•Gunmen Gunmen, believed to be members of a secessionist group, have kidnapped some reporters en route to cover the Super Eagles match in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The abduction reportedly took place in Isseke, a notorious community in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, reports The Nation. While some sources claim the incident [&he...
•Bouncers The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a club bouncer, Kingsley Otti, for allegedly stabbing a suspected hoodlum to death at a lounge on Ago Palace Way in the Okota area of the state. The command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement obtained by our correspondent, stated that the incident occurred on Monday at [&hellip...
Fifteen individuals suspected of involvement in internet fraud, commonly known as “Yahoo Boys,” were arrested on Monday by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin City. The EFCC revealed that the arrests were made based on reliable intelligence regarding the suspects’ alleged participation in...
•Rape Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, yesterday, sentenced a head teacher, Benjamin Ogba, to life imprisonment for defiling two underage girls, who are both seven years old. The judge held that the prosecution proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt, with the ingredients of defilement to the ...
The Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina, Usamatu Adamu, has been arrested for allegedly supplying information to bandits. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, disclosed this while parading 15 suspected criminals in Katsina. Sadiq-Aliyu said the command, while acti...
A housewife, identified as Barkisu Sulaiman, has been arrested at Karaworo-Lokoja by the residents of the area for reportedly throwing her newly born baby into a gutter. It was gathered that the woman was arrested following a tip-off by a woman in Kabawa area of Lokoja who was said to be her close confidant, reports […]
•Gunmen The Nawfia community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State has been thrown into mourning following the killing of five people, including two indigenes and three non-natives, by gunmen on Sunday, October 6, 2024. In a statement issued today by the community’s President-General, Daniel Okoye, the people of Nawfia called on th...
•Late Abdulmutalib Sadiq Suspected phone snatchers have stabbed a young man, Abdulmutalib Sadiq to death and went away with his mobile phone. The deceased was reportedly attacked along Old Secretariat Road, Minna, Niger State capital around 8pm on Sunday where he had gone to visit his fiancée at 123 Quarters, reports Daily Trust. The deceased ...
•Prostitutes A sex worker, Joy Kelvin, has allegedly stabbed a 48-year-old man identified simply as Okafor to death at Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred today at about 5:30 am, reports The PUNCH. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this [&hell...
A father of nine, identified as Mr. Charles, tragically ended his life by ingesting a lethal insecticide known as “sniper” today, Monday, October 7, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Charles, a resident of the Jeddo community in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, consumed the toxic substance at his home before proceeding to Ugbokodo, his [&he...

