CRIME
Cubana Chief Priest Arraigned For Naira Abuse Charge (Video)
A businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has arrived at the Federal High Court, Lagos, for his arraignment for allegedly abusing the naira. Cubana Chief Priest, who is already inside the dock, is being arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts bordering on abuse of naira for allegedly spraying and tampering with the...
37-Year-Old HIV-Positive Man Rapes 4-Year-Old Girl In Abia (Photo, Video)
A 37-year-old HIV-Positive man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl in Umuahia, Abia State, Mr. Chiemela Victor Ekeke has said his hand touched the victim's private part by mistake. Chimela Ekeke is from Ndioru in Ikwuano local government area of Abia state. The accused person, a labourer and a farmer said on Friday 7th July 2023, when the incident happened, he...
Many Arms Used By Bandits Originally Belonged To FG — NSA Ribadu
Many of the illicit weapons currently used by terrorists and bandits originally belonged to the Federal Government, according to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Ribadu spoke at the Arms Destruction Exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on Thursday...
How Bandits Killed Niger DPO, Four Policemen In Gun Battle
Bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer, Paiko Division, and four other policemen, during a gun duel to repel an attack on some communities in the Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the development in a statement, said some bandits had attempted to attack the Chibani...
Okpebholo Hosts Security Talks Amid Surge In Kidnappings In Edo
Less than 24 hours after suspending a traditional ruler over alleged involvement in kidnapping, Governor Monday Okpebholo on Monday convened a security meeting in Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area. The meeting brought together prominent political, religious, and traditional leaders, along with heads of security agencies and other key stakeholders, to deliberate on strategies to tackle the unique security...
NDLEA Nabs Wanted Drug Dealer In A Lagos Church After Service [PHOTOS]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65kilograms of cocaine, heroin, and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, at a church in Ojodu, Ikeja area of Lagos state. The wanted drug dealer, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu,...
Gunmen Attack Hon. Ginger Onwusibe’s Convoy, Kill Policeman In Umuahia (Photos)
A policeman attached to the member representing Isialangwa North and South Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe has been feared dead, ABN TV reports. The incident happened around 9pm at Ubakala Umuahia South. According to a police source, gunmen dressed in black and wearing police-style armor jackets had blocked the convoy of the House of Representatives member with a...
EFCC Arraigns Man For N19m Fraud In Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, arraigned one Muhammad Abdullahi Kulloma and Mbuta Criterion Nigerian Limited before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on a two-count charge of obtaining Nineteen Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N19, 950,000) by false pretence. The defendant fraudulently...
No Boko Haram Insurgent Recruited Into Army, Paramilitary — Irabor
Following apprehension among some Nigerians that some murderous and destructive members of the Boko Haram terrorists group said to be repentant may have found their way into the military and Para-Military Services, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor said no terrorist was ever recruited into the armed forces or other services. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Operation...
Court Fixes Date To Determine If EFCC Can Retry Sen. Kalu Over Corruption Allegation (See Details)
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed a date for judgement following the adoption of the processes filed by the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu in the suit challenging his retrial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged money laundering. The judgement comes up on September 20, 2021, ABN TV learnt. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed...
