CRIME
Teenage Girl Fakes Own Death To Avoid Financial Pressure From Mother
A teenage girl, Margaret Ikumu, 19, of Oni community in Oju Local Government Area of Benue, has faked her own death on social media to avoid financial pressure from her mother. A statement signed by DSP Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, made this known on Sunday. Elkana said that Ikumu, through her Facebook account, reported...
Tragedy In Imo As Ex-IBC Boss, Okere Stabs Wife To Death
It was a dark Monday as a former Director-General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Sir T.C. Okere allegedly stabbed his wife of 50 years to death Monday morning. The tragic event which took place at Imerenwe community in Ngor-Okpala local government area of Imo State has left community members in disarray. Also Read: Imo Governor Signs Two New Bills Into...
Man Killed By Siblings Over Proceeds From Mother’s Burial
The Operatives of the Imo state command is now on the trail of three members of Obieshieke family for allegedly killing their brother Remigius Obieshieke over the sharing of the proceeds arising from the burial of their late mother. The suspects who are now on the run are Patrick Obieshieke, Chinonso Obieshieke and John Erieka from Umuoshochie Autonomous community, Obowo...
Man Set Pregnant Sister Ablaze For Slapping Their Mother
The Lagos state police command has arrested a young man simply identified as Chima for allegedly setting his pregnant elder sister, Victoria, 20, ablaze at their residence around CAC Bus Stop in Okokomaiko, Ojo, on May 14. According to ABN TV reports, Chima and Victoria, who was said to be two months pregnant, were on the day of the incident, in the...
Sahara Reporters Lied, I Don’t Have 64 Accounts Linked To BVN – Lagos Speaker, Obasa
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has denounced a report by Sahara Reporters that he has 64 bank accounts linked to his Bank Verification Number, BVN. Sahara Reporters, in its reports on Saturday, claimed that 64 bank accounts have been discovered to be linked to the Bank Verification Number of Obasa and registered with various names,...
Gov. Wike Releases N450m To Victims Of 2019 ‘Bloody’ Elections
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has released the sum of N450m to victims of the 2019 bloody general elections in Ijaw communities in Abonema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state. The governor, who met with the victims, deceased families, and the council of chiefs at their town hall in Abonema on Monday said their bank account numbers would be...
Church Disowns Woman Caught In Anambra Shrine
Members of United Voice of Sabbath Churches of Nigeria (UVSCN) in Anambra State, an umbrella body of Sabbath church have disowned a woman who was caught days ago at a shrine in Agulu, Anaocha council of the state. ABN TV reported earlier that the woman who was accused of fetish practices was nabbed while dressed in a white garment and...
Magu Vows To Deal With Local Fraudsters Who Deter Nigerians In Diaspora From Investing
The Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has assured Nigerians in the diaspora of business protection at home, stressing that local fraudsters frustrating diasporans from investing in Nigeria would henceforth be dealt with. Magu spoke on Saturday, May 22, 2020 during a Virtual Town Hall Meeting, an interaction with Nigerians in Diaspora,...
Corpse Of 82-year-old Man Exhumed By Unknown People In Umuahia
Residents of Umuoriehi village in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State woke up on Saturday morning to behold the exhumed body of an octogenarian buried two weeks ago. Our correspondent learnt that the decomposing body of 82-year-old Smart Isiuwa was placed by the roadside beside the destroyed coffin while the grave was covered back. A source said the...
Soldier, Others Who Kidnapped & Killed Imo Undergraduate Over N800k Arrested, Paraded
A soldier and other suspects have confessed to killing a 22-year-old undergraduate, Micah Isiah, after collecting N800,000 in his account, so that “our image will not be dented.” Our correspondent learnt that Isiah was an undergraduate student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. One of the suspects, Ifeanyi Nwaiwu of the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi, Benue State,...
