CRIME
Kaduna Train Attack: Victims May Die Soon, Negotiator Warns
The negotiator for Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims, Mallam Tukur Mamu, on Tuesday, raised an alarm over the deteriorating health condition of the remaining victims in the kidnappers’ den. Tukur Mamu, who is also the Publisher of the Kaduna-based ...
Court Orders Forfeiture Of Sambo Dasuki Son’s N90m Abuja Property To FG
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered a temporary forfeiture of a N90 million worth of property linked to Abubakar Dasuki, son of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ...
Man Jailed For Seven Years Over N6.5m Fraud In Kano
A Kano-based businessman, Jamilu Sule, has been convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment, with no option of fine, following a petition written against him for obtaining property, valued at N7, 677,000 under false pretense. Sule was arraign...
Gunmen Kidnap DPO In Nasarawa, Demand N5m (PHOTO)
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government of Nasarawa State, CSP Haruna Abdulmalik have been reportedly kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination in the state. The DPO was said to be on patrol off Nasarawa Eggon
Senator Ike Ekweremadu Was Arrested On His Way To Turkey – Prosecutors
Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, and Beatrice, his wife, were arrested on their way to Istanbul, Turkey. Prosecutors said this at an Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom, where Ekweremadu and his wife were arraigned over...
Brazilian Returnee Nabbed With Cocaine In Private Part
A Brazilian returnee, Igwedum Uche Benson has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos with pellets of cocaine concealed in his priv...
Gunmen Kill JTF Commander, Abduct Medical Doctor, 16 Others In Kaduna
A joint task force commander and a resident of Sabon Gero community, New Millennium City Settlement, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were killed when bandits stormed the area on Tuesday. The invasion of the bandits in the communit...
Gunmen Attack Enugu Police Checkpoint, 2 Feared Killed
There is palpable tension in Enugu State capital as gunmen reportedly attacked a police checkpoint and allegedly killed two officers on duty and others. The incident which happened on Thursday morning was said to have occurred at Gariki, MTD area in ...
NDLEA Confirm The Arrest Of Notorious Female Drug Dealer In Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said its operatives have arrested a notorious female drug dealer in Obunku community, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The agency said the suspect, Celina Ekeke, was arrested with 24 sacks of cann...
Court Orders Immigration, Others To Release Ukpo’s Biodata To Ike Ekweremadu
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the Nigerian Immigration Service and three banks to immediately release details of David Ukpo to the detained former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu to defend himself in a London...
