CRIME
Fear As Gunmen Abduct Traditional Head, APC Chieftain, 2 Others In Ondo
A traditional head of Iku quarter, the Oniku of Iku quarters in Ikare Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello, and three other indigenes of the town have been abducted by unidentified gunm...
17-Year-Old Student Commits Suicide Over SS 1 Exam
The police in Kwara said a 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School in Offa Local Government Area committed suicide over his failure to pass his promotion examination from SS1 to SS2. This is contained in a statement issued by the State Police Publ...
Suspect Sentenced To Death For Akwa Ibom Jobseeker Umoren’s Murder
Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Uyo, the state capital, has sentenced a 21-year-old Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniubong Umoren. The court also found the accused guilty of rape and accordingly senten...
Bandits Abduct Woman On Sick Bed In Zaria
Bandits have abducted a woman from a sick bed in Anguwar Malamai village in Kakeyi, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Anguwar Malamai is the nearest community to the famous Zaria Dam. It is about one kilometre away from the Nigerian Televi...
EFCC Arrests 17 Yahoo Boys In Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects are Ogunnowo Aderosola, Adebesin Adeyinka, Nkeokelonye Stanley Ifeanyi, A...
EFCC Convicts Electrician For Romance Scam
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today, August 3, 2022, secured the conviction of one Shittu Taiwo before Justice Darius Khobo on a one count charge. The charge reads; “That you, Shittu Taiwo (aka York ...
Mompha Accuses EFCC Of Blackmail And Intimidation
Social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, known as Mompha, has reacted to being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as he accused the agency of blackmail and intimidation. It was earlier reported on June 30 2022 that Momph...
Amotekun Nabs 6 Over Cultism, Firearms In Ogun
At least six persons have been apprehended over housebreaking, cultism, and illegal possession of firearms by Amotekun in Ogun state. The state’s Commander of Amotekun, David Akinremi, made this known in Abeokuta on Wednesday. He said the trio of A...
Gunmen Release Abducted Nollywood Movie Stars
Veteran film stars Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornell have been freed by gunmen who abducted them on their way from a movie set on Friday in Enugu State. Spokesman of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Monalisa Chinda confirmed this on Wednesday night. S...
Police Intercept Truck Carrying 147 Passengers From Zamfara Heading To Ogun [PHOTOS]
A truck from Kaura Namuda, Zamfara State, carrying 147 persons was stopped by the police in Oyo State. Adewale Osifeso, the state's police public relations officer, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday, stating that the truck was stopped along Iya...
