CRIME
Woman Jailed For Cutting Her Own Hand For Insurance Fraud (Photos)
A Slovenian woman, Julija Adlesic, has been sentenced to two years in prison for deliberately cutting off her hand in an insurance fraud. A court in Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, gave the judgement after authorities discovered that Adlesic had taken out five insurance policies in the year before her injury. The 22-year-old claimed that the incident happened while cutting branches, but...
Five Arrested By Police In Connection With N184 Million Agrochemical Diversion In Kebbi
Operatives of the Kebbi State Police Command have successfully arrested five suspects involved in the diversion and sale of agrochemical products worth over ₦184 million. The products belonged to Springfield Agro Limited, a company based in Lagos. The arrests followed an operation by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) after Springfield Agro Limited reported that their consignment of...
Buhari’s Administration Stands Behind Pantami – Presidency
The Presidency may have ruled out the possibility of sacking the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, over his past comments in support of terrorist groups like Taliban and Al-Qaeda. In a statement on Thursday, the Presidency said Pantami’s ordeal in the hands of those calling for his sack was not about his past utterances but about his...
Suspected Kidnap Kingpin, John Lyon Paraded In Bayelsa
John Lyon, a kidnap kingpin arrested in Abuja and responsible for high-profile kidnappings in Bayelsa State is has been paraded alongside three members of his gang by the police at the Police Officers Mess, Yenagoa Bayelsa State. Lyon was arrested in Abuja after he was traced from Bayelsa. He is popular for flaunting large sums of cash and displaying same...
Hoodlums Invade UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Brutalise Doctors, Nurses Over Patient’s Death
Hoodlums said to be graduates, invaded and attacked workers at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, on Wednesday over the death of a patient. The hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Ayodele Adeyemo, in a statement said the group invaded the accident and emergency unit of the facility and beat up doctors and nurses on duty after the death of the...
Fire Razes Abuja Samsung Office, Destroys Goods With Millions Of Naira [PHOTOS]
A Samsung office in Wuse 2 area of Abuja was engulfed by fire on Monday morning leading to the loss of items worth millions of Naira. ABN TV learned that the inferno which started around 9 a.m was caused by an electrical fault. Speaking on the incident, the officer-in-charge of Asokoro fire station disclosed; “We received an emergency call this morning...
Alleged N30m Fraud: My Arrest Shows I Don’t Deal With Small Money – Bobrisky
Popular Nigerian Slayman, Idris Okuneye has reacted for the first time since news broke that he was arrested by Police officers from Abuja. The reason the cross-dresser was arrested was due to an alleged fraudulent deal to the tune of N30M. However, he made bail and he later took to his Snapchat handle to drop some comments about the arrest. Read Also:...
Suspected Killer Of Super TV CEO, Chidinma Remanded In Prison
Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300 level Mass Communication Department student of the University of Lagos accused of killing the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, has been remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services. A Lagos State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Yaba area gave the order on Monday when she and one Adedapo Quadri were...
Bye-Election: Gov. Ikpeazu Orders Restriction Of Movement In Aba
Ahead of the Aba North/South bye-election on Saturday, Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the restriction of movements in the two affected Local Government Areas (LGAs) from 8:00pm (2000hrs) Friday, 26th March, 2021 to 6:00am (0600hrs) Sunday, 28th March, 2021. The governor in a a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu said voters,...
NDLEA Declares DCP Abba Kyari Wanted
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared the suspended head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Abba Kyari wanted for alleged drug trafficking. The NDLEA said investigation ha...
