•The suspects Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested a suspected terrorism financier, Aminu Hassan, for allegedly aiding armed bandits terrorising Danmusa Local Government Area and its environs. The Command’s spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement yesterday. Sadiq, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ...
•The suspects nabbed with over N129 billion fake currencies The Kano State Police Command today, arrested three persons for being in possession of counterfeit currencies amounting to N129 billion. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Kano today, gave a breakdown of the money to include, US Dollar...
•Dele Farotimi Justice Abayomi Adeosun of the Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, today has reserved ruling on the bail application filed by human rights lawyers, Dele Farotimi, till December 20, 2024. Farotimi was arraigned last week before the magistrate court by the police for alleged defamation of the character ...
•Former Governor Yahaya Bello Justice Maryann of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has remanded the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application. Justice Anenih also adjourned the hearing in the N110 billion money laundering case brought against him by the Economic...
•Bandits Bandits have abducted about 43 persons, mostly women and children, from the Kakidawa ward in the Gidan Goga district of Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State. A source, who spoke to our correspondent under anonymity, said the incident occurred at around 2 am on Sunday, reports Daily Trust. “We have counted 43 people, including ...
A 22-year-old boy identified as Godwin, from the Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has allegedly stabbed his mother to death while attempting to use her for money ritual. The alleged killer, according to community sources, just returned to the community a few weeks ago after months of sojourn in Benin […]
•Mama Boko Haram Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Thursday, convicted and sentenced Aisha Wakil popularly known as Mama Boko Haram and two others to five years imprisonment each. This was disclosed by the Head, Media & Publicity, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Dele Oyewale, yesterday. Wakil ...
•Bandits Bandits in Zamfara State have rejected N3 million offered as ransom for the release of 26 abducted persons from Gidan-Goga village, Maradun Local Government Area. An indigene of the village, Abubakar Shehu, whose three daughters are among the abductees, disclosed this yesterday in a phone interview with our correspondent. He clarified...
•Governor Buni and bandits The Yobe State Government has engaged the services of the Nigerian Army and vigilantes to protect farmers and their crops in the state. It was gathered that farmers in Gujba, Damaturu, Karasuwa, and Gashua LGAs are now spending 24 hours on their farms to watch over their crops during this harvest […]
•Armed policemen A trigger-happy policeman in Delta State has been identified, arrested and detained for reportedly gunning down a 17-year-old boy, Emeka Odogwu, in Ozoro community, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state. The gory incident was said to have occurred on Saturday night when policemen stormed the area after having found fi...

