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Cybercrime in Nigeria: The Growing Digital threat to National Development
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (228+ words) By Omorodion Oghogho Joy Furthermore, cybercrime discourages foreign investment. Investors are more likely to invest in countries where their financial transactions and sensitive information are secure. When a nation is perceived as having a high rate of cybercrime, potential investors…...
Oba of Benin Ewuare II Fixes July 2 to Curse Kidnappers in Edo
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (285+ words) Asaba Metro News The Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has fixed Thursday, July 2, 2026, for a spiritual exercise in which traditionalists will place curses on kidnappers, armed robbers, bandits, ritual killers, and their collaborators across Edo…...
Achraf Hakimi to Face Rape Trial After French Court Rejects Appeal
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (196+ words) The 27-year-old defender, currently playing for Morocco at the World Cup, was first accused in March 2023. A 24-year-old woman told police Hakimi raped her at his home in a Paris suburb, after the two met on Instagram. Hakimi was charged…...
Boxing Legend Mayweather Faces Up to 20 Years Over $200 K Alleged Fraud Case
1+ week, 2+ day ago (241+ words) American boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is facing serious legal troubles after prosecutors in Nevada charged him with two felonies linked to an alleged bad-check transaction involving a luxury watch purchase. According to court documents, Mayweather allegedly used a check with…...
Delta Police Rescue Kidnap Victim Without Ransom, Arrest Suspected Robbers and Drug Dealer
1+ week, 6+ day ago (485+ words) The Delta State Police Command has recorded fresh breakthroughs in its ongoing crackdown on crime, successfully rescuing a kidnap victim without payment of ransom, arresting three suspected armed robbers, and recovering hard drugs in separate intelligence-led operations across the state....
Nigerian Man Jailed in U. S. for Using Fake Identity to Get Job
2+ week, 2+ day ago (201+ words) A Nigerian national, Atuchukwu Markrufus Onyeanusi, has been sentenced in the United States for using fake identity documents to secure employment and commit identity fraud. The 32-year-old was sentenced by a federal court in South Dakota after being found guilty…...
Delta Police Arrest Four Suspects Linked to Effurun Gun Case
2+ week, 4+ day ago (295+ words) The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate linked to the recovery of a Beretta pistol in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, in May 2026. The arrests followed an intensive investigation launched after the firearm…...
Delta Police Rescue Kidnapped 3-Year-Old Girl, Recover Ransom Cash And Guns
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (431+ words) The Delta State Police Command has recorded fresh breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against kidnapping, cultism, and violent crimes across the state, following the rescue of a kidnapped three-year-old girl, the arrest of a suspected cultist, and the recovery of…...
Delta Court Fixes July 29 For Judgment In Elozino Ogege Murder Trial
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (351+ words) A Delta State High Court sitting in Ogwashi-Uku has fixed Wednesday, July 29, 2026, for judgment in the trial of three men accused of kidnapping and murdering Elozino Joshualia Ogege, a former student of Delta State University. The court reserved judgment after…...
Ibusa Ministers Demand Justice Over Murder of Bishop Chinedu Clarence James
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (248+ words) The Ibusa Indigenous Ministers Association (IIMA) has expressed deep sorrow over the gruesome killing of its Deputy Chairman, Bishop Chinedu Clarence James, describing the incident as a painful loss to the Christian community and Delta State at large. In a…...