CRIME

UK Court Delivers Final Ruling In Diezani Corruption Trial 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 17, 2026
Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been cleared of all bribery allegations brought against her in the United Kingdom, bringing an end to one of the most closely watched international corruption cases involving a former Nigerian public official. A jury sitting at Southwark Crown Court in London unanimously returned verdicts of not
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Ex-Minister Presented Ethiopian Airlines Aircraft As Nigeria Air – EFCC Tells court 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 11, 2026
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has alleged before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, presented an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines as the proposed Nigeria Air shortly before the end of the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The allegation was made on Wednesday by
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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence For Kidnapper 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 5, 2026
The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence handed to a convicted Delta-based kidnapper, Chelynor Halim, affirming the judgment of the Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba. In a unanimous ruling delivered by a five-member panel of the apex court on Friday, the justices dismissed Halim’s appeal for lacking merit. The court affirmed his
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Police Arrest INEC Official Over Alleged Voter Data Leak, Investigates Wike’s Aide 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 4, 2026
The Nigeria Police Force has launched an investigation into the alleged unauthorised access and leakage of classified voter information belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission database. The investigation has already led to the arrest of an unnamed INEC official, while Lere Olayinka, media aide to Nyesom Wike, was reportedly interrogated by police investigators in
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Five Abducted ECWA Worshippers Reportedly Die In Captivity 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 4, 2026
Fresh grief has enveloped the Omugo community in Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State following reports that five worshippers abducted during an attack on an Evangelical Church Winning All congregation have died while in captivity. The victims were among members of the church who were kidnapped during a violent attack
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Bandits Scare In Ondo Schools As Parents Rush To Withdraw Children , Authorities Douse Tension 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 3, 2026
There was panic in parts of Akure, the Ondo State capital, this morning following rumours of an alleged bandit attack on a school. The unverified report spread rapidly across the town, prompting anxious parents and guardians to rush to various schools to pick up their children and wards. ‎Police Launch Rescue Operation As Adelabu’s
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