CRIME
Beheading Of Abia Couple Barbaric, Horrific, Says Deputy Speaker Kalu, Calls For Investigation
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has condemned in strongest terms the horrific and senseless killing of Mr. Jacob Udo and his wife, Mrs. Comfort Udo, a couple who until their demise resided in Isiala Autonomous Community in the metropolis of Bende Local Government of Abia State. Late Udo and his wife, originally hailed...
Police Confirm Arrest Of Three Persons Over Beheading Of Abia Couple
Abia state police command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the beheading of an aged couple who were reportedly found dead in their apartment at Etiti-ulo in Bende LG of Abia State. Spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Maureen Chinaka disclosed this in a statement on Friday. ABN TV had earlier reported that condemnation trailed the...
Man Stabs Wife To Death In Lagos, Set Body On Fire Three Months After Wedding
A 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife and setting her body on fire in their apartment at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe community, Ikorodu area of Lagos. The newlywed couple was engaged in a disagreement that degenerated into a fight at about 1 p.m., on Friday. The man was said to have accused his six-month pregnant...
Clerics Accepting Tithes From Criminal Sources Guilty Of Crimes — Presbyterian Pastor
The Minister in charge of Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN), Solid Rock Parish Umuahia, Abia State, Rt. Rev. Peter Nwoke has cautioned his colleagues in the pulpit against accepting tithes and offerings obtained through crookery and fraudulent means, saying receiving such is tantamount to committing a crime, ABN TV reports. He spoke on the sidelines of Sunday worship where he...
Gunmen Abduct Journalists On Transit For Super Eagles Match
A few sports journalists were abducted while traveling through Anambra State to cover a football game in Akwa, Ibom State, on their way to Uyo. The Super Eagles will take on Libya in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday. A source told DAILY POST that the journalists, who were about 11 in number, were travelling...
Popular Tiktoker Robbed, Shot In Lagos
Ojesanmi Afeez, better known online as Salo, is a TikToker who was allegedly shot and robbed in Lagos State's Lekki neighborhood. This was made known in the late hours of Thursday by another TikToker, Tunde Perry, who often joins him in his live streams on the app. According to Perry, the content creator is currently fighting for his life at Perez...
Multi-Million Dollar Fraud: US Govt Files Lawsuit Against Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema
The United States government has charged the founder and Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, Allen Onyema with obstruction of justice in a new indictment. Onyema was accused of submitting false documents to halt an investigation into earlier bank fraud and money laundering charges. The airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, has also been charged...
Two Arrested For Alleged Murder In Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police says it has arrested two suspects in Obi LGA of the state over an alleged case of abduction and culpable homicide. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the state capital, on Sunday. According to him, the suspects, Abubakar Ibrahim and Isah Ayuba, are being investigated...
NDLEA Arrests Man With Over N3bn Heroin At Lagos Airport
NDLEA has arrested a Thailand returnee, Simon Peter for importing 13.30 kg of heroin worth over N3 billion at Murtala Muhammed Int. Airport Lagos The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that NDLEA operatives intercepted large consignments of Opioids with the combined monetary value of more than N22.7 billion at three seaports in Lagos. READ...
26-Year-Old Man Sets Grandmother Ablaze In Jigawa
A 26-year-old man, identified as Nura Mas’ud, has set on fire his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, in Mu’azu village, Dan Gwanki Ward, Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Mas’ud was said to have confessed to the crime, claiming that the late grandmother upset him by expressing concern about his physical appearance and health, which did not go down well...
