CRIME
Supreme Court Set To Deliver Judgment In Amaechi’s Appeal Over Alleged N96b Fraud
The Supreme Court is now set to deliver judgment in a suit by former Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi seeking to stop his probe in alleged N96B fraud and fraudulent sales of valued assets belonging to Rivers State. A hearing notice just...
Sultan Of Sokoto Urges FG To Takeover Forests Occupied By Unknown Gunmen, Criminals
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’adu Abubakar led-Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, has called on the Federal and state governments to immediately take control of all forests and swampy areas that have become hideouts for criminals across the c...
FG Slams Homicide Charges Against Osinachi’s Husband
The Federal Government has filed 23-count charges against Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late popular gospel artist, Osinachi, who died on April 8 after he allegedly assaulted her. He was charged under sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Crimi...
Fears As Female APC Aspirant Kidnapped On Election Day
The All Progressive Congress (APC) House of Assembly aspirant eyeing the ticket of Qua’an Pan South State Constituency of Plateau in the 2023 general elections, Hon. Na’anyil Magdalene Dakogol, has been kidnapped. The spokesperson of the Plateau ...
‘Unknown Gunmen’ Behind South-East Violence Are Igbo – Governor Soludo
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has said majority of the “unknown gunmen” behind the high rate of violence in the state are Igbo. Speaking while declaring curfew in seven Local Government Areas of the state, Soludo condemned the activiti...
Soldier, Driver Feared Dead As Kidnappers Abduct Foreigner In Ondo
Suspected kidnappers have killed a Soldier, driver and abducted a foreign contractor in the ancient town of Owo, in Ondo State. Reports had it that the bandits stormed a construction site located at Ogbonmo Ijebu-Owo, Owo council area, at about 5pm. ...
N21m Discovered In Teenager’s Bank Account In Kwara, Jailed Over Fraud
The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted and sentenced a 19-year-old undergraduate, Oyedotun Adebowale, to two years’ imprisonment for cyber fraud. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
Governor Soludo ‘Moves Against IPOB’, Declares Curfew In 7 LGAs
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has declared curfew in seven Local Government Areas of the State to checkmate the excesses of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). They are Aguata, Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Orumb...
Abductors Issue Fresh Threat In New Video, Says Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers May Not Leave Here Alive
Terrorists who abducted passengers on a Kaduna-bound train have released yet another video. Six passengers, including a Pakistani, were seen in the footage exclusively obtained by ARISE TV. The victims, who were obviously traumatised, appealed to the...
Gunmen Invade Bishop Kukah’s Church, Abduct Priests, Others
Gunmen early Wednesday broke into one of the parishes presided over by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, ABN TV has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that the armed hoodlums kidnapped two priests and two others in...
