CRIME
Kaduna Boils As Terrorists Kill Pastor’s Son, Kidnap Wife, Others
Terrorists said to be in large numbers have attacked Karimbu-Kahugu community in Lere local government area of Kaduna State. The attack, which happened on Friday, led to the death of the Baptist resident pastor’s son, the abduction of the pastor’s wife, and three others. Confirming the attack, vice chairman, Kahugu National Development Associations, Peter Mukaddas, disclosed that the terrorists invaded the...
Ex-Imo Deputy Governor Remanded In Prison
A Magistrates’ court in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, remanded the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Gerald Irona, in prison custody. The presiding magistrate, C. N Ezerioha, after hearing the prosecution counsel and defence counsel, ordered that Irona be remanded in Owerri correctional centre. She further said that the court does not have the jurisdiction to hear the matter. READ...
Man Found Unconscious After Being Robbed By Suspected One Chance Operators
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State have discovered an unconscious man suspected to have been dumped by one chance operators by the roadside in Kiyawa LGA. In a statement, the command’s spokesman in the state, Adamu Shehu, said, “Today being Monday, 6th day of March, 2023, at around 0600hrs the command received a...
Nigeria Soldier Guns Down Army Commander, Kills Self
The Nigerian Army on Monday confirmed the case of a soldier who shot his colleagues and himself dead at Forward Operations Base, Rabbah, Sokoto State on Sunday. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated in Abuja that investigations had begun into the incident. Mwachukwu stated that circumstances leading to the incident could not be immediately ascertained since the soldier who...
How Anambra Domestic Worker, Others Sliced Off Woman’s Genitals
A domestic worker, Onyebuchi Ezeh, alongside two other fleeing suspects, has allegedly used a sharp object to cut some vital organs including the genitals of a 72-year-old woman in Umunze, in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The septuagenarian was at her residence when Ezeh led the two other suspects into the premises on Thursday. While on the...
INTERPOL Arrests NYSC Corp Member Who Runs Famous Gistlover Blog
A 26-year-old National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member who was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force on February 20, 2023 for impersonation of an Assistant Superintendent of Police and defamation of character, Emeh Nnamdi has been arrested. Nnamdi was arrested in a joint operation by INTERPOL operatives in Benin Republic and Nigeria on Friday, March 3, 2023 in connection...
Gunmen Kidnap Taraba Monarch’s 2 Wives, Son
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the two wives of the traditional ruler of Sarkin Kudu, Dansalama Adamu, in Ibi local government council of the state. Kidnapped alongside with the wives, is a son of the monarch. Their whereabouts were still unknown as the time this report was written. Confirming the report on Saturday in Jalingo, the state...
Police Officer Shoots Self, Lover In Kwara
A Police sergeant, on Thursday, killed his female lover and later shot himself dead in a school premises in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around 8am at premises of the Chapel of Redemption, Agba Dam Housing Estate, Gaa Akanbi, Ilorin, where Redemption Model Nursery and Primary School is located. The MOPOL sergeant, was identified as Olalere...
Court Remands House Leader Over Murder
A Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Kano has on Wednesday remanded the Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa in prison. The court presided over by Magistrate Ibrahim Mansur Yola remanded the house leader in prison till 7th March, 2023 when the case comes up. Doguwa was arraigned before the court by the Kano State Commissioner of Police on five...
Police Nab Killer Of Benue University Student, Suspect Makes Shocking Revelation
The Benue state Police have arrested the alleged killer of Erekaa Dooshima Naomi, a 300-level Mass Communication student of Benue State University (BSU) whose corpse was recovered from a shallow grave last week. Police spokesperson, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed to our correspondent on Wednesday, that the suspect is in police custody. The deceased undergraduate was reportedly missing for three days before...
