CRIME
Bandits Will Have No Hiding Place If I’m Elected President — Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said if he is elected President of the country, there would be no hiding place for bandits. Addressing delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina on Wednesday, Atiku said it is the negligence o...
Former NDDC MD, Nsima Ekere Arrested By EFCC
Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Nsima Ekere. ABN TV learned that Ekere is being investigated over diversion of over N47 Billion in...
Three Arraigned For Allegedly Stealing N48.5m Goods
Police in Lagos has arraigned three men who allegedly burgled a company and stole goods estimated at N48.5m. The three men were arraigned before a magistrate’s court sitting at Ebute Metta, Lagos State. The defendants, Okoye Abuchi, 20; Kalu Friday...
EFCC Quizzes Former House Of Reps Speaker, Etteh
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arrested, quizzed and detained a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh. As at when filing this report, the former lawmaker was being interrogated for allegedly ...
Soldiers Allegedly Open Fire On Students Protesting ASUU Strike With Live Bullets
Military personnel has dispersed students of various universities in Ondo State who are protesting the prolonged strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The soldiers were said to have opened fire to chase the students away from the ...
FINAL WARNING: Release Nnamdi Kanu Or Face Continuous War, Gunmen List 9 LGs For Attack In Anambra
Unknown gunmen have written letters to nine local governments in Anambra state, notifying them of their preparedness to attack them. The anonymous group believed to be responsible for disturbing the peace and security of the state, warned security op...
Many Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Kano
Many persons have been feared dead in an explosion on Aba road in the Sabon Gari area of Kano. Several others, including school children, were also injured. Details of the blast and its cause are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report but...
Deborah Samuel: Police Declare Fleeing Suspects In Viral Video Wanted
Police in Sokoto has declared fleeing suspects captured in viral video of the killing and subsequent setting on fire of Deborah Samuel wanted for culpable homicide. The declaration was contained in a press release signed by the command’s public rel...
Court Slams Life Imprisonment On Lagos School Bus Driver Over Sexual Assault
A Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a school bus driver, Tony Akpan, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old pupil. Justice Abiola Soladoye in her judgement, held that the prosecution had prese...
EFCC Arrests Accountant General Of The Federation Over ‘N80bn Fraud’
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion. According to the...
