CRIME
Dreaded Okija Shrine Chief Priest Sent To Prison For Swindling Client Of N5 Million Naira
Mmaduabuchukwu Muoghalu Obi, a 45-year old chief priest of the dreaded Okija Shrine located in Okija town, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been sent to prison for allegedly swindling his client, Jeffrey Okoro-Eze, of the sum of N5m. ABN TV reports that it was the order of the Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State,...
Civil Defence Official Allegedly Kills Scrap Collector In Abia Over N2000 Bribe (Photo, Video)
An official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) whose identity could not be immediately ascertained has shot dead a metal scrap collector in Ubakala, Umuahia South of Abia State. ABN TV gathered that Amadi Agwu Kelechi a native of Amasiri Afikpo North Ebonyi state was reportedly killed following an argument arising from the payment of N2000 bribe...
Sick 72-Year-Old Shoots Himself Dead In Osun
A 72-year-old resident of Ede, Osun State, Kareem Aderemi, has died by suicide after reportedly shooting himself with a gun at his residence in the Ede area of Osun State. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday. Adeleke said the...
Kano Vigilante Nabs 4 For Stealing Dog, Ducks
Vigilantes in Gurungawa town in Kumbotso LGA of Kano State have arrested four men for allegedly stealing ducks and a dog. The vigilante commandant of the town, Abdulhamid Dan-Azumi, said that his men noticed the movement of the suspects around 3 am when dogs were barking, noting that the suspects killed one of the dogs. He listed the suspects as Sunusi...
Stella Oduah To Appear In Court On Tuesday Over NYSC Certificate
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Tuesday, arraign former Aviation Minister, Sen. Stella Oduah, before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja on a fresh charge. Oduah, who represented Anambra North Senatorial Distinct in the 9th National Assembly, will be arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on perjury and document falsification. A notice of arraignment...
37-Year-Old HIV-Positive Man Rapes 4-Year-Old Girl In Abia (Photo, Video)
A 37-year-old HIV-Positive man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl in Umuahia, Abia State, Mr. Chiemela Victor Ekeke has said his hand touched the victim's private part by mistake. Chimela Ekeke is from Ndioru in Ikwuano local government area of Abia state. The accused person, a labourer and a farmer said on Friday 7th July 2023, when the incident happened, he...
Delta State Govt Convicts 13 Of Gender-Based Offences
Thirteen persons have been convicted for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) offences in Delta State from March, 2023, to date. Mrs Faith Okpohworho, Director of Women Development and Gender Affairs in the state’s ministry of Women Affairs, who disclosed this in Asaba during a one-day step down Training of Trainers (TOT) and service providers on the use of the National GBV Dashboard...
Court Orders Ex-Presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari Govts To Account For $5bn Abacha Loot
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about USD$5 billion Abacha loot recovered by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari. The court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to “disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria,...
Tinubu Meets With Nigerian Troops In Guinea Bissau’s Peacekeeping Mission
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Guinea Bissau for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is Tinubu’s second foreign trip after his participation at the summit on “A New Global Financing Pact” in Paris, France, hosted...
How 21-Year-Old Bauchi Housewife Stabbed Husband To Death
The Bauchi State Police has arrested 21 year old Maimuna Suleiman of Kofar Dumi Area in Bauchi Metropolis for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. In a statement issued by the police, the Acting Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Aminu Ahmed, stated that detectives attached to the Township Divisional Police Headquarters made the arrest following an information they received...
