CRIME
Couple Who Died In Lagos Explosion Are Only Son And Daughter Of Their Parents (Photo)
A couple who died in the Lagos explosion on Sunday in the Abule Ado community in the state, are reported to be the only son and daughter of their parents. Reports also have it that the lady identified as Chisom Udoakonobi was a 1st class graduate of accounting with many awards to her name. https://twitter.com/Victornkemjika/status/1239274449511149568?s=20 https://twitter.com/Victornkemjika/status/1239278202016710656?s=20 Henrietta Alokha, the Principal at Bethlehem Girls...
FBI Arrests 13 Nigerians Over $30m Cyber Fraud
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested thirteen Nigerians (7 Yoruba, 6 Igbo), over alleged $30 million money laundering scheme in the United States. Disclosing this in a statement obtained by Thecable, the US department of justice said federal agents arrested 24 suspects for their involvement in the large-scale fraud which targeted citizens, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the...
Onitsha market traders decry return of fake drug cartel, alerts NAFDAC
Traders in the once-banned popular Onitsha drug market, at the Niger Bridgehead, have raised alarm over plans by fake drug dealers to take over the market and return to business. Some traders in the market under the aegis of Concerned Bridgehead Drugs Market Traders Association raised the alarm during a press conference in Onitsha at the weekend, saying that fake...
I’ve no record of how much Abacha stole — Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said he has no record of the amount of money stolen by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. The AGF added that he wouldn’t also know about $5bn Abacha loot allegedly recovered between 1999 and 2015 and how the money was spent. Malami said this...
Police hunt for killers of herdsmen in Kogi
The Police Command in Kogi says it has launched a manhunt for some youths that allegedly killed two Fulani herdsmen in Egume, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP William Aya, told newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday that the herdsmen were grazing their cows in the bush when the youths attacked them, killing two of them...
“Why I ‘killed’ My Homosexual Facebook Friend, Because He Insisted On Sodomizing Me” – Suspect
A 28-year old man has told police that he killed his Facebook friend because he was insistent on having anal sex with him. The incident reportedly happened in Nanka, Orumba North council of Anambra State. Angus Chukwebuka Nwankwo and a relative Chidiebere Omeyi were among over 100 suspects paraded weekend at the police headquarters in Amawbia, Awka South South Local...
Boko Haram Kill 6 Soldiers In Borno Ambush
Six Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in the restive northeast on Sunday, military sources told AFP. The terrorists opened fire on an army convoy near the village of Mayanti, near the border with Cameroon, in an area plagued by attacks by insurgents. “We have lost six soldiers in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists,” one...
REVEREND SISTER DIES IN LAGOS EXPLOSION (Video)
Rev. Sr Henrietta Alokha, the Principal of Bethlehem Girls College reportedly died in the pipeline explosion which happened in Abule Ado community of Lagos State. According to reports, the deceased who worked hard to rescue some students trapped in the boarding school under her care, died after the roof of the educational facility fell on her. The late principal is the...
PHOTOS: Damages Caused By Lagos Explosion
The pipeline explosion in Lagos created a huge vibration that caused buildings to collapse. Though the number of casualties recorded is not clear yet but there's been a count from resident around the area saying 4 people died as a result of the explosions and over 15 buildings collapsed due to the heavy vibration from the pipeline explosion. But, if...
Pastor Rapes 19-Yr-Old Girl During Deliverance Session
Detectives at Ikere Police Station in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State are currently quizzing the rape suspect, one Anthony Arogunmasa, popularly known as ‘Pastor of Araromi Street’. It was said that the incident happened on September 23 when the 29-year-old pastor (not him pictured in that shocking church scene) met the 19-year-old on the road leading to his...
