Crime
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NDLEA arrests 65-yr-old man for dealing in illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sokoto State has apprehended 65-year-old Musa Arzika for allegedly possessing 12.7 kg of cannabis sativa, commonly known as marijuana, and 12 grams of…
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Gunmen attack police station in Ebonyi
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday attacked Ohaukwu Police Division in Ezzamgbo, headquarters of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was gathered there was no casualty as policemen on duty were…
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Rice smuggler accidentally killed in Badagry —NCS
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has disclosed that a smuggler was accidentally killed in the Badagry area of Lagos State. The Public Relations Officer for FOU Zone…
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Newlywed wife attacks husband, chops off manhood
Habiba Ibrahim, a newlywed, has been arrested by the police for allegedly slashing the manhood of her 40-year-old husband, Salisu Idris, while he was asleep. Idris, a commercial motorbike rider from…
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Unpaid rent: Ogun landlord dies after argument with tenant
Benjamin Apeh, a landlord, tragically passed away after collapsing during a dispute with his tenant regarding overdue rent payments. According to Omolola Odutola, the state’s public relations officer, the incident took…
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EFCC Arraigns Woman, Daughter-in-law for Alleged N6m Land Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt has arraigned Blessing Webilor Nchelem and her daughter-in-law, Deborah Jack, before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court in Port…
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How 13-year-old boy defiles eight-year-old, others
The Gombe State Police Command revealed on Friday that it had apprehended a 13-year-old suspect accused of raping an eight-year-old girl in Akko Local Government Area. Additionally, the police presented two…
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Court Jails Woman Six Months For Currency Racketeering
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Adeyinka Bilikis Gbadamosi to six months imprisonment for currency racketeering.…
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Two killed in Ekiti by accidental gunfire
Two young men were mistakenly killed by a bullet from a policeman’s gun in Ekiti State. Witnesses report that the incident occurred around 10 pm on Tuesday in the Omisanjana Area…
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During initiation, Ogun police arrest cultists, victim rescued
Three suspected members of the Eiye cult confraternity have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command. The suspects were apprehended during an initiation ceremony at Malaka Quarters in Owode Egba,…
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EFCC Arrests Seven for Alleged Illegal Mining Activities
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested seven suspects for offences bordering on illegal mining activities, and two others for offering N1.2million…
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‘We’ll get justice for ACU student tortured to death by colleagues’, NANS vows
By Miracle Ogunde Following the death of Alex Timileyin, a student of Ajayi Crowther University who was tortured to death due to a phone theft allegation, Oyo state axis of the…