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Criminals Selling Guides On Social Media On How To Carry Out 'Sextortion': Report
Sextortion is ''a crime that involves adults coercing kids and teens into sending explicit images online,'' according to the FBI.
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Binance CEO Richard Teng Summoned in Nigeria Over Money Laundering Suspicions: Report
Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has reportedly summoned Teng on suspicions of the exchange’s potential involvement in money laundering and terror financing. The deadline for this meeting was supposed to be March 4, but news about this meeting having taken place hasn't yet come to light.
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Gunmen Kill 14, Kidnap 60 In Attacks In Nigeria
Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and kidnapped at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state.
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Nigeria National Poses As NRI, Promises To Marry 300 Women, Arrested: Cops
A Nigerian national staying in Delhi has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on the charge of cheating at least 300 women and duping them of crores of rupees on the pretext of marriage, officials said on Friday.
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"Music Is Not A Crime": UN Experts Urge Nigeria To Lift Singer's Death Sentence
UN rights experts asked Nigeria on Monday to release a 22-year-old singer who was condemned to death over an allegedly blasphemous song, and said the sentence broke international law.
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Nigeria Warned About Fresh Violence in Oil-Rich South
Nigeria was on Tuesday warned that violence could resume in the oil-producing south, exacerbating pressure on already stretched resources by Boko Haram in the north,and reduced crude revenues.
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UN Urges New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Prosecute Boko Haram Crimes
The United Nations' top human rights official called on Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate and prosecute "horrifying" allegations of executions, rape and amputations of children by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram.
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Probe Nigeria Military Top Brass for War Crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty International said today there was sufficient evidence for the International Criminal Court to probe senior Nigerian military officers for war crimes in the battle against Boko Haram.
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UN Chief Appeals to Indonesia to Stop Death Row Executions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Friday not to execute prisoners on death row for drug crimes, including citizens of Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Philippines.
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John Kerry Accuses Boko Haram of 'Crime Against Humanity' as Massacre Images Emerge
US Secretary of State John Kerry branded a Boko Haram massacre in northern Nigeria a "crime against humanity" Thursday as satellite images suggested massive destruction in the two towns reported razed by its fighters.
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria Force Draw in Controversial Friendly vs Scotland
The build-up to the game between the Africa Cup of Nations champions and the improving Scots had been overshadowed by reports that Britain's serious crime squad had launched a match fixing investigation.
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Scotland Warm-Up Friendly Faces Fixing Probe
The National Crime Agency, which investigates serious and organised crime, is reported by the Daily Telegraph to have asked FIFA, world football's governing body, to issue an alert over attempts to fix the game at Fulham's Craven Cottage.
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Nigerian held for e-mail lottery scam
The Delhi Police has busted a gang involved in an e-mail lottery scam after arresting a Nigerian national and his Indian woman accomplice.The Nigerian national Obaseki Prince and the woman from Manipur Boni Sushila James were arrested from outside the IGI airport on February 24 following a probe into a complaint filed by one Rakesh. Rakesh claimed ...
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Criminals Selling Guides On Social Media On How To Carry Out 'Sextortion': Report
Sextortion is ''a crime that involves adults coercing kids and teens into sending explicit images online,'' according to the FBI.
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Binance CEO Richard Teng Summoned in Nigeria Over Money Laundering Suspicions: Report
Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has reportedly summoned Teng on suspicions of the exchange’s potential involvement in money laundering and terror financing. The deadline for this meeting was supposed to be March 4, but news about this meeting having taken place hasn't yet come to light.
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Gunmen Kill 14, Kidnap 60 In Attacks In Nigeria
Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and kidnapped at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state.
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Nigeria National Poses As NRI, Promises To Marry 300 Women, Arrested: Cops
A Nigerian national staying in Delhi has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on the charge of cheating at least 300 women and duping them of crores of rupees on the pretext of marriage, officials said on Friday.
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"Music Is Not A Crime": UN Experts Urge Nigeria To Lift Singer's Death Sentence
UN rights experts asked Nigeria on Monday to release a 22-year-old singer who was condemned to death over an allegedly blasphemous song, and said the sentence broke international law.
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Nigeria Warned About Fresh Violence in Oil-Rich South
Nigeria was on Tuesday warned that violence could resume in the oil-producing south, exacerbating pressure on already stretched resources by Boko Haram in the north,and reduced crude revenues.
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UN Urges New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Prosecute Boko Haram Crimes
The United Nations' top human rights official called on Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate and prosecute "horrifying" allegations of executions, rape and amputations of children by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram.
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Probe Nigeria Military Top Brass for War Crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty International said today there was sufficient evidence for the International Criminal Court to probe senior Nigerian military officers for war crimes in the battle against Boko Haram.
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UN Chief Appeals to Indonesia to Stop Death Row Executions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Friday not to execute prisoners on death row for drug crimes, including citizens of Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Philippines.
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John Kerry Accuses Boko Haram of 'Crime Against Humanity' as Massacre Images Emerge
US Secretary of State John Kerry branded a Boko Haram massacre in northern Nigeria a "crime against humanity" Thursday as satellite images suggested massive destruction in the two towns reported razed by its fighters.
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria Force Draw in Controversial Friendly vs Scotland
The build-up to the game between the Africa Cup of Nations champions and the improving Scots had been overshadowed by reports that Britain's serious crime squad had launched a match fixing investigation.
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Scotland Warm-Up Friendly Faces Fixing Probe
The National Crime Agency, which investigates serious and organised crime, is reported by the Daily Telegraph to have asked FIFA, world football's governing body, to issue an alert over attempts to fix the game at Fulham's Craven Cottage.
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Nigerian held for e-mail lottery scam
The Delhi Police has busted a gang involved in an e-mail lottery scam after arresting a Nigerian national and his Indian woman accomplice.The Nigerian national Obaseki Prince and the woman from Manipur Boni Sushila James were arrested from outside the IGI airport on February 24 following a probe into a complaint filed by one Rakesh. Rakesh claimed ...
