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Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti An High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced five persons to death by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery and murder. The convicts, Ojo Tope “A.K.A” Tope Dudu (36), Damilola Christopher “A.K.A XY” (32), Joshua Adegoke (27), Aderopo Temitope “A.k.A Tope Pupa”(39) and Oyedele Oluwatobi (29), were arraigned before Justice Lekan ...
The Police Command in Anambra has detained a suspect for his alleged involvement in the 2022 killing of a female police inspector at the Ukpo Police Division in the Dunukofia area of the state.The suspect is also alleged to be part of a group enforcing the illegal Monday sit-at-home order in the region. The Police ...
The Police in Bauchi have apprehended five suspects for alleged drug peddling in the metropolis. The spokesman of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, said this in a statement on Monday in Bauchi. He said that operatives of the command conducted a raid on April 27, and apprehended the suspects at Bayan Gari area of Bauchi. ...
A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Headquarters of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu has sentenced a soldier, Pte Adamu Mohammed, to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend, The acting Deputy Director 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday, said that the sentence was handed ...
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of four persons by suspected cultists at a beer parlour in Makurdi, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the on Monday in a chat with journalists. Anene said the attack which took place on Sunday night at a beer parlour at Akpehe ...
A bisexual man, Eghianruwa Kelly, has reportedly gone into hiding after a violent attack on his apartment, allegedly orchestrated by thugs in the service of his uncle, Julis Akinobare, a prominent grassroots politician. The incident follows attempts to eliminate Kelly, who had become embroiled in a political scandal after his sexual orientation was exposed. Julis ...
The Nigerian Police in Ikorodu are actively searching for 36-year-old housewife, INRE Abiola Sholedolu Abiola, after she was allegedly caught engaging in a lesbian act with her 23-year-old neighbour’s daughter, Yetunde, in their Ikorodu neighbourhood. The incident took place at their residence on Michael Enahoro Street, Maya, Ikorodu, in 2024. According to the police, Abiola’s ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a shipment of 46 wraps of cocaine weighing 547 grams hidden in body cream going to Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the intervention came barely a week ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ibrahim Amos, has been kidnapped by suspected bandits in the early hours of Thursday in Kaduna State. Fr. Amos, who serves as the parish priest at St. Gerald Quasi Parish in Kurmin Risga, Kauru Local Government Area, was taken from his residence around 12:15 a.m., ...
The Nigerian Navy says the troops of Operation Delta Sanity and its units have apprehended six suspected crude oil thieves in a series of simultaneous operations conducted from April 20 to April 22. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Thursday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said the ...
The Imo Police command has uncovered a suspected case of child trafficking, leading to the arrest of two female suspects and the rescue of a four-year-old boy. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Owerri. Okoye said the suspects were negotiating to sell the boy for N2.7 million ...
A 43-year-old man has fled his residence at Adebowale Area in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State over alleged inappropriate amorous relationship with another man. Oluwole Oguntuase has been placed on wanted list having allegedly engaged in anal sex (bisexuality) with one Chidozie Anika in the community in February, 2025. The secret act ...
…as court grants Ministry of Justice to prosecute case Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has granted the wish of Ekiti State Ministry of Justice to take over the prosecution of one Joy Ikoja, who allegedly inflicted injury on the manhood of her boyfriend. Joy Ikoja, a mother of two was ...
Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The ertswhile permanent secretary of the ministry of environment in Ekiti state Babatunde Alokan have been arraigned before a magistrate court in Ado Ekiti on allegations of stealing a government vehicle. Babatunde Alokan who retired last year from the ministry of environment was alleged to have absconded with a vehicle belonging ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna A tragic incident involving a locally made firearm has claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy and left seven others injured in the Abakpa area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed that the mishap, which occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Monday, was caused by the unintentional ...
A middle-aged businesswoman, Mrs. Jumoke Oladepo, has raised alarm over an alleged plot by suspected cultists to kidnap her sister and her family. Mrs. Oladepo disclosed that her sister, Oluwatoyin Adefabi, her husband, Adeyemi Adefabi, and their two children, Oluwatise and Esther, are currently living in constant fear, as they are being hunted by members ...
The Police Command in Rivers has said that its officers killed four notorious kidnappers, allegedly involved in a series of abductions within the state and environs. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, identifying the deceased suspects as responsible for the abduction and murder of ...
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Tundun Wada, have arrested a 55-year-old suspected notorious kidnapper, during a security operation in Sumana village, Tundun Wada Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Capt. Babatunde Zubairu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade, of Kano on Tuesday. ...
A Kano High Court on Tuesday, sentenced one Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki, 22, to death by hanging for stabbing his stepmother Rabiatu Sagir and strangling his sister, Munawara, with scarf to death. Rijiyar-Zaki, who lives in Kutama Village, Gwarzo Local government area of Kano, was convicted of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, held that the ...
A 29 year-old man, Mustapha Alasan, was on Tuesday docked in a Sharia court in Kano State for allegedly assaulting his neighbour. The police charged Alasan, who lives in Darmanawa Quarters in Kano with assault and causing bodily harm. The Prosecution Counsel, Zahraddeen Abubakar told the court that the complainant, Abubakar Gazali, reported the matter ...
Easter Sunday ended in heartbreak for the residents of Fadikpe community in Minna, Niger State, after Mohamed Abo’ore, a driver with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), was stabbed to death by suspected miscreants who have long plagued the area. Abo’ore, a local resident, was fatally wounded while volunteering alongside community vigilantes to apprehend a group of ...
The Edo State Police Command has reportedly declared one Mr Jonathan Osas Erharuyi wanted after he failed to comply with bail conditions requiring him to report regularly to the police station. The development follows his earlier arrest in connection with charges relating to alleged homosexual conduct. Mr Erharuyi was initially apprehended and paraded alongside several ...
A kidnapping attempt was foiled by security operatives in Katsina State on April 19, with ten victims rescued unharmed. Zagazola Makama gathered from Intelligence sources that the incident occurred at around 2135hrs when a group of armed men, suspected to be bandits, barricaded the Funtua-Gusau Road near Marabar Bangori Village. “Upon receiving the distress call, ...
