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Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

4 Ikare-Akoko chiefs kidnapped in Ondo

The police spokesperson stated also that police, local hunters and vigilantes in the area were combing the bush to rescue…
Tafa Balogun

Tafa Balogun to be buried in Ila-Orangun Osun Saturday

He died at 74, a few days before his 75th birthday on August 25. Balogun was appointed as Nigeria’s 11th…
Tafa Balogun

Burial date for Tafa Balogun announced by family

According to the family, his body will leave Lagos early tomorrow, and he would be buried at his home in…
Gunmen kill Divisional Police Officer in charge of Maru LG of Zamfara SP Kazeem Kareem, and Inspector Rabiu Umar early Sunday morning.

How brave Police Inspector shot 2 gunmen dead in his Imo residence

Orogwe is the same community where gunmen killed seven people and left six others critically injured last Monday.
the two Ghanaian fishermen receiving medical attention

Nigerian Navy rescues 2 Ghanaian fishermen 48 hours after boat mishap

Ayo-Vaughan said that the fishermen, who reside in Takwa Bay, Lagos State were rescued on Aug. 2 while on patrol…
Mohammed Dikko Umar

Fraud: Appeal Court sets aside acquittal of ex-Air Chief, Umar

The former Air Chief was prosecuted on one count of money laundering involving N66 million allegedly stolen from the account…
Adetuberu Christopher Adetoyese

EFCC smashes ‘Yahoo Corps member’, two others

EFCC, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on Thursday, said the suspect’s arrest followed credible intelligence on…
CoS to Makinde, Segun Ogunwuyi, Min of Trade and CEO Sahil Vaswani launching the vehicle

Makinde, Adebayo launch new ride-hailing service in Ibadan

Codenamed: 'AFRICAR', the ride-hailing service was launched at a well-attended ceremony with over 115 vehicles in Ibadan
Sunday

Ene, Uloko caught on CCTV stealing N1.5m goods from supermarket

Two women, Janet Ene, 25, a sales woman, of 15, Oredapo St., Shasaha, and Ann Uloko, 25, a cashier, of…
defilement

Peter Udoh remanded for defiling 9-year-old daughter

By Moronke Boboye An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that an aluminum fabricator, Peter Udoh, 40, be remanded…
Sunday

77-year-old cleric Gabriel Shittu, 1 other docked for N750k visa fraud

The two clerics obtained N750,000 from the complainant, Mr Emmanuel Adeitan, on the pretext of securing an Australian visa for…
The victims and the children

Police rescue 4 persons from jungle justice on Eko bridge

They were suspected of being kidnappers because they had with them in their vehicle twelve children (ranging from seven-month-old to…
Iniobong Umoren and her killer Uduak Frank Akpan

Breaking: Akpan, killer of Akwa Ibom job-seeker Umoren sentenced to death

The 20-year-old Akpan had in May 2021 raped and killed Twitter job-seeker Iniobong Umoren and buried the body in a…

Delta police declare two brothers wanted for terrorism

Edafe said that a warrant of arrest had been issued against the suspects, by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Asaba.
Nwonwu

Lagos Police smash two fleeing drivers with employer’s stolen car in Ogun

Following the directives, the police team swung into action and tracked the two drivers identified as Moses Christian, 48, and…
Court sentences Lagos man, Eniola Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for forcefully having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend

Ibadan man Qudus Tijani remanded for armed robbery

Adedosu alleged that Tijani and others at large, while armed with guns, dangerous weapons, robbed Ademola Adedoyin of his phones…
The woman

Woman runs mad in Lagos after alighting from SUV

The woman removed her skirt and started running around the bus stop shouting "where is the man? Where is the…
Part of the burnt Otukpo home of a stalwart of APC, Alhaji Usman Abubakar, popularly known as Young Alhaj

Moro condemns attack on Benue APC chieftain’s residence

Young Alhaji's house in Otukpo, Benue State, was torched by unknown persons causing damages to the sprawling mansion on Wednesday…
An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging self with a rope in Araromi Imota area of Lagos State.

Kwara SS1 student Adeyemi hangs self for failing promotion exam

Police said the corpse of the deceased was removed from a tree behind Ariya Garden Hotel, Offa, by a team…
Rape cases increase in Lagos

Ekiti man Oluwatosin bags 16 years imprisonment for attempted rape

The Prosecution Counsel, Mrs Olasanmi Oluwaseun, had told the court that the convict, on Feb.13, 2021 in Ado-Ekiti, within the…
Ogbu

Cryptocurrency trader Shola Henry jailed for stealing N18.4m

The judge ordered the Shola Henry to repay the nominal complainant N18.4 million within six months.
SWAT

SWAT smashes four security men for allegedly stealing property

They were charged before a Lagos Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing properties valued at N855,000 and damaging a container valued…
Prove allegation of corruption against us, EFCC blasts Nompha

EFCC declares Mompha wanted

Mompha is facing N6 billion money laundering trial before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court.

FEC approves N2.6bn for procurement of security vehicles, gadgets for FCT

The minister explained that the first contract for N1.8 billion was awarded to Messrs Coscharis Motors Ltd. It is for…
The suspects

17 suspected internet fraudsters cracked in Lagos

He disclosed that the suspects were arrested in a sting operation at Kay-Farm Estate, Ishaga axis of Lagos State following…
Philip Daniel Yatai: dad killed, niece, rector kidnapped

Terrorists kill father of NAN correspondent Daniel Yatai, abduct niece, rector

According to reports, the gunmen broke into the house at about 11pm, killing the 86-year-old, who retired in 1991 from…
Reuben Abati and Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers

Abati outburst against Wike, PDP, provocative, insulting – Group

According to the group, Abati's description of PDP leaders as “hungry men who allowed Wike to take over the party”…
Police rescue four of the passengers abducted from commercial bus hijacked in the Omerelu axis of Port Harcourt-Owerri road, Rivers State

Four land grabbing policemen busted in Rivers

The apprehended Policemen were accused of using their position to engage in the business of land grabbing, collecting illegal levies…
Oseni in rage

Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni convicted, fined for driving on BRT lane

Oseni had admitted on Monday that he drove on BRT lane and berated the police for pointing a gun at…
Oseni in rage

Arise TV Anchor Rufai Oseni apologises for driving on BRT lane

Oseni had on Monday driven on BRT lane and was arrested by the police. He had tweeted that the police…