Category: Crime

Woodberry Has Called On The Service Of Top Chicago Lawyer, Michael Nash (Photo)

Alleged fraudster, Olalekan Ponle, better known as Mr. Woodberry, who was apprehended alongside socialite Hushpuppi, has reportedly hired the services of a top rated Chicago lawyer, Michael Nash, to defend him in court. READ ALSO Woodberry, 29, who is currently being held in the United States, was arrested in the United Arab Emirate on June 10…

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JUST IN: Senate Authorize Life Imprisonment For Kidnapping

The Senate on Tuesday raised the punishment for anyone found guilty on the offence of kidnapping from 10 years to life imprisonment. The upper chamber also deleted the statute of limitation on defilement as well removed gender restrictions on the offences of rape. READ ALSO These resolutions of the Senate followed the third reading and…

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60-Year Old Man Rapes Minor In Anambra

A 60-year-old man, Okafor Ndubuisi has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 9-year old girl in Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect, a resident of Sun Rise Estates, reportedly had carnal knowledge of his victim after luring her to his room. READ ALSO According to The Nation, the suspect…

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EFCC Urges Court To Deny Popular Social Media Influencer, Adeherself, Bail

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has urged an Ikeja Special Offences Court to deny popular social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale, bail. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Samuel Daji, the lead prosecuting counsel for the anti-graft agency, made the plea on Monday during Adewale’s bail hearing on a charge of…

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Gunmen Kidnap Top Govt Official, Two Others In Ekiti

Gunmen at the weekend kidnapped three people along Isinbode-Ode road in Isinbode-Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The Nation gathered that the gun-wielding assailants invaded a Sawmill located along the route and dispossessed the workers of their personal belongings and abducted two at the scene. READ ALSO The source who confided…

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Our Rape Stories – Two survivors Narrate Their Experience

They are two women of substance but they have both been down the sexual abuse lane. While one was molested and raped for six whole years by her uncle, who was supposed to be her father and guardian in Lagos, the other had a mixed experience, starting with her lesson teacher. Decades after, both still…

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FBI Kidnapped My Client From Dubai – Hushpuppi’s Lawyer Alleges

Gal Pissetzky, lawyer to Nigerian suspected international fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Ray Hushpuppi, has said that his client was kidnapped by the FBI from Dubai and taken to the US. Hushpuppi and another cyber-heist suspect, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as Mr Woodberry were arrested in Dubai, where they lived, in June….

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Two Killed During A Police Chase In Delta State (Photo)

A bikeman identified as Idodo Jospeh, and his passenger, Igho Avwata— who is a teacher—, died on Tuesday July 7th, 2020 , as a result of an accident which occurred in Ogorode, Delta State. READ ALSO According to  an eye witness, “The police  officers were chasing a boy driving a Benz — who they said was…

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