapswap bot screen to mine coins, recently gained momentum among Nigerians tapping on […]

At Least 19 Dead In Drug Gang Clash In Mexico

  At least 19 people were killed, four of them Guatemalans, in a turf battle between two drug gangs in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, authorities said Monday. A cargo truck was found with 16 men shot dead inside, while three others were found dead outside the vehicle, the Ministry of Public Safety said […]

Declaring Emefiele’s Wife Wanted Illegal, Court Rules

  A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that it is illegal for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to declare Magaret, the wife of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as a wanted person. Justice Deinde Dipeolu made the declaration while ruling on a fundamental right application […]