After months of fleeing abroad to evade arrest, the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by…
The Ondo State Police Command confirmed on Saturday that Femi Oladele, also known as Tallex, a suspect in the murder of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, died in police custody due to a brief illness. Oladele was arrested for his alleged involvement in the abduction and death of Andrel Okah and…
A 25-year-old Nigerian woman, Ifeoluwa Akinwunmi, risks up to 20 years jail in India after she was allegedly caught in possession of drugs worth over N1.8bn. Akinwunmi, who is said to be a hairstylist and nail artist, was arrested last Tuesday by operatives of the Anti-Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch in Bengaluru. She…
……… As NDLEA recovers tramadol consignments in winter jackets going to Europe at Lagos airport; intercepts N1.1billion opioids in Rivers; 2,687kg skunk in Cross River Barely two weeks after operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano, intercepted a 60-year-old businessman Chinedu Leonard Okigbo…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, June 13, 2025 arraigned the duo of Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged fraud. The defendants, who are Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd and Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd,…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection with the kidnap and subsequent murder of Ifeoma Esther Onyekwelu , a banker in Onitsha, Anambra State. The woman was murdered after spending days in captivity and in spite of the payment of N14Million Naira by her family to her abductors…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 23, 2025 arraigned the trio of Samuel Ihechukwu, Fabian Chizaram and Kingsley Kelechi Ejim, who are employees of one of the first generation bank, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned…
Nelson Adepoyigi, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 5, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been killed by his kidnappers after a ransom payment. Adepoyigi was abducted on Monday by armed men along the Ifon-Owo Road in Ifon. The kidnappers demanded ₦100 million in ransom, but the family managed…
Joseph Oloyede, a Nigerian monarch and dual U.S. citizen, has been ordered to forfeit millions in cash and valuable property to the U.S. government following his conviction in a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fraud case. Oloyede, formerly the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, pleaded guilty on April 24 to 13 counts of fraud and…
Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal stabbing of a woman found at 6510 Goforth Street about 3:50 p.m. on April 26. The suspect, Chester Lamar Grant, 40, is charged with murder in the 176th State District Court. A booking photo of Grant is attached to this news release. He is…
