A group, under the umbrella of Coalition of Joint Civil Society Action against Extra-Judicial killings, on Wednesday, asked the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to apologise to the family of late
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Forty eight hours after an Ibadan-based lawyer, Barrister Musibau Adetunbi and his driver were kidnapped; their abductors are yet to contact any of his family members or colleagues. A colleague
A suspected notorious kidnapper in Akwa Ibom State, Edidiong Uduak Luke had confessed that out of N4.5million he collected as a ransom from his victim, his father stole and absconded
The State High Court In Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital has sentenced three policemen and four others to death by hanging for kidnapping a woman. Another woman, who was contracted
An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos on Wednesday, ordered that a 35-year-old man, Jimoh Musibau, who allegedly defiled a minor, be remanded in prison. Musibau is charged with indecent assault.
An FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce Sambo Dasuki, Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser (NSA), in
Secretary General of INTERPOL, Jurgen Stock, has commended the zeal and concerted efforts of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in ridding Nigeria of all forms of economic crime.
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has described electoral corruption as the worst form as it undermines the will of the people and
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday sentenced seven persons, including three policemen to death over kidnapping. Four others, including a woman hired by the
Unknown gunmen numbering four, Tuesday night, killed former Anambra State chairman of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Chief Frank-Anthony Igboka at Oye Nimo market. The gunmen, who were said to
Members of the Hunters Association of Nigeria in Adamawa State stormed the streets of the state capital, Yola, on Tuesday, protesting the death of a member following alleged beating by
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested a 15-year-old housewife, Hassana Lawan, of Bechi Village, in Kumbotso Local Government Area (LGA) of the state for allegedly poisoning her 33-year-old
Two brothers residing at Atan Offot Uyo, Akwa Ibom State have allegedly connived and murdered their elder brother, Sunday Okon, in a cold blood after a minor argument. It was
No fewer than five suspected hoodlums have been arrested by the Ebonyi State police command for allegedly masterminding the burning to death of six family members from Ikwo Local Government
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Babagana Abba Dalori for allegedly collecting N7billion from 20,700 potential investors. The Nation reports that Dalori, 35, a 2010 graduate of
Officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, Ekpan Divisional Headquarters in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a fake soldier who prides himself as a “Major”
An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos State, on Tuesday, ordered that an unemployed man, Abayomi Adebayo, who allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl be remanded in prison. The police charged Adebayo,
An Upper Area Court 3, sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Tuesday, sentenced a 67-year-old guard to three years in prison for abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl. The judge,
Samuel Mashi, Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, disclosed on Monday that gunmen have killed a pregnant woman and 15 others in Numa village of the area
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos, has arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters for offences bordering on conspiracy, possession of fraudulent documents, attempt to obtain money under false pretences
