Police operatives of the Anambra State Police Command, in the early hours of Wednesday, 20th November, 2019, at about 03:30am, apprehended a four-man criminal syndicate which had been on their watch-list, in Ozubulu, Anambra state. The operatives drawn from the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) arrested four suspects namely Collins Okpala, 25 years; Nwachukwu Chimanya, […]
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), has been arrested and is being held in Dubai by Interpol. According to huhuonline.com, Adoke was arrested shortly after arriving in Dubai on November 11; where he had travelled to for medical evaluation after a court warrant for his arrest was vacated […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set to begin the second phase of tracking of constituency projects, crimefacts.news can report. This follows the huge successes recorded in the first phase of the exercise carried out in 12 states of the federation. ICPC Chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, during a pre-planning retreat […]
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Edmond Nwagbara has been burnt to death in a blaze that consumed his living quarters in the early hours of Saturday, the 16th of November, 2019. Before his death, Nwagbara was the Parish priest of St. Peter Claver Catholic Parish Nnewi-ichi in Nnewi North council area of Anambra State. Crimefacts.news […]
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has directed the deployment of new Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Edo, Lagos, Ogun, and Cross River states. Also affected in the new postings are Bauchi, Kano and Akwa Ibom states. A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, Thursday night, listed the new […]
Ogbaku area of the Owerri-Onitsha express way has become an axis of evil occasioned by the alleged questionable activities of Nigerian policemen stationed there. Beyond the brazen extortion that goes on at literally every police roadblock in Imo state, the policemen at Ogbaku has introduced a dangerous twist to their operation. They allegedly harass parents […]
Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, says the Department of State Services (DSS) is increasingly becoming a fascist organization and an embarrassment to Nigeria. The DSS has refused to comply with a court order for Sowore’s release. The agency said it received the court order for his release, but that no one had come to receive […]
Officials of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Kaduna State, have reportedly arrested a Sharia Court judge, Murtala Nasir, for officiating a wedding. Also arrested along with the judge were a former Chairman of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited (PAN), Alhaji Sani Dauda, who is the father of the bride, and his son, Shehu Dauda. New Telegraph […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Monday alerted the public on frozen raspberries contaminated with Norovirus from China. According to the public alert posted on the agency’s website and Twitter handle (@NafdacAgency), Norovirus is a highly infectious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. It read in part: “The contamination of […]
