CRIME
Imo Pastor Who Raped Church Member’s Wife Bags Eight Years Jail Term
Justice T. N . Nzeukwu of the Imo State High Court has convicted and sentenced a pastor, Desmond Eke, to eight years imprisonment for raping his church member’s wife. Eke, the founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuehieta Avu, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage of the woman who had...
Security Agents Allegedly Kill Teenagers, Bride-To-Be In Kano, Zaria Protests
Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted in the killing of many protesters allegedly by security operatives. READ...
Nigerian Army Admits To Killing Teenager In Zaria, Contradicting Police Claims
The police’s claim over non-use of ammunition on protesters took a new dimension, on Wednesday, when the Nigerian Army confirmed that one of its men murdered a teenager in Zaria, Kaduna State. The #EndBadGovernance protest, which started on a peaceful note later degenerated into violence in different parts of the country. The first reported incident of killing was in Suleja, Niger...
Security Operatives Ransack NLC Headquarters, Carts Away Documents
Security personnels, on Thursday, storms the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, carted away documents after the raid, the union reports. NLC revealed that the Labour House (the name given to the headquarters) was invaded by security operatives at about 8.30 pm. A statement issued by NLC’s head of Media and Public Relations, Benson Upah disclosed that books and other publications were...
NIS Suspends Officer For Bribe In Viral Video
The NIS has suspended an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II, Okpravero C. Ufuoma caught soliciting for bribe from tourist in a viral video. Condemning his misconduct in the strongest terms, the paramilitary agency claimed that his action undermined its ongoing reforms aimed at enhancing service standards. NIS, in a statement by the Controller General of Immigration Service (CGIS), Kemi N....
Popular Crossdresser ‘Abuja Area Mama’ Found Dead In FCT
A famous crossdresser, popularly known as ‘Abuja Area Mama,’ has been found dead in the Banex, Wuse II area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. ABN TV gathered that the crossdresser, whose full name is yet to be ascertained, was seen lying motionless along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway on Thursday morning. According to Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, operatives...
11 Killed, Including 2 Babies In Abia Auto Crash (Photos, Video)
At least eleven persons were killed on Sunday, including two babies following a tragic road accident near Umuika Junction on the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway in Abia State. The road crash at about 12:45 pm happened when a Sienna car belonging to Abia Line Network carried a full load of passengers, the driver slept off on the steering lost...
Family Of Tailor Arrested For Making Russian Flags Said Their Son Never Did “Obioma” Work Before
The family of 21-year-old Ahmad Yusuf Muhammad, one of the tailors accused of mass-production of the Russian flag in Kano, has said Muhammad was not involved in the act he was arrested over and has not been a mobile tailor, popularly called "obioma". The Department of State Services (DSS) arrested some tailors suspected to be mass-producing the Russian flag in...
FRSC Confirms 5 Deaths, 2 Injuries In Abia Auto Crash
The Abia sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed that five persons died. In contrast, two others were injured in an auto accident that occurred on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday. This was against the 11 persons that were earlier reported to have died in the accident that occurred at Egbelu Mbutu by Cherubim bus...
Police Move 76 Suspects Who Flied Russian Flags To Abuja
The Kano State Police Command said on Monday it had transferred the 76 suspects arrested for flying Russian flags, including a foreigner to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for discreet investigation on charges of sedition. The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Salman Garba, disclosed this on Monday while giving an update on the suspects arrested during the nationwide hunger protest...
