CRIME
Hoodlums Attack Journalists Covering APC Presidential Candidate, Tinubu in Lagos
A bus conveying a press crew covering Lagos State Government and attached to the convoy of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was attacked on Sunday. ABN TV gathered that the incident occurred ...
Appeal Court Affirms Ochiga-Ogbuja’s Conviction Over Ochanya’s Death
The Court of Appeal in Makurdi, on Friday, upheld the conviction of Felicia Ochiga-Ogbuja, for failing to protect Ochanya Ogbanje from being raped by her husband and son. Ochanya, a 13-year-old schoolgirl suffered complications from prolonged rape at the hands of Andrew Ogbuja and his fugitive son, Victor, who are both her maternal relations. She was admitted at the Federal Medical...
Baba Ijesha To Face Five-Charge Trial Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Nollywood actor James Olanrewaju aka Baba Ijesha will be tried for five offences. A statement by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo, said the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) issued legal advice on Tuesday that a prima facie case has been disclosed against Olarenwaju. It was recommended he should be charged under the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The statement reads:...
Igbo Doctor Brutally Murdered And Set Ablaze In Zamfara
The Zamfara state police command says it has commenced an investigation into the death of Enoch Okpara, a medical doctor, who was killed and burnt by unknown assailants. Okpara was a consultant obstetrics/gynaecologist who worked at the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau. The doctor was found dead at his residence in Mareri area of Gusau, the state capital, on Saturday. Shehu Mohammed, the...
I Only Found The Skulls In Drainage, Man Tells Police In Lagos
A man, identified simply as Rasaq, has been arrested over alleged possession of three suspected human skulls in the Ayobo area of Lagos State. Rasaq was taking the skulls to a destination when some policemen on stop and search accosted him. The policemen, who saw Rasaq carrying a black nylon bag, demanded what was in the bag but he gave no...
ESN Allegedly Kills, Beheads Native Doctor Over Charm Failure
The Eastern Security Network, ESN, a security wing of the Southeast Secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has allegedly killed their native doctor, Paschal Okeke from Umudim-Ukwu Orji, Awomama in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State over failure of charm he prepared to protect them against police bullet. The development was disclosed in a statement on Saturday...
Gunmen Release Abducted Nollywood Movie Stars
Veteran film stars Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornell have been freed by gunmen who abducted them on their way from a movie set on Friday in Enugu State. Spokesman of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Monalisa Chinda confirmed this on Wednesday night. S...
NANS Demands Military Headquarters Relocation To Plateau
The National Association of Nigerian Students has denounced the recent attack that killed at least 51 students in the Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State's Zikke and Kakpa communities. The student leaders called for the relocation of military headquarters to the state as part of efforts to tame the attacks while consoling the affected families. NANS, in a statement jointly...
Stampede As Fire Engulfs Delta Police Headquarters, Asaba (VIDEO)
The Control Room of the Delta State Police Command Headquarters in Asaba, was on Thursday gutted by fire. ABN TV gathered that the fire started at about 2.40pm, caused a stampede as officers and visitors scampered for safety. In the midst of the pandemonium, some brave officers made frantic efforts to salvage vital documents from the unit and neighbouring offices. READ ALSO:...
NDLEA Intercepts 18 Guns, 2,300 Cartridges In Kogi
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on patrol along Okene-Abuja expressway, on Saturday, September 17, intercepted a J5 vehicle coming from Onitsha en-route Kaduna-Zaria with 18 pieces of pump action rifles and 1,300 cartridges. While the two suspects conveying the arms and ammunition, Chukwudi Aronu, 51, and Shuaibu Gambo, 23, were arrested, another suspect, Anthony Agada, 37, conveying...
