Sunday, October 19, 2025

 

Crime

Finnish Court Sentences  Simon Ekpa To Six Years Imprisonment  For Terrorism Offences

A court in Finland , the Päijät-Häme District Court on Monday sentenced Nigerian-born Finnish, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison for terrorism-related crimes and other offences, according to official court documents seen by BBC News Pidgin on Monday. The...

Court Convicts 25 -Year- Old Varsity Graduate, 2 Others  For Dealing In 160kg Of Marijuana

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Dehinde Dipeolu on Friday sentenced a 25 years old university graduate Faruk Mumuni  to 2 years imprisonment or a  fine of N5 million for dealing in 149 kilogrammes...

Court Sentences Businessman, Okechuku Izugha To 6 Months Imprisonment For Cocaine Trafficking 

Izugha during his arrest Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court , Lagos on Thursday convicted and sentence one Okechukwu Izugha to six months imprisonment for trafficking in 500 grams of Cocaine. The judge handed down the sentence following Izugha's...

Court Orders Forfeiture Of N5bn Worth Of Shares Linked To Ex-Army Properties Director.

  Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture of 245,568,137 shares, valued at over N5 billion, traced to Major General Umar Mohammed, former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited...

Court Refuses Bail Application Of An Alleged Cocaine Trafficker, Okechukwu Izugha

Okechukwu Izugha when Arrested By NDLEA A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Dehide Dipeolu today refused the bail application filed by an alleged drug trafficker,  Okechukwu Izugha. The defendant was yesterday arraigned before justice Dipeolu on...

Man Bagged One Month Imprisonment Over Attempt To Export Cannabis Sativa .

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos today sentence one Chioba Robert Uchenna to one month imprisonment for trafficking in 1.70 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa which he attempted to export to Pakistan through the Murtala Muhammed Airport,...

Court Sentences Businessman To 2 Years Imprisonment For Trafficking In Hard Drugs 

The convicted Businessman, when he was arrested       An Edo state-born businessman, Omoregie Nice Uyiosa, has been convicted and sentenced for unlawful exportation of prohibited drugs, by a Federal High Court, Lagos. Omoregie was convicted and sentenced by Justice Deinde Dipeolu, after...

OOPL Sting Operation: Again Court Convicts Eight Internet Fraudsters In Lagos, Orders Forfeiture Of Phones And Cash

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on today  convicted eight internet fraudsters who pleaded guilty to cybercrime offences following their arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abeokuta. The convicts were among 93...

Immigration Repatriates 42 Foreign Cybercriminals , 150 More To Follow

 Immigration Repatriates 42 Foreign Cybercriminals , 150 More To Follow The Nigerian Immigration Service will today, Sunday, August 18, 2025, deport 42 out of the 192 Chinese and Philippine nationals convicted for cyber terrorism and Ponzi scheme offences back to...

EFCC secure Conviction Of Four Internet Fraudsters Over OOPL Hotel Arrest, 

The Economic and Financial crimes commission EFCC has secured the conviction of four internet fraudsters who pleaded guilty to various cybercrime-related offences, while a fourth defendant pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal...
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Court Continues Trial of FAAN Staff, Edet Godwin Mathew Over Drug Charges

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday continue with the trial of a Senior Aviation Security Officer with the Federal...

Police Arraign 31 Years Old Man Over Cybercrime 

Police Arraign 31 Years Old Man Over Cybercrime Justice. Ibrahim  Kala of the Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday ordered the  remand of  a 31 years...

Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement

  Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement   By Robert Egbe     Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks...

Taiwanese Global Tech Giant Eyes Ogun For Investment Opportunities

  A Taiwanese multinational conglomerate and global tech giant, Foxconn has expressed interest in setting up its manufacturing plant in Ogun State. AVP, Corporate BD Chairman...