The anti-drug agency also recorded major drug busts and arrests in Kaduna, Niger and Enugu states. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed inside water purifier machines imported from the Netherlands. Operatives discovered 3kg of ketamine and 199g of MDMA during an operation at a courier facility in…
Police have arrested three suspects following the death of a Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) student allegedly assaulted by fellow Man O’ War members. The student reportedly died after he was accused of stealing N13,500 and allegedly beaten by members of the organisation. Authorities have since launched an investigation into the incident, which has…
A Texas jury has found Nigerian-born Catholic priest Anthony Odiong guilty of sexually assaulting women he counselled as a spiritual adviser. A jury in Waco, Texas, convicted 57-year-old Anthony Odiong on one count of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault. Prosecutors argued that Odiong abused his position as a priest to…
A 19-year-old blogger has been arraigned in Lagos over allegations of cyberstalking and defaming UBA Chairman Tony Elumelu. The Nigeria Police Force on Friday arraigned Nwanorue John Surpruchi before the Federal High Court in Lagos on a four-count charge bordering on alleged cyberstalking, online harassment, and defamation. Prosecutors alleged that the defendant published and circulated…
Canadian man Kenneth Law has pleaded guilty to aiding suicides after selling toxic chemicals online to people across multiple countries. Kenneth Law pleaded guilty in an Ontario court to 14 counts of aiding suicide as part of a deal with prosecutors that saw murder charges withdrawn. Authorities said Law sold toxic chemicals online and shipped…
A disturbing Sweden trial has begun, drawing global attention. The Sweden trial involving a 61-year-old man accused of coercing his wife into sex with over 120 men is now underway. Prosecutors allege the abuse occurred at a remote farm near Kramfors in Sweden, where the man reportedly used isolation, threats, drugs, and surveillance to control…
A tragic family case is back in focus years after a shocking killing. The murder of Indiana firefighter Robbie Doerr has resurfaced after his stepson, Nathaniel Guthrie, spoke publicly about the case. Doerr was shot and killed in his driveway in Evansville, in a crime that stunned the local community. Investigators later charged his wife,…
A landmark ruling has expanded legal accountability in domestic abuse cases. Lee Milne has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of culpable homicide in the death of his wife, Kimberly Milne, in Dundee. The man jailed for killing wife case is the first of its kind in Scotland, where a conviction was…
A police operation has exposed a suspected criminal base operating under a religious cover. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has carried out a targeted operation in Ikono Local Government Area, uncovering a location allegedly used as a criminal hideout disguised as a church. The Akwa Ibom police raid led to the arrest of seven…
A tragic incident in Michigan has left a young child dead. A three-year-old girl was killed in a Michigan truck accident after being struck by a pickup vehicle driven by her mother’s fiancé, according to authorities. The incident happened on Friday evening in Cedar Springs, near Detroit. Police said the driver, 33-year-old Daniel Bryant, told…
