Gunman rains bullets on SS3 female student in Ekiti
Unidentified gunman has reportedly shot a Senior Secondary School 3 female student in Ekiti State. The student whose name was given as Ayomide
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Crime
N600,000 was carted away during Osun bank robbery — Police
Osun State Police Command on Friday confirmed that about N600,000 was carted away by armed robbers during an attack on Wema Bank in
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Gunmen release father, son after N3m ransom in Edo
A man, Godwin Osakwe, and his 17-year-old son, who were kidnapped on Tuesday have been released. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victims were released
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Gunmen defy Benue curfew, kill policeman, raze houses
GUNMEN suspected to be gang members of the late notorious warlord, Terwase Akwaza, alias Gana, in the early hours of Thursday defied an
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Police declare alleged child trafficker wanted in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has declared one alleged notorious child trafficker, Sabina Izuora wanted in the State, for being the brain behind
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Family of six arrested for operating kidnap syndicate in Ogun
Police have arrested a family of six for operating a kidnap syndicate and abducting eight persons within a year. It was learnt following
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#ENDSARS: Amotekun hands over suspected looters to Police
The Ondo State Security Network Agency otherwise known as Amotekun Corps has handed over some suspected #ENDSARS looters to the Nigeria Police. It
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Kidnappers’ of Syrian man, others arrested in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested suspected gunmen who kidnapped a Syrian man, Lungyn Camal, at Eko Atlantic City in
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Boy, 17, kills own friend because of fried-rice cake
Officers attached to Gombe Division of Gombe State police command have arrested a 17-year-old Abubakar Abdullahi of Anguwar Idi in Gombe metropolis in a
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Police arrest four for allegedly selling decomposed meat to public in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested four men for allegedly selling the meat of dead and decomposed animals to unsuspecting members
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EFCC arrests four INEC officials over alleged diversion of N84.7m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Zonal Office, has arrested four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for alleged
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Gunmen kidnap Siasia’s mother
Gunmen on Monday abducted Madam Beauty Ogere Siasia, the mother of former Super Eagles striker, Samson Siasia demanding a ransom of N150m. The
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BREAKING: Alleged fraud: Court orders arrest of Pinnick, other NFF officials
While still away in Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations, a Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for
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Abia: 15 police officers in detention over extortion
The leadership of the Abia State Police Command says it has arrested 15 police personnel under its command for allegedly extorting money from
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Tragic! Bandits kill 62 in Niger, sack 8 villages
Armed bandits in a continued attack in Shiroro local government area of Niger state has killed 62 more people displacing over 1000 people.
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Buhari wades into Nigerian Zainab Aliyu’s drug case in Saudi Arabia
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, to intervene in the case of
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EFCC explains how Galaxy CEO Babagana Dalori’s duped Nigerians of N7b
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given an insight into how Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Transportation and Construction Services Limited,
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Uyo: Four randy students face expulsion over rape
Four students of the Akwa Ibom State University are on the verge of being rusticated after their involvement in the rape of a
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Jigawa Imam killed, robbed of 400,000 – Police
Suspected hoodlums this early Saturday, allegedly killed a 65-year-old Chief Imam of Kwara Village, Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa, the Police have
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Grandfather, daughter arrested over grandson’s death in Lagos
The police in Lagos have arrested a grandfather and his daughter over the death of a 10-year-old grandson in Ikorodu area of the
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Kaduna: Police confirm abduction of Catholic priest by gunmen
Kaduna State Police Command on has confirmed the abduction of a Christian cleric, Rev.Father John Bako, at Ankuwa village in Kachia Local Government
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police arrest suspected robbers in a hotel in Anambra
About 10 suspected robbers at the weekend engaged the police in a gun battle in a hotel in Ogidi, Anambra State. The suspects,
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EFCC arrests suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu
The South-East Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested three suspected internet fraudsters in the state. The Head of
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Drunken woman swallows diamond earrings, assaults police
A Michigan woman, Sylvia Hope Verellen, who allegedly swallowed diamond earrings that belonged to her boyfriend’s deceased mother was arrested for drunkenly assaulting police
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3 die, 8 injured in Bauchi birthday party clash
The police in Bauchi State have confirmed that three persons were killed and eight others injured in a clash that erupted at a
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APC gov candidate, Uzodinma, arrested over breach of contract.
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel For Recovery of Public Property said on Sunday that it had arrested the governorship candidate of the All
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Farmer bags six months for stealing 13 crates of eggs
A 28-year-old farmer, Amisu Bello, is to serve six months in prison after a Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger, convicted him of stealing
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Edwin Clark: I got information from a taxi driver, says Informant
The Informant who gave Police information that arms and ammunition are in the Elder Statesman house; Chief Edwin Clark has said he got
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Gunmen kidnap Catholic Priest in Delta
The parish priest of Emmanuel Catholic Church, Oviri-Okpe in Okpe council area of Delta state, Rev Father Christopher Ogaga, has been kidnapped. The
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Soldiers chain man to motorcycle in Lagos, drag him on street over feud with girlfriend
An electronics dealer in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Lukman Lambo, may have to undergo a surgery to regain the use of
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