CRIME
Lockdown: Lagos To Prosecute Funke Akindele Over Husband’s Birthday Party
Nollywood superstar, Funke Akindele popularly known as Jenifa, may be prosecuted today. She will be charged before Ogba Magistrate Court 1 at about 11 a.m. The prosecuting team will be from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). Details shortly…
Abia Native Doctor Commits Suicide Over Inability To Cure His Sickness
Abia State Police Commissioner, CP Ene Okon has confirmed the death of a native doctor who reportedly committed suicide near his shrine located at the back of his house. Okon in a telephone interview said that the deceased identified as Onyeonoziri Friday was said to have committed suicide in front of “his juju shrine”. It was learnt that the incident took...
Gunmen Kidnap Nasarawa Governor’s Aide
Some unknown gunmen in the late hours of Saturday invaded the country home of the Special Adviser to the Governor of Nasarawa State on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development Mr. John Waje Mamman, in Dari, Konkona Local Government Area of the state and abducted him. A source who confirmed the abduction to our correspondent on condition of anonymity...
BREAKING: Suspected Robbers Reportedly Kill Police Inspector In Abia, Cart-Away Riffle
An officer of the Nigerian Police Force identified as Inspector Amadi Kingdom was in the early hours of Saturday shot dead in Umuahia, the Abia state capital. The incident which took place at Ochendu bye-pass junction, left residents in confusion, leading them to scamper for safety. A source who spoke to ABN TV on the condition of anonymity said the assailants...
BREAKING: Police Apprehend Missing Osun COVID-19 Patient
The missing COVID-19 patient in Osun state has been apprehended by the police and returned to the Isolation facility in Ejigbo, area of the State on Saturday. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ismail Omipidan confirmed this to the Nation. He said the patient, a woman, was apprehended by the police in Ejigbo town and returned to the facility...
BREAKING: Sudanese Stabs 2 To Death, Injures 7 In France After Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’
A crazed knifeman stabbed two people to death and injured seven others outside a bakery in France. The assailant is said to have shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before knifing 'at least nine people' who were queuing to go into the bakery in Romans-sur-Isère, southern France, local media reports. The attack comes on France's third week of lockdown due to the coronavirus, which...
Soldiers In A Viral Video Who Threatened To Rape Mothers And Their Daughters In Warri Arrested — Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of its officers who were seen in a viral video threatening to rape some women in Warri, Delta State. They made this known in their Twitter handle. The information reads: “Soldiers in a viral video using uncouth and uncivilized language purportedly threatening to molest women in Warri Delta State were arrested in 9 Brigade Ikeja Military...
Woman Kills Lover In Ebonyi By Pulling His Pen*s
A woman in Ebonyi State, Chinenye Okoro, has killed her spouse Ifeanyi Okoro by pulling his manhood until he gave up, it has been alleged. The incident, ABN TV gathered, took place in Akaeze community in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on Tuesday. It was gathered that though the deceased and the suspect were lovers, they were always...
SAD! Heavy Rainstorm Fells Billboard, Kills Fast Food Joint Owner In Aba
A-yet-to-be identified fast food joint operator has been reportedly killed in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State. A giant advertising billboard at the busy Osisioma junction fell and crushed him to death. The investigation has it that the billboard fell during a whirlwind that accompanied a torrential rainfall that lasted for about 3hrs on Wednesday as residents began to observe...
Police Rescue 19 Children, Arrest 4 Suspected Traffickers In Abia (PHOTOS)
The Abia State Police Command has said it arrested no fewer than four suspected traffickers, and rescued 19 children along Umuiika axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the State, E. Ene Okon who confirmed this to newsmen said the operation was carried out by operatives of State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). He said the operatives...
