Crime Facts

Sex-For-Mark: UNN suspends lecturer

  The management of the University of Nigeria(UNN) Nsukka has suspended Mr. Mfonobong David Udoudom, a lecturer in the General Studies division, caught in a video allegedly harassing a female student. Uduodom’s victim is alleged to be someone’s wife. It was gathered the lecturer had vowed that the female student would never pass his course […]

DAILIES TOP STORIES: EFCC takes over Binance probe, plans fleeing executive’s extradition

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Binance says it restricted 281 Nigerian accounts in 2022

  The largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, stated that it restricted 281 accounts belonging to Nigerians in 2022 due to money laundering concerns. The exchange said it also collaborated with the Federal Government to protect users from illicit activity. This information was disclosed in a statement published on its website on Wednesday. A few weeks ago, […]

80-year-old Nigerian man commits suicide

  An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide at the Watch Tower in the Araromi Imota area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. A police source told our correspondent that, according to a tenant in the compound, the deceased hung himself with a […]

Plateau gov sacks varsity VC, others

  The Vice Chancellor of the Plateau State University, Professor Bernard Matau has been sacked from office. Matau was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the state university while serving as the state Commissioner for Higher Education in the last administration led by former Governor Simon Lalong. It was learnt that the vice Chancellor whose […]

Nigeria police declare its official wanted for murder

  The Anambra State Police Command has declared Inspector Audu Omadefu wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder case. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Deputy Superintendent of Police Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson for the command. “Anambra State Police Command hereby declares AP No. 362178, Inspector Audu Omadefu wanted for murder,” Ikenga said in […]

Fake Customs CG arrested over recruitment scam

  The Nigeria Customs Service has arrested one Abdul-Rahman Ibrahim, in his fifties, for his involvement in fraudulent activities and impersonation of the Comptroller-General of Customs and other high-ranking government officials. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the NCS on Wednesday. According to the statement, the NCS spokesperson, […]