CRIME
Police Arrest 3 Car Thieves, Bandit , Seize Weapons In Kaduna
The Kaduna Police Command reported that on December 16, 2024, three alleged car snatchers and one suspected bandit were apprehended in two different operations that also resulted in the recovery of a stolen vehicle and an ammunition cache. In a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, he stated that operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit intercepted a 22-year-old suspect,...
Mascot Ikwechegh’s Convoy Involved In A Ghastly Motor Accident (Photos)
Chief Alex Ikwechegh has thanked and appreciated God for saving the lives of those in his campaign team who were involved in a ghastly motor accident on their way to Abuja. The Abia born philanthropist popularly known as "Onyeocha na Aba" and House...
Ikpeazu Imposes Restriction On Keke Operations In Umuahia To Fight Crime
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has announced restrictions on the operation of tricycles, popularly known as Keke in Umuahia, the state capital, ABN TV reports. This he said follows an increase in crime perpetrated by Keke operators in and around ...
Simon Ekpa, 96 Others Enter Wanted List Of Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters has declared that no fewer than 97 persons are wanted. The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others, who are behind violent crimes in the country. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.Gen. Edward Buba released the names and pictures of those declared wanted...
Alleged N163.9m bribe: EFCC rearraigns ex-Plateau REC, 1 other
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday, re-arraigned two former INEC officials on amended N163.9 million charge bordering on conspiracy and bribery. EFCC on March 8, 2018, arraigned Dr Godwin Kwanga, former INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Plateau, and Jonathan Azi-Nyako, a retired INEC staff. The two were charged alongside late Usman Baba-Bukar, former INEC Administrative Secretary in Plateau before a High Court...
BREAKING: Maryam Sanda to die by hanging for killing husband
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday convicted and sentenced Maryam Sanda to death by hanging for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu, held that there was circumstantial evidence coupled with her testimony and statement to the police that she "fatally" stabbed her husband to death in Abuja on November...
We Are Monitoring Funds Used In Buying Presidential Forms – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC says it is monitoring the source of the funds used in purchasing political party forms. The Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, mo...
UAE Releases Names Of Nigerians, Organizations Sponsoring Terrorism [FULL LIST]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has added six Nigerians, 32 other nationals, and 15 organisations operating in the country to its terrorism list. This was made known in a ministerial resolution No. 83 of 2021 issued by the UAE Cabinet after accusing the persons and those organisations of supporting terrorism. The persons and organisations were included in the list after the...
Ex-Philippine President Duterte Taken Into Custody Over Crimes Against Humanity
On Tuesday, police in Manila arrested former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with his deadly war on drugs, as per a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. The 79-year-old faces a charge of “the crime against humanity of murder," according to the ICC, for a crackdown that rights groups estimate killed tens of thousands of mostly poor men,...
Court In US Shifts Sentencing Of Hushpuppi, Silent On Abba Kyari
The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California has postponed the sentencing of alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi by five months. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, in response to an email inquiry by The PUNCH late Thursday, said the date which was initially scheduled for Valentine’s Day, has been moved to...
