CRIME
Court Sentences Kidnapper Evans To Life Imprisonment
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos high court, Ikeja finds Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) and two of his accomplices - Uche Amadi, and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, guilty of two counts of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping. The judge convicted the three men after finding that the state government provided overwhelming evidence to prove it case against them. The three other co-defendants, Ogechi Uchechukwu,...
Nigerian Army Recover Rifles, Magazines, Charms, Military In Taraba Border Village (Photos)
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have intensified their efforts to curb criminality and restore peace in Taraba State with a successful cordon-and-search operation conducted on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Ikyaior village in Wukari Local Government Area. The operation was launched following credible intelligence that one Mr. Terhemen Nzagha, also known as “Full Fire”, was allegedly harbouring suspected...
Police Arrest Car Thief Who Stabbed Resident To Death For Raising Alarm
Policemen attached to the Orile Police Division, Lagos State, have arrested a suspected thief, John Amaechi, for allegedly stabbing a resident, Peter Onyeanusi, to death. The incident happened around 7pm on February 2, 2023, on Adeoye Street, in the Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos State. A source said the deceased raised the alarm when he saw the suspect loosening a car...
Two Vigilantes Arrested Over Attempted Rape In Anambra
Two vigilante personnel in Anambra State have been arrested for an attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl. It was gathered that the incident happened at Nkutaku area of Okpoko in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, whose identities were not disclosed, are currently at the Okpoko Police Division, within the same local government. It was gathered that the...
Tenant Who Grabbed Landlord’s Manhood, Squeezed Him To Death Arrested As She Reveals Reason
Operatives of the Ogun Police Command have arrested a 33-year old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, for allegedly killing her 50-year old landlord, Monday Surulere Oladele, over a minor disagreement. Our correspondent reports that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Sango Ota divisional headquarters by one Olaleye Taiwo. Taiwo had reported to the Police that his brother, Oladele, had a...
Fear As Gunmen Abduct Traditional Head, APC Chieftain, 2 Others In Ondo
A traditional head of Iku quarter, the Oniku of Iku quarters in Ikare Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello, and three other indigenes of the town have been abducted by unidentified gunm...
Hold RSF Responsible For Death Of West Darfur Governor — Sudanese Army
The Sudanese army accused the Rapid Support Forces militia of killing the governor of the West Darfur Province, Khamis Abdullah Abakr in a statement issued early on Thursday. However, the RSF has in turn blamed rogue elements for the killing. The army issued a statement sharply condemning “the treacherous behaviour of the RSF militia” in abducting and executing Khamis Abdullah Abakr. Abakr’s...
Suswam’s Alleged N3.1bn Fraud: Court Orders EFCC, Police, DSS To Arrest Those Behind False Report Against Trial Judge
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Nigeria Police and Department of State Service, DSS, to fish out the brains behind a false publication that alleged that there was a tripartite secret meeting between prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacob (SAN); APC stakeholders and himself...
Framing me will not silence me – Shehu Sani
A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has accused the Federal Government of attempting to silence him over his criticism of the regime led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), using fronts. Sani alleged that the government is using his accuser, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to “frame” him in the extortion...
Singer R Kelly Convicted In Sex Trafficking Trial
R Kelly faces the possibility of decades in prison for crimes including violating an anti-sex trafficking US law. R&B superstar R Kelly has been convicted in a sex trafficking trial in the United States after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children. A jury of seven men and five women on Monday found Kelly, 54,...
