CRIME
Lagos Government Shuts Redeemers School Over Drowning Of Pupil
The Lagos State Ministry of Education on Monday evening said it has shut the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School, Ogba. ABN TV reports that the government said the school will remain closed, pending an administrative investigation of its operations ...
Another Catholic Priest, Fr Emmanuel Silas, Kidnapped In Kaduna
Bandits on Monday abducted a catholic priest, Father Emmanuel Silas of the St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The report of his abduction was contained in a statement made available by the Chancellor...
Suspected Cultists Who Gang Raped Ogun Teenage Girl During Initiation Arrested
A three-man gang of cultists has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl during a forced initiation into a cult. The three members of the Eiye Confraternity forcefully initiated her into thei...
Gunmen Set Enugu INEC Office On Fire
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has been burnt down by unknown arsonists. The office, situated at the council’s headquarters in Ogurute was set on fire late Sunday ni...
IGP Transfers Osun CP Over Police Brutality
Barring any last-minute change, there is a strong indication that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode from the state. An investigation by...
Police Nab Phone Snatching Syndicate Disguise As Tricycle Operators In Kano
Kano state police command has arrested two phone thieves who disguised themselves as tricycle operators in the state. In a release by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abdullahi Haruna Kiwaya on Monday, the suspects were said to have b...
Woman Grabs Husband After He Set Her On Fire, Both Burn To Death In Ogun
A man, Ponle Adebanjo, has burnt his estranged wife, Lateefat, to death after she left him over domestic violence. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Saturday in the Otun-Akute area of Ogun State. The victim was said to have had four ch...
Gunmen Kidnap 2 Catholic Priests In Edo State
Gunmen have abducted two Catholic priests identified as Rev. Father Peter Udo of St Patrick’s Catholic church Uromi in Esan North East and Rev. Father Philemon Oboh of St Joseph retreat center Ugboha in Esan South East local government area of Edo ...
Former BRT Staff Excretes 90 Pellets Of Cocaine In Lagos, Explains Why He Became Drug Courier
Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, have arrested a former driver with a public transport company, BRT, Muyiwa Babalola Bolujoko, for ingesting 90 pellets of ...
Gunmen On Rampage In Abia Community, Kill One Indigene In Front Of His House, Other (Graphic Photos)
At least two persons have been shot dead in Ohafia local government area of Abia State as undisclosed number of gunmen go on rampage. ABN TV gathered that the gunmen stormed the local government at about 11:45am on Sunday, causing panic among residen...
