CRIME
CCTV Recordings Of Baba Ijesha Tampered With – Expert
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has heard that the content of a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) recording on popular actor James Olarewaju aka Baba Ijesha may have been tampered with. A defence witness and expert in CCTV installation and maintenance, Engr. Adeleke Lawrence made an allusion to this while being led in evidence by Babatunde Ogala (SAN)...
Kano APC Senatorial Candidate’s Mother Gained Freedom From Kidnappers By DSS In Jigawa
Barely 24 hours after the kidnap of the aged mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kano Central Senatorial District candidate, A A Zaura, the operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have rescued her in far away Jigawa State. Some...
Police Recover Fake Driver’s License, Passport, Others From Chidinma, Suspected Killer Of Super TV CEO
A fake drivers’ license and Nigerian passport, amongst other items were recovered from Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect for the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga. Ataga was found dead on Sunday with multiple wounds found in several parts of his body at a service apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos. The Lagos State Police...
BREAKING: EFCC Interrogates Fowler Over Fraud Allegations Against Alpha Beta
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is presently interrogating a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, over the N100 billion tax evasion allegations levelled against a tax firm, Alpha Beta Consulting. Fowler, who was also a former Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, responded to an invitation from the EFCC on Monday. A former...
Retired Generals, Others Worry Over Fresh Northeast Terror Attacks
Some groups of retired generals have emphasized the need to stop the trend of the resurgence of terrorist attacks in the Northeast. Amnesty International, however, pointed out that the violent escalation indicates a failure of the current security measures. At least 40 farmers were reportedly killed in the Dumba community in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday...
Navy Nabs 8 Suspected Stowaway, Rescues Trafficked Victims
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy have arrested eight suspected stowaways during their attempt to board two-speed boats. Disclosing this in a Tuesday statement, the Director of Naval Information, Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said five of the eight suspects admitted that they wanted to travel abroad. He said unknown to the suspects, the patrol team of NNS Beecroft had sighted them during a patrol...
VIO Chief Warns Motorists Against Harmattan Hazards
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services has advised drivers to use caution due to the foggy weather that is typical of the Harmattan season. The Federal Capital Territory squadron leader at the Vehicle Inspection Office, Dr. Yusuf Suberu, made this call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. Suberu noted that the dry season is...
Suspected Criminals Paraded In Cross River
About 10 suspected criminals on Wednesday, January 20, were paraded by the Cross River state Police Command for various crime related offenses. The command also recovered one live cartridge, one handset, ATM Card, Scissors, condemned substance suspected to be cocaine, two locally and one English made pistols with six rounds of 9mm ammunition from the suspects. The new Commissioner of Police, CP...
Police Begin Investigation On Alleged Viral Chrisland School Rape Video
The Police Command in Lagos State said on Monday that it had begun an investigation into the alleged viral rape video purportedly depicting students of Chrisland School, Lagos. The spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundey, said in a statement th...
BREAKING: Fire Guts Anambra Market [VIDEO]
An early morning fire on Wednesday razed the building material market in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The inferno which started around 4am, reportedly emanated from a standby articulated vehicle parked inside the market. It was gathered men of the fire service, who were immediately contacted, were still battling with the fire as at press time. The State...
