US Immigration arrests Nigerian man convicted of rape
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested a Nigerian man, Theophilis Anwana, who was convicted of second-degree rape in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore […]
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Nigerian Olusegun Baiyewu Convicted In Puerto Rico For Laundering Millions From Romance Scams, Fraud Targeting Elderly Victims
A federal jury in Puerto Rico has convicted a Nigerian, Oluwasegun Baiyewu, for conspiracy to launder funds tied to multiple large-scale fraud schemes, including romance […]
Ondo Pastor, Wife Arrested For Staging Wife’s Kidnapping To Extort N10Million From Relatives Abroad
According to Ayanlade, Taiwo deliberately secluded herself in a separate room after conspiring with her husband to fake her abduction. The Ondo State Police Command […]
Police Declare Businessman Wanted For N1.2Billion Luxury Car, Real Estate Fraud
The Nigeria Police Force has declared a businessman, Elusoji Oluwasegun Roland, wanted for allegedly orchestrating a multi-billion-naira fraud involving luxury cars and real estate worth […]
EFCC Detains NAHCON Chairman’s Brother, Aka ‘De Facto Chairman’, Sirajo Usman, Over Hajj Expenditure, Alleged N50Billion Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Mr. Sirajo Salisu Usman, brother of the Chairman and CEO of the National Hajj Commission of […]
Three US-Based Nigerians Jailed Eight Years For $520,910 Fraud
Three Nigerians based in the United States, Kamaldeen Karaole, Stephen Olamigoke, and Johnson Omodusonu, have been sentenced to more than eight years in jail for […]
Imo Pastor, Accomplice Arrested For Raping 20-Year-Old Woman Lured With Prayer, Confess To Gay Relationship
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a pastor, his accomplice, and a separate suspect in two unrelated criminal cases in Orlu, involving alleged rape […]
Nigerian Man Who Sexually Assaulted A Teenage Girl In The UK Spared Jail
‘Intoxicated’ Nigerian man who sexually assaulted teenager is spared jail due to his ‘troubled background’ – as victim tells court he ‘ruined her life’ and […]
7 Congolese and Ugandan nationals arrested for swindling Nigerian businessman out of $70,000 in fake gold scam
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in Uganda, working alongside the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has arrested seven people accused of swindling a Nigerian businessman […]
Ondo Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Killing Roommate Over Door Dispute
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced a middle-aged man, Sunday Omoniyi, to death by hanging for the murder of his roommate, […]