•Late Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu ARISE TV has announced the death of one of its news anchor, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who was said to have been killed today during an armed robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. According to ARISE News in a statement signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi on behalf of management: “Sommie was [&h...
•Okada riders Pandemonium erupted yesterday at the Ajipowo area of Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State after some angry residents lynched a popular commercial motorcyclist, Tunde Ilesanmi, to death. Ilesanmi, popularly called Dudu because of his dark complexion, was alleged to have taken part in a robbery attack in the community th...
Two suspected traffic robbers were arrested yesterday in the Ketu and Mile 12 areas of Kosofe by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command. The suspects, identified as Samuel Adekunle and Yemi Aparaojo, were apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), reports Nigerian Tribune. RRS confirmed the arrests in a statement shared...
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Police Inspector Aminu Mohammed for his involvement in a robbery at the residence of his duty station, ‘C’ Division in Lokoja, the state capital. The arrest was made on Sunday, reports Nigerian Tribune. According to the Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, the inspector was [&helli...
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, today fixed August 2, 2024 for judgement in the bloody April 5, 2018 Offa robbery attack. The development is coming after a protracted trial that had lasted over five years, reports Daily Trust. Presiding judge, Haleeman Salman, today adopted the final written addresses [&hel...
•The suspects The Anambra State Police Command said it has identified the officers allegedly fingered in a viral video of telephone theft in a community in Otuocha Local Government Area of the state. In a video that circulated on social media yesterday, a resident of the area narrated how police officers from the Otuocha Police […]
•The robbery suspects The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robbery syndicate which has been terrorising Ikot Abasi village and its environs. The Command in its intensified effort on July 1, 2024 at about 02:00hrs arrested three members of the notorious syindicate namely, John Okon Anta ‘M’ Michael Osudu...
•A protest Students of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi residing in Gwallameji, an off-campus community near the school, took to the streets today to protest the alarming surge of armed robberies and rape cases in the area. The students during the protest blocked the federal highway along Bauchi-Dass Road. According to a press release by the Bauchi ...
•UNIZIK A fresh graduate of the Department of Quantity Surveying, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Ifunanya Miracle, aka Bliss, has lost her life during an attempt to escape a yet-to-be-identified prankster’s robbery on the premises of the school in the Awka area of Anambra State. Ifunanya’s friend, identified simply as Peace, a student in the Depar...
•Roberto Baggio Italian football legend Roberto Baggio has been hospitalised after being attacked by armed robbers who stormed his home. The intruders locked his family up while they watched last night’s Euro 2024 match between Italy and Spain. According to Daily Mail Sports, Baggio, 57, was at his home in Altavilla Vicentina, a small town [&h...