A36-year-old unemployed man, Samson Appah, who allegedly stole an iPhone valued at N570,000, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Appah, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp…
A Federal High Court, Abuja has declared the activities of some groups linked to banditry as acts of terrorism. Justice Taiwo Taiwo gave the order while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by the Federal Government. Mohammed Abubakar, Director of…
NDLEA has seized 12,385 kilograms of “Loud’’ Indian hemp smuggled into Lagos from a neighbouring country through the waterways. Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja,…
Abimbola Abatta The Osun State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected burglars and a scrap buyer. The suspects are; Ismail Oyejola, 20, Ridwan Awoyinka, 15, and Jelili Aderemi, 44, a scrap buyer…
The Police Command in Kaduna has confirmed the release of 10 out of the 13 abducted staff of the Zaria Local Government, Kaduna state. ASP Mohammed Jalige, Police Public Relations Officer, told newsmen on Sunday in Zaria that the kidnapped…
Yet-to-be identified gunmen, suspected to be bandits, on Sunday attacked the Jos Correctional centre. The bandits were said to have pretended to be on a visit before they opened fire on reaching the gate of the correctional facility. Efforts to…
Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi, says no fewer than two persons lost their lives in a lone motor accident that occurred in Bauchi on Sunday. Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in an interview…
Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in the early hours of Sunday attacked two oil installations, killing three and abducting seven oil workers in Bayelsa. The pirates ambushed their unsuspecting victims in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass…
A 27-year-old tailor, Adeniyi Titus, was on Friday arraigned at an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly belonging to an unlawful secret society known as ‘Buccaneer’ confraternity. Titus, a resident of Ikorodu area of Lagos State, is facing a…
The Police Command in Delta has arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered ammunition from them. The spokesman of the Command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Warri. Edafe identified the…
