Army arrests bandits in Sokoto

The Army has arrested three suspects in Sokoto State it described as notorious bandits. The army spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement in Abuja named one of them as Malam Ibrahim. He said the su…

Criminals Who Monitor Bank Customers And Rob Them Afterwards Arrested In Ogun

The Ogun state police command have arrested two suspected armed robbers, 30-year-old Ebenezer Olubukola and Olajide Oladejo, 29, who specialize in lurking around Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cash p…

Woman who posed as Sanwo-Olu’s aide to get visas arrested in Lagos

A woman has been arrested for posing as a staff of the Lagos State Governor’s Office at the Italian Embassy in a bid to secure visas for some persons. She was arrested at the weekend following an int…

Police arrest two men for allegedly raping 11-year-old girl in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced the arrest of two men for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bauchi State Command, DSP Kamal Abubakar disc…

EFCC nabs 16 ‘Yahoo boys’ in Delta, seizes cars, others

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at the weekend, arrested 16 suspected internet fraudsters aka ‘Yahoo boys’ at their hideout in Ughoton and …

Man defiles primary school girl in Anambra

A 35-year-old artisan in Ichi, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested by the police for defiling an eight-year-old primary school girl at her compound.    &…

How angry mob killed suspected robbers in Delta

Two suspected armed robbers, Uchenna Ezekonyi (27) and Mbachu Sunday (30), have died after they were seriously beaten by angry mob following a failed robbery operation two days ago in Abraka communit…

Delta: Man allegedly murders teenage lover, shaves pubic hair

There is tension in Abraka community, Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State as an 18-year-old girl, Favour Ogheneyenrowho Sunday, was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend who is unknown to…

Prof. E. N. Amadi Killed Because He Recognized One Of The Robbers– Police

An investigation by the Rivers state Police command has revealed that Professor Emmanuel Amadi, the lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Rivers state University, who was murdered in his home i…

Pastor kills, buries 25-year-old woman he meet on Facebook

A-25-year-old house wife, Bosede Oguntade, has been allegedly killed one Mr. Dotun Ogunlade, who claimed to be a pastor in Igboora, in Ibarapa geo-political zone of Oyo State. It was gathered that Bo…

How I kidnapped 3-day-old baby from Plateau hospital – Suspect

The Plateau State Police Command on Thursday paraded one Leritshimwa Dungjil Diyal, who was said to have stolen a three-day-old baby from Plateau Specialist Hospital on the May 31, 2019. The Command …

Domestic staff kills employer, mother in Lagos

A domestic staff has killed his employer and her mother in Surulere area of Lagos, two days after resuming duty. The sad incident happened on Thursday at No 4 Ogulana Drive, Surulere, Lagos. &nb…

Businessman bags two years jail term for issuance of dud cheque

Justice B.M.Shinkafi of the Zamfara State High Court sitting in Gusau, has convicted one Mohammed Aliyu for the offence of issuance of dud cheque and sentenced him to two years in prison.  …

How tribal marks saved boy from being sold in Imo by kidnapper

Naziru Abdulwahab, a six-year-old boy, would have allegedly been sold into slavery in Imo state by Queen Imoh, a leader of a kidnap syndicate, but for the tribal marks on his face.    …

Court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing his father in Akwa Ibom

A high court sitting in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday sentenced one Utibe Ita to life imprisonment for killing his father. It was gathered from the accused confess…

Court remands barber for attempting to rape 2 minors

A Kabusa Grade 1 Area Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered that a 29-year-old barber, Ifeanyi Umeh, be remanded in prison for attempting to defile two minors.      &…

First Bank manager arraigned for allegedly stealing N52.6million

A Customer Relations Manager with the First Bank Plc headquarters, Kehinde Adewuyi, 36, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing N52,628,000 from his employer’s accou…

Rape: Gang leader gets 13-years imprisonment as 14-year-old victim narrates ordeal

An Ikeja High Court, on Tuesday sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment, a 22-year-old baker, Lawal Kamoru, who led a four-man gang that defiled a 14-year-old girl.        J…

Kidnapped Edo Catholic priest escapes from abductors

It was celebration galore in the Catholic community yesterday as Reverend Father Isaac Agabi, who was abducted on Sunday by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen regained his freedom from his abductors.&nb…

NSCDC burst fake currency syndicate in Bauchi, arrest two

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Bauchi, on Tuesday, said it has arrested two members of a fake currency syndicate. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Haliru Adamu, named …