CRIME
Oyo State Governor’s Aide In Court Over Alleged Fraud
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 23, 2022 arraigned one Babawale Daniel Olayinka before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on five count charges which bor...
Surrender In 10 Days Or Be Cleared, Uzodinma Warns Gunmen
Ahead of the July 12 visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodimma has issued a 10-day ultimatum to gunmen operating in the state to lay down their arms. Uzodimma advised them to leave the forests in the state and surrender...
Abducted Catholic Priest Killed In Edo
Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia, who was kidnapped at his residence in Ikabigbo community, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, on Sunday morning, has been killed. He was killed less than 24 hours after Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo, another priest, was ...
Brazilian Returnee Nabbed With Cocaine In Private Part
A Brazilian returnee, Igwedum Uche Benson has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos with pellets of cocaine concealed in his priv...
Oyo Security: Makinde Approves Recruitment Of 500 Amotekun Corps
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the recruitment of additional 500 corps into the State Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Amotekun. This is contained in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information, Cul...
Frustrated By Constant Attacks By Bandits, Zamfara Government Urges Citizens To Take Up Arms In Self Defence
The Zamfara State government has asked residents to arm themselves against bandits. Decrying the high level of attacks in the state, Zamfara authorities directed the Commissioner of Police to issue gun licence to those eligible to bears arms. The gov...
Police Nab 30-Year-Old Man For Raping 75-Year-Old Woman In Anambra
The Police in Anambra State have arrested a 30-year-old man who was allegedly caught raping a 75-year-old woman in Nkwelle Awkuzu, in Oyi Local government of Anambra State, in the victim’s farmland. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the ...
Academic Qualifications: Tinubu In Trouble As CSO Writes IGP, Wants Him Arrested Within 48 Hours
A civil rights organization. Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, has given the Inspector-General of Police a 48- hour ultimatum within which he should arrest and initiate criminal prosecution against the presidential candidate of the All Progressi...
Police Rescue Man Kidnapped In Peter Obi’s Community
Kidnappers operating in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday abducted an unidentified man. The man was said to have been kidnapped at Nwanchi village in Agulu, the community of the presidential candidate of the Labour Par...
Bandits Kill 11 Farmers In Sokoto Community
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Saturday, in Sokoto, reportedly killed 11 farmers in the Ghandi district of Rabah Local Government Area of the state. A source, who disclosed this, said the attackers stormed the community around 12 noon, shooting s...
