CRIME
‘How Boko Haram Threw Child Into Burning Vehicle’ – Marwa (retd)
Brig Gen Buba Marwa (retd.), Ex-military governor of Lagos State, says he was informed that Boko Haram fighters threw a child into a burning vehicle during their attack on Auno, Borno State, two weeks ago. The hoodlums reportedly burnt to death at least 30 people. Marwa, who is the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse, said this...
Remo Stars defender, Kazeem Tiyamiyu ‘Kaka’ killed by hit-and-run driver, not SARS – Police
The Ogun State Police Command says the footballer that was killed on Saturday was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver and not by a policeman as widely reported. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abeokuta. Reports on Saturday alleged that an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery...
Woman arrested over kidnap of friend’s mother
The police in Nasarawa State have arrested a 29-year-old woman, Mrs Paulina Santos, who allegedly planned to kidnap the mother of her friend. The friend’s husband was said to have been working with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Parading the suspect in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Bola Longe, stated that the suspect was arrested...
Woman, 3 others jailed 160 years over fake naira notes
A woman, Hadiza Bello, and three other accomplices have been sentenced to 160 years in prison by a Federal High Court, sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, for dealing in fake naira notes. The convicts were dragged before the court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission after they were caught at a checkpoint along Girei-Yola Road. A statement...
BREAKING: Man Dies On Top Of Woman In Anambra Hotel (Photos)
A Nigerian man, identified as Paul Okwudili has died in an active service on top of woman in a hotel room in Anambra State. The police confirmed this in a statement obtained by ABN TV on Monday. According to the statement, on the 24/2/2020, at about 0:3am, the manager of Plus View hotel in Onitsha reported at Central Police Station, Onitsha...
Remo Stars defender, Kazeem Tiyamiyu ‘Kaka’ killed by hit-and-run driver, not SARS – Police
The Ogun State Police Command says the footballer that was killed on Saturday was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver and not by a policeman as widely reported. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abeokuta. Reports on Saturday alleged that an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery...
Woman, 3 others jailed 160 years over fake naira notes
A woman, Hadiza Bello, and three other accomplices have been sentenced to 160 years in prison by a Federal High Court, sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, for dealing in fake naira notes. The convicts were dragged before the court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission after they were caught at a checkpoint along Girei-Yola Road. A statement...
Boko Haram Attack Adamawa Community, Burnt Houses, Churches Health Centre, Killed Soldiers (Photos)
Two churches were burnt at the weekend by Boko Haram insurgents who attacked Garkida, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Residential houses, hospitals, shops and vehicles were also torched by the terrorists. The Army on Sunday confirmed the death of a soldier. The burnt places of worship are a parish of the Living Faith (aka Winners Chapel) and Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa, a...
Boko Haram Attack Adamawa Community, Burnt Houses, Churches Health Centre, Killed Soldiers (Photos)
Two churches were burnt at the weekend by Boko Haram insurgents who attacked Garkida, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Residential houses, hospitals, shops and vehicles were also torched by the terrorists. The Army on Sunday confirmed the death of a soldier. The burnt places of worship are a parish of the Living Faith (aka Winners Chapel) and Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa, a...
Metuh Learns Fate Tuesday Over Alleged N400m Fraud
The Federal High Court in Abuja will on February 25 deliver judgment in the four years trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on money laundering charges involving the N400m which he was accused of receiving fraudulently from the Office of the National Security Adviser in 2015. Justice Okon Abang fixed Tuesday...
