•Gunmen A female banker, identified simply as Ifeoma, has reportedly been killed by suspected kidnappers in Anambra State, despite her family paying a ransom for her release. The victim was reportedly abducted in Onitsha and held captive for several days before her captors contacted her family to demand a ransom, reports The PUNCH. A family [&...
•Saheed Ganiyu A 47-year-old vulcaniser, Saheed Ganiyu, is cooling his heels in detention at Utako Division of FCT Police Command after he allegedly set girlfriend, Esther (surname withheld) on fire. He reportedly poured from the bottle he had with him while fire ignited from the lighter he also held, reports Nigerian Tribune. But the suspect ...
A 27-year-old woman identified as Suwaiba has been arrested for allegedly attempting to dump her born baby at an uncompleted building at Tipper Garage in Gwagwalada area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A resident of the area, Sayyadi Aliyu, said the incident happened on Saturday, around 11:12 pm when some vigilantes from Unguw...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a woman, Odeale Fatimah, for allegedly using a blade to inflict deep cuts on her 10-year-old ward in the Obada-Oko area of Ogun State. Injuries inflicted with razor blade on the 10-year-old boy, it was gathered that the suspect allegedly tortured the 10-year-old boy identified as Olasunkanmi Oluwadami...
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company has sacked a member of its staff, (name withheld), who was accused of passenger extortion and harassment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. It was gathered that the sacked staff member, together with some other airport workers, allegedly extorted N100,000 from a traveller to South Africa ...
The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal and prosecution of two Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) for misconduct, dishonesty, corruption, sabotage and acts unbecoming of public officers. The Commission also approved the reduction in ranks of six other officers on related offences. The officers include two Superintendent...
•Gunmen The two reverend sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary of Onitsha in Anambra have regained their freedom after spending six days in the kidnappers’ den. The victims are Sister Vincentia Nwankwo and Sister Grace Okoli, reports Vanguard. Their release is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary General of the Sisters of the [&helli...
A gospel singer, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, has been nabbed with the severed head of a lady identified as his girlfriend. He was said to have been arrested near a church yesterday, reports Daily Trust. Tweeting on the incident, a social media user simply identified as Arike wrote: “I got the shock of my life as we […]
•Acting Controller-General of the Service, Sylvester Nwakucheee taking salute The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), otherwise known as the Nigeria Prisons, has sought the intervention of the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), the Attorney General of the Federation, state Chief Justices, and other stakeh...
•Ooni’s ex-queen Naomi and Oriyomi Hamzat Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of a High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted bail to three suspects remanded over a food queue stampede that claimed the lives of 35 minors in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, last December. The three suspects are ex-Queen Naomi Silekunola, Ibadan-based broadcaster Oriyomi Ha...
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