Crime

NDLEA operatives in the early hours of Sunday 26th October raided Proxy Nightclub at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island where a drug party was allegedly going on. A statement released by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, today October 26, said over 100 suspects including the owner of the club Mike …

Labour Party’s presidential candidate during the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has said that most Yahoo boys are geniuses who need redirection, not condemnation. Obi made these remarks in Onitsha, during a youth-led convention, which he attended as a guest speaker.   “I told the youths that some of our …

A young girl tragically ended her life on Sunday evening, shortly after her father forced her to marry his old friend in Borno State. Apparently, she was in great emotional distress after pleading with her father that she was in love with someone else. The father insisted they must proceed …

Tinubu grants presidential pardon to Maryam Sanda, woman convicted for killing husband             President Bola Tinubu’s decision to grant presidential pardon to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband, has sparked widespread debate among Nigerians. Many citizens took to …

Edo State Government is currently investigating a 17yr-old boy who purchased 14,000 hectares of land and paid full. Monday Okpebholo says he must explain his source of income. Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo launched an investigation into a 17-year-old’s full payment for 14,000 hectares of land—roughly 140 square kilometers—suspending all …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Ene Queen Bamaiyi before Justice A.A. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja, for allegedly diverting ₦124 million out of ₦240.5 million entrusted to her for foreign exchange conversion. In a statement shared on its official X handle on …

China’s former agricultural minister was sentenced to death on Sunday on corruption charges, with a two-year reprieve, a court statement said. Tang Renjian accepted cash and property bribes totaling more than 268 million yuan ($38 million) between 2007 and 2024, the People’s Court of Changchun in northeast Jilin province said …

In the 1994 World Cup, Colombia played against the USA. During the match, Colombian defender Andrés Escobar tried to stop a cross, but the ball ended up in his own net. It was an unlucky own goal. The USA won the game 2-1, and Colombia was knocked out of the …

Kidnappers demand N600 million ransom for abducted Katsina couple and their daughter: Gunmen who abducted a couple and their daughter in Katsina State have demanded N600m as ransom. Recall that Tony Talks Crime previously reported that Anas Ahmadu, 33; his wife, Halimat and their daughter, Jidda, were abducted at their …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it seized 1,257.213 kilogrammes (1.26 tons) of assorted illicit substances in Enugu between June 2024 and June 2025. Abel Wadahi, commander of NDLEA in Enugu, disclosed this on Thursday during the 2025 United Nations Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The …