A Jigawa State High Court No. 8 sitting in Kaugama Local Government Area on Friday convicted and sentenced three men to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder. The
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The corpse of a man, Hussaini Lawal, whose wife, Amina, and Hajara, her sister, were abducted by bandits in the Janjala community of Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State,
A farmer, Mr. Adewumi Babatunde, has been kidnapped on his way from his farm in Omu-Ekiti, Oye Local government. Mr. Babatunde was abducted yesterday afternoon between Omu and Ayede-Ekiti. Confirming
The Police on Monday arraigned a 52-year-old man, Kamarudeen Adeniyi, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged forgery and breach of public peace. The defendant, whose house address was
A 43-year-old man, Abiodun Oladapo, has been arrested for reportedly impregnating his biological daughter. He was arrested on Friday following a complaint lodged at the Mowe police division by one
The Anambra State Government has said it rescued a 12-year-old girl, alongside her two younger siblings, from their father, Arinze Obiwenite, who allegedly defiled her. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the state
Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun) in Osun State has arrested a 37-year-old hoodlum who has been unleashing terror on residents. The suspect is accused of making life uncomfortable for the
Bayelsa State Police Command said it has recovered the corpse of a victim, Victor Anozie Alex, allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen in Okumoni community of Okordia clan, in Yenagoa Local
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers struck in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State and kidnapped a 19-year-old girl in Imoru community. The victim, Adetutu Okinbaloye, was kidnapped after the
The Bayelsa State Police Command said it has deployed over five thousand officers and personnel from sister security agencies ahead of the conduct of the State Assembly election on Saturday.
Four suspected terrorists were on Wednesday arraigned by the the Department of State Services, DSS, in Ogun State. They appeared before a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, the
Two suspected criminals, Segun Ajayi and Sunday Adedoja have been nabbed by the operatives of the Western Security Network Agency, Osun Amotekun. The duo before their arrests were notorious for
Two suspected kidnappers-cum-armed robbers have been shot dead by policemen from Ekpan Division in Delta State. The suspects who sustained serious gunshot injuries died before they could be rushed to
An Ibadan-based trader named Tawakalitu Olayiwola requested a Mapo Grade A Customary Court on Wednesday to annul her 20-year marriage on the grounds of theft and assault. Olayiwola said that
Police in Ogun State, on Monday, apprehended three members of a robbery syndicate allegedly terrorizing Ewekoro and its environs. The suspects were identified as Ahmed Isiaka, Sunday Ajibola and Jimoh
A mother, Adamo Yunusa, and her son, Saeed Yunusa, have been arrested for alleged assault on a 12-year-old girl, Sukura Suleiman. The Gender Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil
A Magistrates’ court in Makurdi on Tuesday ordered that a farmer, Ternenge Igbaade be remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly causing the death of his wife. The Magistrate, Mrs
The police in Niger State have nabbed four youths in connection with the restiveness that rocked the Minna metropolis and its environs which resulted in several residents sustaining injuries and
Gunmen have killed Reverend Musa Hyok and two of his male children in the Ganawuri community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Plateau Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),
Heavily armed men, in their numbers, stormed Maigari village in Rimin Gado Local Government of Kano State on Sunday and shot dead the village head, Alhaji Dahiru Abba. The gunmen,
