CRIME
At Least 200 Killed In Israel As Hamas ‘Massacred Civilians’ – Army
The Israel death toll from the Hamas surprise attack Saturday has surged to more than 200, the army said, accusing the Palestinian militants of breaking into homes and “massacring civilians”. “Terrorists rampaged and broke into homes, massacring civilians,” the army said, adding that more than 200 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded in the assault that began at...
Naira Marley Lands In Trouble Again As Court Issues Production Warrant Against Him Over Internet Fraud
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, October 5, 2023, issued a production warrant against Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley. Naira Marley is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 11-count charges bordering on conspiracy and credit card fraud. At the resumed sitting on Friday, counsel...
Mohbad: Primeboy Turns Up To Police After Being Declared Wanted
Less than 14 hours after he was declared wanted by Lagos State Police Command, singer, Owodunni Ibrahim (aka Primeboy) has turned himself up to the force. Presently, Primeboy is in police detention at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department ( SCIID) facing interrogation . He was declared wanted by the Police Wednesday and a N1 million bounty was placed on...
Senate Plans To Summon Service Chiefs As Insecurity Continues
Worried by the worsening insecurity in the country, the Senate on Thursday resolved to summon the service chiefs. The upper chamber took the decision on Thursday after deliberating a motion on the kidnap of five female students from the Federal University Dunsin-Ma in Katsina state on Wednesday. Those to be summoned include the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief...
MohBad: Police Place N1m Bounty On Primeboy, Seek Useful Information
The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, declared Owodunni Ibrahim aka Primeboy wanted, following his failure to honour the police invitation successfully sent to him since the commencement of the investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this on his X handle, described Ibrahim...
Police Parade 8 Suspects Arrested With Large Quantity Of Indian Hemp In Aba, Others (Video)
Abia State Police Command has paraded eight suspects nabbed with a large quantity of substance suspected to be Indian hemp, ABN TV reports. Other items recovered from them include, some quantities of Tramadol tablets, Tiazopam tablets, Refnor tablets, Simnor tablets. During a press briefing on Wednesday at the headquarters of the state police command in Umuahia, the command's spokesperson, ASP Maureen...
Naira Marley Arrested Over Mohbad’s Death
The Nigerian Police, Lagos State Command, has disclosed that the Afrobeats singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley has been arrested for interrogation over the death of his former signee, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly as Mohbad. Police spokesperson in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Tuesday via his X-page (formerly Twitter). He wrote: “Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley has been taken...
Niger Republic Declares 3-Day Mourning After Killing Of 29 Soldiers By Terrorists
Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defence ministry said on Monday night, declaring a three-day national mourning period. The soldiers were targeted using “improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles by more than a hundred terrorists”, the ministry said in a televised statement. Two soldiers were seriously wounded and “several dozen terrorists” were also...
I’ll Crush Poverty, Insecurity, Tinubu Vows
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday restated his administration’s commitment to eliminating poverty, terrorism and all forms of criminality in Nigeria. Already, the Nigerian leader who is also Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said the administration is currently implementing programmes and policies that would empower Nigerians to combat the challenges of poverty, criminality and terrorism. President...
Chief Of Defence Staff, Gen. Musa Vows To End Insecurity In Kaduna
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has assured that the insecurity that is currently disturbing the peace in Kaduna State will soon be a thing of the past, adding that the Armed Forces are determined to bring the ugly situation to an end. He made this pledge while responding to an appeal by the Governor of Kaduna State,...
