Nine nabbed in Delta for making away with permanent voters’ cards

by Azubuike Azikiwe The police in Delta State have arrested nine persons for allegedly stealing about 1301 permanent voters’ cards meant for distribution in Ughelli South and Ethiope West local government areas of the state. Those arrested include Bulless Mrikugbe, Raymond Justus Ese, Josiah Shetode and Felix Obokan. Five others whose names were not mentioned... Read More

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August 15, 2014

4 armed robbers attack Pastor and rape his daughter (PICTURED)

by Kolapo Olapoju Four men have been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for stealing from a Pastor and also raping his daughter. The armed robbers were paraded by the policeman who revealed that they stole two cars and valuable items from the Pastor’s house. The pastor reported the incident to the Police that on... Read More

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August 12, 2014

Why the Kardashian sisters want to cancel their reality show

by Kolapo Olapoju The Kardashian sisters say they will pull the plug on the shooting of season 10 of their reality TV show unless some thief who has been stealing from them is caught. The ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ stars believe that the unknown bandit is someone who works for the TV show... Read More

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August 4, 2014

Someone stole the corpse of a SAN in Enugu

by Kolapo Olapoju The corpse of Theodore Ezeobi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was reportedly stolen from the Christ Specialist Hospital, Enugu, on the morning of Thursday, 31 July. The mortuary was said to have been broken in to and the corpse of the late lawyer who died four months ago, was stolen. Late... Read More

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July 2, 2014

Man jailed 2 years for stealing a BlackBerry and beating up owner

by ‘Jola Sotubo A man in Oyo has been sentenced to spend the next 2 years in prison after he was found guilty of stealing a phone. 27-year-old Wasiu Moshood was convicted of theft after he stole the BlackBerry during the opening of a new Shoprite branch in Ibadan, the state capital. Moshood was said to... Read More

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May 28, 2014

Surety dragged to court in Lagos as theft suspect absconds

by Zara Mustapha A surety, Yekini Arowolo has been dragged before an Itire Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Tuesday over his inability to produce an accused. 51-year-old Arowolo is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and an attempt to pervert the cause of justice, however he pleaded not guilty to the charge. According to Ezekiel Ayorinde,... Read More

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May 27, 2014

OMG! Mother burns her son’s face with HOT iron for stealing (PICTURED)

by Zara Mustapha An 11-year-old boy in Ghana may be scarred for life after his face and parts of his body were reportedly burnt with an electric iron by his mother for allegedly stealing an equivalent of N276 belonging to his friend. According to reports, the boy sustained multiple burns and is currently at... Read More

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April 12, 2014

Top 6 incestuous relationships recorded in the Bible

by Jamie Frater It doesn’t really get much more blatant than that. The two daughters had sex with their father, Lot, in order to preserve his family line. Incidentally, this all happened shortly after they had fled from Soddom and Gomorrah which was destroyed by God for its immorality – ironic?. Religious scholars say that... Read More

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December 31, 2013

BUSTED: Woman docked for stealing 82 pigs, 42 chickens & N2.2 million cash in Oyo

by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman in Oyo has been taken before a court in the state over allegations of theft. Naimot Alimi, 45, was charged with the offence before a Magistrate court sitting in the Iyaganku area of Ibadan, the state capital after she was accused of stealing 82 pigs valued at N1 million. The... Read More

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November 7, 2013

What’s she doing with N4.3m?! Court arraigns 18-year-old girl for theft of jewellery

by ‘Jola Sotubo A Lagos State Magistrate court sitting in the Ikeja area of the state has had three persons brought before it over allegations of theft. The three suspects were arrested after it was revealed that they allegedly conspired to steal and eventually stole jewellery reportedly worth N4.3million Oluchi Nwogu, 18, Onyekachi Godfrey, 37... Read More

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October 28, 2013

“The vessel was loaded” – 3 Ghanaians, 9 Nigerians arrested by navy over alleged crude oil theft

by Tutu Akinlabi 12 persons have been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Navy over allegations of crude oil theft. The Central Naval Command said yesterday that it had seized an oil vessel, MT Frankesen, and arrested the suspects along the Akassa waterways in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The occupants of the... Read More

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September 26, 2013

Opinion: Oil theft – Now that Chatham House has vindicated the Ribadu Report

by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz The question is, now that Chatham House has vindicated Ribadu, will the Federal Government eat the humble pie to now act on the Ribadu Report to save Nigeria from this dire strait? The London-based independent think tank, Chatham House, has just released a damning report on the thriving oil theft in the... Read More

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September 10, 2013

‘He went to the ‘desert’ for prayers’: Evangelist docked for stealing second-hand fridges

by Adeola Balogun A man living in Lagos was taken before a Magistrate court in the state after he was accused of stealing second-hand fridges. The man, who is said to be 30 years of age and known simply as Ogamba, was charged with the crime in an Ojo Chief Magistrate court. He is accused... Read More

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September 10, 2013

Breach of trust: Female cashier, 22, jailed 14 years for stealing over N3 million in Abuja

by Adeola Balogun A female cashier in Abuja has been sentenced to spend the next 14 years in prison after being convicted of theft. Mariam Salifu, 22, was yesterday sentenced to the term of imprisonment by an Abuja Magistrate Court, for stealing a sum of N3.15 million from her employers. The convict, originally resident at... Read More

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September 1, 2013

Safekeeping? Woman, 43, steals $5,000 from boyfriend, hides it in her you-know-what (MUGSHOT)

Christie Black, shown here in a mug shot from her Aug. 13 public intoxication arrest, allegedly attempted to steal $5,000 from her boyfriend by hiding the cash in her rectum. A Tennessee woman had to be taken to the hospital Tuesday after she allegedly stole $5,000 from her boyfriend and stored the cash in an... Read More

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August 30, 2013

False pretence: Woman arraigned for pretending to be a prophetess, stealing dozens of underpants

by Adeola Balogun A 38 year old woman has been arrested and docked by an Ikorodu Magistrate court for alleged theft and for acting under false pretenses. Sherifat Akintunde, resident in Ketu, is accused of committing the crime which incident allegedly took place on the 19th of August at the Ladega market in Ikorodu, Lagos... Read More

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August 30, 2013

Church security guards arraigned for stealing 100 litres of diesel

by ‘Jola Sotubo Two men, were on Thursday, docked by an Ikeja Magistrate’s court for allegedly stealing 100 litres of diesel from the Daystar Christian Centre at Oregun, Ikeja. The suspects identified as Felix Richard (26) and Lucky Ikiedemhe (26) have been arraigned before Magistrate Abimbola Makanju-Oshodi on a two-count charge of conspiracy to steal... Read More

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August 24, 2013

Labourer, 26, charged to court in Abuja for stealing SIM card

by ‘Jola Sotubo An Abuja based labourer, Christopher Musa, has been accused of stealing a GSM SIM card. The 26-year-old, from Mabushi in the FCT, was yesterday brought before a Wuse Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing a SIM card belonging to one Ibrahim Guruwa. According to police prosecutor, Sgt. Abdullahi Alhasan, the case was brought... Read More

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August 23, 2013

‘Juju made my maid confess to stealing,’ woman tells court

by Oge Okonkwo A businesswoman and the prosecution witness in a criminal trial, Abiola Olatunji, narrated to a Lagos chief magistrate court, sitting at Ebute-Metta, how her 18-year-old maid, Iyanuoluwa Abayomi, owned up to theft through diabolical means popularly known as ‘Juju‘, with the help of a traditional thief-catcher known as ‘Ajilegege’. Mrs. Olatunji told the court that, she... Read More

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July 17, 2013

Crude oil theft: We must hold our leaders accountable – NLC calls for mass action

by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Labour Congress has said that Nigerians have cried out enough against oil theft in the country without concrete efforts by the government to stop crude oil losses therefore it was now time to take to the streets and protest. On Tuesday, the NLC reportedly called on Nigerians to demand decisive actions... Read More

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June 12, 2013

Hellooo! Salesman steals N12 million worth of phones from his boss

by Rachel Ogbu A 29-year-old salesman has appeared in court for stealing N12 million worth of phones. Tunde Olajuwon with his gang had raided his employer’s phone shop at Computer Village, Ikeja- Lagos. The counts at an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos read in part: “That you Tunde Olajuwon, ‘male’ and others now at large, on... Read More

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June 10, 2013

“Touch me and I’ll bite you”: Thief threatens to infect security guard with HIV

In a country where some people are never given access to a better life, they might become menaces to society. This fact presented itself when a 34-year old man in Lufkin, Texas was charged with robbery after trying to shoplift in a store. When the man was caught, he allegedly told the security guard that... Read More

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May 16, 2013

Holy mess: Abuja pastor arrested for stealing, then still jumps bail

by NAN A Karu Senior Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Celestine Odo, on Wednesday issued a bench warrant on a 39-year-old pastor, Francis Innocent for jumping bail. Mr. Odo issued the warrant after the accused failed to appear in court either in person or by proxy for the second time in violation of the bail... Read More

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May 7, 2013

67-year-old man appears in court for theft

by Rachel Ogbu In a N486, 000 theft crime that happened earlier this year, Arinze Ernest, 67, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate’s Court, Yaba, Lagos. He was accused of stealing the money from a security outfit at Yaba called Proton Security Service. According to reports, the police said Ernest committed the crime on February 11 at... Read More

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March 11, 2013

LOOK: Is this the most recognisable criminal in the world, or what?

by Isi Esene Adam Roberts, an Illinois man suspected of burglary related thefts was charged on Friday by the police but law enforcement agents are looking for more victims of the odd tattoo-faced man. The question really is: Who draws such recognisable tattoo on his face he’s going to make a profession out of being... Read More

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March 7, 2013

Chinonso Writes! Even the theft couldn’t quench his fire – What about you?

by Chinonso Ogbogu You see, we all came into this world with a gift. And while we’re still here, there’s a strong demand placed on us to serve this gift to the world in making it a better place. Just recently, I was in Lagos State for strategic meetings. My stay was a very short... Read More

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