A member of an examination fraud syndicate, Emmanuel Akataka, has admitted to masterminding a complex online scheme that defrauded more than 131 candidates, despite having previously been arrested and released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Akataka, who was re-arrested by officials of the Joint Admissions and Matricula...
•Owo Catholic Church One of five persons accused by the Department of State Services (DSS) of carrying out the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja, how he was arrested by the secret police. A total of 41 worshippers […]
•The suspect The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested a 26-year-old teacher, Udeme, over his alleged link to threats, and the February 24 gunfire incident, involving former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other opposition figures in Benin City, Edo State. The move marks the first solid breakthrough since the tens...
Four people were stabbed to death in the US state of Washington yesterday, and the suspect was shot dead by a police officer who responded to emergency calls. Pierce County Sheriff’s office said deputies had responded to reports about a man who was believed to be violating a “no-contact order” at a home near Tacoma […]
•The deceased Malam Auwal, father of the prime suspect arrested over the killing of seven family members in the Dorayi Chiranchi area of Kano metropolis, has called on authorities to swiftly punish his son, Umar Auwal, without delay. Umar, who is currently in police custody, is accused of murdering his aunt, Fatima Abubakar, and her […]...
•Prison inmates Prison warders attached to the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS) in Kano have arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Muhammad Kabir Tishama, for attempting to smuggle illicit drugs concealed inside a loaf of bread to inmates. The suspect was apprehended by vigilant officers while inmates from the Goron Dutse Custodial Centre were b...
•The Mexican flag Mexican authorities have arrested a former intelligence agent suspected of involvement in the 1994 assassination of presidential favorite Luis Donaldo Colosio — a case that stunned the nation and remains unresolved. Judicial sources told our correspondent that Jorge Antonio Sanchez Ortega was detained on Saturday in Tijuana, ...
•The murder suspect, Tyler Robinson The suspect in the murder of prominent US conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has been charged in a Utah court today, authorities said. Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead last week during a speaking event on a Utah university campus, reports AFP. He was the […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Ebuka Adindu, for allegedly stabbing Sodiq Ibrahim to death during a violent confrontation in the Mandillas, Ebute Meta area of Lagos yesterday. A social media user, @JackFleet, who first raised the alarm on X.com, wrote, “There’s a fracas going on presently in Lagos Island, Madillas to [&hell...
•Policemen Osun State Police Command today confirmed the arrest of a chieftaincy title holder, identified simply as Ajibade for allegedly forcing a suspect he caught stealing maize from his farm to drink poisonous substance. The command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, who said investigation had commenced into the matter, called for calm by thos...
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