Unknown gunmen have assassinated a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Benson Omunakwe, in Rivers State. Omunakwe, a State House of Assembly aspirant for Obio-Akpor Constituency II in the
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The Lagos State Police Command said its men have exhumed four bodies dumped in a septic tank in Ikorodu for autopsy. The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted bail to the alleged prime suspect in the March 9 murder of Temitope Olatoye ( aka Sugar). The court took
Justice P.I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan Judicial Division, has convicted an internet fraudster, Adebimpe Babajide Quadri, a.k.a Angel and sentenced him to four months in prison. The
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Thursday arrested a member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebayo Muhammed, over alleged offences bordering on obtaining
An Enugu State High Court, sitting in Enugu has jailed former staff of Fidelity Bank, Kenechukwu Abaroh over N440,000 internet fraud. Abaroh was until his conviction under prosecution by the
The Police Command in Abia has on Thursday confirmed the killing of an ex-Enyimba FC of Aba player, Christian Jacob, by suspected assassins. The Police spokesperson in the state, SP
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, on Thursday said the security meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari was basically meant to appraise the President of
The Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA), Engr. Uchenna Okogbuo, has taken a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government over its alleged failure to quell
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Wednesday confirmed that six persons were killed on Tuesday evening when Boko Haram struck at Moloi village in the outskirts of Maiduguri.
The Nigerian Senate has decried increasing cases of alleged herdsmen attacks on farming communities across the country, leading to loss of lives and property. The Upper Chamber further urged the
People of Okota in Isolo local governmnet area have accused men of the Lagos state police command of reportedly killing Aliu Rafiu, a motocycle rider in the area. Information show
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office, have arrested fifteen suspected ‘Yahoo boys’. The ‘Yahoo boys’ were arrested in a late-evening raid on Blue
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday ordered that a 26-year-old security man, Paul Oko, be remanded in prison for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old pupil of the school under his
A middle-aged man has pleaded guilty to a charge of an attempt to defile a five-year-old girl. The man, Umaru Bello of Wurro-Chekke in Yola South Local Government Area of
A Makurdi Magistrates’ court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a businesswoman, Swuese Moses of Atorgbenda village, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, charged with culpable homicide. The prosecutor,
Okija community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State has banned activities of masqueraders in the area. The community alleged that masqueraders had turned into cults, which attacked people
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, on Tuesday, sentenced two Internet fraudsters, Mustapha Sulaiman and Paul Chimezie, to one year imprisonment without an option of fine. Justice M. Abdulgafar
No fewer than three trucks have been seized by the Nigerian Navy for allegedly being used to smuggle adulterated ‘black oil’ to unsuspecting consumers in Rivers, an official said. Capt.
The new Commissioner of Police for Kaduna State Command, CP Ali Aji Janga has appealed to residents of the state to make useful information that will assist in ridding the
