A ritualist, Alfa Tunde Olayiwola, who was in police custody in Akure over alleged possession of a human skull slumped and died on Saturday, the police said on Sunday. Police spokesman, DSP Olufunmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the death of the…
A traditional ruler in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Charles Mato Dakat, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Dakat who is the paramount ruler in Gindiri chiefdom was reportedly abducted when the gunmen attacked his palace in…
By Seun Ibiyemi The National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 8,381,600 capsules and tablets of tramadol as well as 56,782 bottles of codeine among others in major raids in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of 60 buildings illegally acquired by a former Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Adenike Ishola Bintu, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.…
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has reassured security agencies of continuous support in Enugu State. Ugwuanyi said this on Thursday, in an address during the finale of inaugural GOC and Chairperson NAOWA 82 Division Football Competitions held at the Abakpa Military Cantonment,…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 38-year-old teacher, Sukairaj Kabir, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping his 15-year-old mentally-ill student. Kabir, who resides at Rimin Auzunawa quarters in Kano, pleaded not…
By Tobi Adetunji A UK court has jailed a 26-year-old Nigerian professional rugby player, Daniel Igbinedion, for beating and strangling his 35-year-old girlfriend, Katy Lyles. According to the court, Igbinedion dragged his insurance broker girlfriend out of a club and…
Mr Babaji Sunday, the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has ordered the immediate arrest and investigation of four police officers over alleged extortion. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP…
By Tobi Adetunji The father of the late 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos, Slyvester Oromoni (snr) has expressed shock over the bail granted to five arrested suspects before completion of the police investigation. He made this known while addressing…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Operatives of Ogun state police command said they have arrested four suspected internet fraudsters popularly called ‘Yahoo boys’ over the murder of their 20-year-old friend, Alexander Uzoma after which they dumped his corpse on Kuto flyover bridge,…
