CRIME
INEC Files Six-count Charge Against Suspended Adamawa REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has filed a six-count charge against its suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. INEC filed the charges at the high court in Yola, the state capital. INEC, in a statement on Thursday, said it took the action after reviewing the case file from the police which established a prima facie case...
Police Arrest Pastor For Allegedly Impregnating Minor In Rivers
The Rivers Police Command has arrested a clergyman simply identified as pastor Piler Erekwa for allegedly defiling and impregnating a minor in the state. The Rivers State Police confirmed the pastor’s arrest through a statement issued by its spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko. “Yes, we are aware of the incident. The suspect is in our custody and investigations are still ongoing,” Iringe-Koko said...
FRSC Official Who Forged Uniabuja Academic Document To Gain Promotion Lands In Court
An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Achigili Raph Ogili, has been arrested for allegedly forging a University of Abuja certificate to get promotion at his place of work. The result with Registration Number 2720700176, was reportedly forged in collaboration with one Mr Sunday Okpara and his accomplice, one Mr Rasaq Abdulrahaman Dabiri. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other...
How 21-Year-Old Bauchi Housewife Stabbed Husband To Death
The Bauchi State Police has arrested 21 year old Maimuna Suleiman of Kofar Dumi Area in Bauchi Metropolis for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. In a statement issued by the police, the Acting Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Aminu Ahmed, stated that detectives attached to the Township Divisional Police Headquarters made the arrest following an information they received...
Court Orders Ex-Presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari Govts To Account For $5bn Abacha Loot
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about USD$5 billion Abacha loot recovered by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari. The court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to “disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria,...
Delta State Govt Convicts 13 Of Gender-Based Offences
Thirteen persons have been convicted for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) offences in Delta State from March, 2023, to date. Mrs Faith Okpohworho, Director of Women Development and Gender Affairs in the state’s ministry of Women Affairs, who disclosed this in Asaba during a one-day step down Training of Trainers (TOT) and service providers on the use of the National GBV Dashboard...
37-Year-Old HIV-Positive Man Rapes 4-Year-Old Girl In Abia (Photo, Video)
A 37-year-old HIV-Positive man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl in Umuahia, Abia State, Mr. Chiemela Victor Ekeke has said his hand touched the victim's private part by mistake. Chimela Ekeke is from Ndioru in Ikwuano local government area of Abia state. The accused person, a labourer and a farmer said on Friday 7th July 2023, when the incident happened, he...
Stella Oduah To Appear In Court On Tuesday Over NYSC Certificate
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Tuesday, arraign former Aviation Minister, Sen. Stella Oduah, before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja on a fresh charge. Oduah, who represented Anambra North Senatorial Distinct in the 9th National Assembly, will be arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on perjury and document falsification. A notice of arraignment...
Kano Vigilante Nabs 4 For Stealing Dog, Ducks
Vigilantes in Gurungawa town in Kumbotso LGA of Kano State have arrested four men for allegedly stealing ducks and a dog. The vigilante commandant of the town, Abdulhamid Dan-Azumi, said that his men noticed the movement of the suspects around 3 am when dogs were barking, noting that the suspects killed one of the dogs. He listed the suspects as Sunusi...
Sick 72-Year-Old Shoots Himself Dead In Osun
A 72-year-old resident of Ede, Osun State, Kareem Aderemi, has died by suicide after reportedly shooting himself with a gun at his residence in the Ede area of Osun State. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday. Adeleke said the...
