CRIME
Boko Haram Fighters Ambush Borno LGA Chairman, Kill Policeman
A policeman was killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters ambushed the convoy of the Chairman of Nganzai local government area of Borno state, Hon Asheikh Mamman Gadai, in the northern part of the state, on Wednesday. The incident occurred along Gaji...
Insecurity: Abuja Will Become Another Borno If…, Security Consultant Warns
Interpol Systems Consultant and security expert, Sir Chikwe Udensi has warned that with the alarming rate of insecurity in Abuja, the nation’s capital, the city will record a large scale security concerns the way Borno State recorded in the hands o...
EFCC Secures Order To Prosecute Ondo Assembly Speaker, Others
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has been granted permission to bring fraud charges against David Oleyeloogun, Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, and some other lawmakers by an Akure High Court. The permission followed a r...
Alleged N109bn Fraud: Court Grants Ex-Accountant General, Idris Ahmed, 2 Others Bail
Six days after he was remanded in prison custody, an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, granted bail to the former Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, to the tune of filing this report. The court, in a ruling that w...
Buhari Wasn’t Aware Terrorists Threatened To Kidnap Him Till I Informed Him — El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he was the one who told President Muhammadu Buhari of the terrorists threat to abduct him. In a video released at weekend, the terrorists who abducted some train passengers in March, threatened to abdu...
N109 Billion Fraud: Court To Rule On Ex-Accountant General Idris’ Bail Today
An FCT High Court will on Thursday rule on the bail applications filed by the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and three others over alleged N109.5 billion fraud. Other defendants are Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and ...
Again, Gunmen Attack Owo, Many Injured
Barely seven weeks after terrorists attack worshippers at Owo, in Ondo state, some unknown gunmen, have again attacked the ancient town. Many people were said to have been injured in the attack which took place Wednesday evening, at Folahami Junction...
Lai Mohammed Downplays Abduction Threat Against Buhari, Says It’s Laughable
Lai Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the threat to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari as laughable. In a video released at the weekend, the abductors of train passengers in Kaduna threatened to kidna...
Buhari In Fresh Move To Wipe Out Insecurity, To Meet Service Chiefs Thursday
Barely 48 hours after the Presidential Brigade Guards came under attack by terrorists; President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Service Chiefs to an emergency security meeting which will hold on Thursday. The Senior Special Assistant to the Presid...
Man Impregnates Step Daughter In Ekiti
A man identified as Ojo Babatunde from Omuo-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, South West Nigeria has been arrested by Police for impregnating his 15-year-old step-daughter. A statement issued by the State’s Police Command Spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, Wednesda...
