CRIME
Three Policemen Killed In Delta
Gunmen reportedly killed tree mobile policemen Sunday night, in Ughelli, Delta State, thereby worsening the security situation in the town and its environs. The attack on the police team made up of two inspectors and a sergeant happened on the same day a couple was attacked at the Ekuigbo axis of Ughelli, killing the lady in the process in what...
BREAKING: Court Grants Sowore Bail
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted bail to Omoyele Sowore in the sum of N20m. The Sahara Reporters’ publisher, with four other activists, were arrested on New Year’s Eve in Abuja for holding a protest against bad governance, were also granted bail in the sum of N1m each. The activists, Sowore, Juwon Sanyaolu, Peter Williams, Emmanuel Bulus,...
Three Killed, Houses Burnt as Amotekun, Herdsmen clash in Oyo
No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead while two others were injured in a clash involving men of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps and suspected herdsmen in Ayete community, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state. Unconfirmed sources said about seven houses were also razed in the clash whose cause could not be ascertained yet, The Nation reports. Although...
Carpenter Who Abducted 12-year-old Neighbour, Slit Her Throat in Delta Arrested
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a carpenter in Delta state simply identified as General for his role in the abduction of a 12-year-old neighbour, Blessing Imeh. She was found with a slit throat in Abraka, in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State after missing on January 1, 2021, while running an errand for her parents. Our...
After Stealing Offering Box, Police Nab Church Ex-guard in Ogun
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested an ex-security guard at the Grace Nations Church, aka Liberation City, Mela Samaila, for allegedly breaking into the church auditorium. Samaila, who reportedly stole the offering box containing an undisclosed amount of money, was arrested shortly after he broke into the church located at Ojodu Abiodun in the Ifo Local Government...
FCMB MD, Nuru Goes On Leave As Probe Begins
The Managing Director, First City Monument Bank Limited, FCMB, Adam Nuru, has volunteered to go on leave to enable the bank to investigate the paternity allegations against him. This was disclosed in a statement by the bank on Tuesday. The statement read, “We are aware of several stories circulating across several media platforms about our bank’s Managing Director, Adam Nuru; a...
FCMB Probes MD’s Alleged Unethical Conduct
The Board of Directors, First City Monument Bank, FCMB, is investigating the allegations of unethical conduct against its Managing Director, Adam Nuru. The bank chief has been at the centre of a marriage scandal involving Moyo Thomas, a former employee of the bank, and his late husband, Tunde Thomas. A petition initiated by friends of the deceased had alleged that Tunde...
Two Weeks After Election, Abia Councilor Reported Dead
In about two weeks after his election, the councilor representing Umuaku Ward 2 (Umunneochi LGA) of Abia State has been reported dead. Hon. Agu Onyekachi Charles was elected along with other council officials in the December 18, 2020, local government election that took place in Abia State. A Facebook user, Obika Abuchi Zuma wrote, "The just elected Honourable councilor representing Umuaku...
Court Remands Sowore, 4 Others In Prison
The publisher of online platform, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and four others were on Monday ordered to be remanded in Kuje correctional facility pending the consideration of their bail applications. Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello of the Magistrates’ Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja gave the order after Sowore, Juwon Sanyaolu, Peter Williams, Emmanuel Bulus, and Damilare Adenola. were arraigned on a three-count...
BREAKING: Sowore Arrested In Abuja
Omoyele Sowore, a rights activist and former presidential aspirant, has been reportedly arrested in Abuja. Sowore and other activists, according to Sahara Reporters, were carrying out a peaceful procession to mark the New Year when they were arrested by Nigerian security forces in Abuja. READ ALSO: Nigeria Still Not A Failed State – APC According to the report, eyewitnesses said policemen suspected...
