by Isi Esene The menace of jungle justice can be attributed mainly to ignorance and lack of awareness. To beam the spotlight on the problem of awareness and the re-orientation of Nigerians on its illegality, the actor and comedian popularly known as Bovi has released a short film in a bid to put the issue... Read More

#Aluu4, awareness, Bovi, crime, mob justice, nigeria, Port Harcourt, Video

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TICKER: #DivorceDrama: Husband, wife blame each other for sexual and “toilet” diseases

Mrs. Olusola Gbediga has asked the Customary Court Agege, Lagos State, to dissolve her six-year union with Mr. Matthew Gbediga. Mrs. Gbediga said her husband beat her regularly and that he nolonger loved her. She accused him of infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease through his adulterous lifestyle. She told the court that they... Read More

crime, divorce, love and relationships, STD

October 27, 2012

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TICKER: Driver jailed in Lagos for stealing spare tyre to treat his child

A truck driver, Efe Godspower, 25, was sentenced to one month imprisonment by an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for stealing a tyre worth N40,000. NAN reported that Magistrate I.O. Afunwa convicted Godspower following his guilty plea on arraignment. Afunwa condemned stealing and hoped that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to others. Godspower,... Read More

crime, punishment

October 26, 2012

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TICKER: Shocking: Nanny stabs two children in her care to death and attempts suicide

A mother returned to her luxury New York apartment to find her two children stabbed to death and their nanny lying nearby with self-inflicted wounds, police said. New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said the children, two-year-old Leo and six-year-old Lulu, suffered “multiple stab wounds,” and were pronounced dead at the scene. “It’s about... Read More

crime, Manhattan, Murder, nanny

October 26, 2012

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The truth shall (not) set you free: Man charged for stealing bible

by Rachel Ogbu This man learnt too late that “the truth shall set you free” comes with a caveat. Ade Akindele, 25 has been charged before the Ojo Magistrate Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing a King James Version of the Bible worth N1, 000. Akindele, unemployed with no fixed residence, was said to have removed a black... Read More

bible, crime, odd news, Theft

August 12, 2012

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Policeman and soldiers killed by gunmen in attack in Damaturu

by Adeniyi Abdul 10 security operatives were shot earlier today in Damaturu, Yobe state. The victims were one mobile police officer and nine soldiers, in the attack which took place around the Shagari housing area in the state. The incident was confirmed by State Police Command spokesperson, Toyin Gbadegeshin who revealed that the gunmen had... Read More

crime, damaturu, nigeria, violence, yobe

August 9, 2012

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Man arrested for breaking into homes and performing oral sex on sleeping men

by Adeniyi Abdul If you thought the world couldn’t get any weirder, we’re here to change your mind. A DJ in Pennsylvanua America has been arrested for allegedly breaking into people’s homes (bad enough) and, wait for it, performing oral sex on men while they were asleep. 27-year-old Dajuan Porter is being accused, according to... Read More

crime, Pennsylvania, Sexual assault

July 22, 2012

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Have a crime to report? The Nigeria Police has an email address for you

by Hauwa Gambo Mohammed Abubakar, the new Inspector-General of Police is certainly fashioning a legacy – and it’s big on technology. Weeks after releasing to the public a number he called his private phone contact (by the way, we called it, and it didn’t work), the force has a phone number for you to report... Read More

crime, email, Frank Mba, md abubakar, phone, police, report

July 13, 2012

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18-year-old tries to rob policeman… in a police station (yeah, it didn’t end well)

by Isi Esene Everyone knows well enough not to play a practical joke on a wrong audience, not to talk of practicing it with a police officer – in a police station! Keithan Manuel is however finding this out the hard way. Manuel, 18, allegedly walked into the Wilmer Police Department, Dallas, with a white... Read More

crime, Dallas, humour, Keithan Manuel, police, Robbery

May 14, 2012

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Osyman Dias: Something is rotten in the state of Nigeria

The only way anything that is going on in Nigeria makes sense is if it is looked at purely through the prism of organised crime. Something is inherently rotten in the state of Nigeria. A country with no pretence of governance, rule of law, where the corrupt are so untouchable it is deemed better to... Read More

boko haram, Cabal, crime, fuel subsidy, YNaija 30 Days

May 5, 2012

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Man beats pregnant woman, assaults two police women

by Seyi Lawal Tunde Adebayo, a 25-year-old sewing machine repair man has pleaded guilty to assaulting two police women who attempted to arrest him for allegedly beating a pregnant woman. According to agency reports, Adebayo admitted before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos that he pushed down and slapped Cpl. Pauline Gabriel and Cpl. Ekpe Michael, while they were... Read More

crime, Domestic violence

April 26, 2012

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Darwin101: Even robbers evolve

by Temitope Shittu-Alamu Now as much as the robbers of the 1990’s should get an award, those of the new millennium are nothing short of outstanding. They moved with the times… In Nigeria, robbery is a constant (not just us though, all over the world), and many argue that did not become a major issue... Read More

crime, Darwin, opinion, Robbery

April 20, 2012

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The Weth Chronicles: The Coleman Massacre II : Buy Me a Rose

Continuing from last week’s story found HERE……. A shot rang out in the corridor at the exact same time the bullet hit my chest, knocking me into the wall. The guards spilled out at once, rushing towards the sound of the blast, leaving me spread-eagled on the marble floor. Seconds later came the distant spitting... Read More

crime, Love, Ohmston Anthony Weth, Politics, The Weth Chronicles

April 19, 2012

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Timeline of James Onanefe Ibori: Born on Monday, sentenced on Tuesday

by Joachim MacEbong …arrested for theft and fined £300. The following year, he was convicted for handling a stolen credit card and fined £100. It was a sign of things to come. James Onanefe Ibori was born on Monday, August 4, 1958, and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of... Read More

corruption, crime, jailed, James Onanefe Ibori, sentenced

April 13, 2012

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The Weth Chronicles: The Coleman Massacre

by Anthony Othuke Ominiabohs I stood before the firing squad. Death raced towards me in the form of a bullet, arched in a projectile I could not distort. For I had many more guns trained at me. I could swear I saw the bullet leap out of its secure chamber, past an accompanying cloud of smoke.... Read More

crime, Love, Ohmston Anthony Weth, Politics, The Weth Chronicles

Another attempt at community jungle justice nipped in the bud! (WATCH)

TICKER: #DivorceDrama: Husband, wife blame each other for sexual and “toilet” diseases

TICKER: Driver jailed in Lagos for stealing spare tyre to treat his child

TICKER: Shocking: Nanny stabs two children in her care to death and attempts suicide

The truth shall (not) set you free: Man charged for stealing bible

Policeman and soldiers killed by gunmen in attack in Damaturu

Man arrested for breaking into homes and performing oral sex on sleeping men

Have a crime to report? The Nigeria Police has an email address for you

18-year-old tries to rob policeman… in a police station (yeah, it didn’t end well)

Osyman Dias: Something is rotten in the state of Nigeria

Man beats pregnant woman, assaults two police women

Darwin101: Even robbers evolve

The Weth Chronicles: The Coleman Massacre II : Buy Me a Rose

Timeline of James Onanefe Ibori: Born on Monday, sentenced on Tuesday

The Weth Chronicles: The Coleman Massacre

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