By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin One middle-aged man, Olakunle Obaoye, 25 has committed suicide over some huge debts he couldn’t pay. The deceased was found dead on Monday inside a bush at Erinmope village near Ayedun in Oke Ero local government area of Kwara State. Public Relations Officer of NSCDC Babawale Zaid Afolabi confirmed the […]

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed the plan of his government to set up its own financial crimes agency to deal with internet frauds and illegal financial transactions, especially, those having to do with kidnapping, ransom taking and advance fee frauds in the state. Governor Abiodun, who made […]

Concerned civil societies in Kano have called on the Kano state government to ensure that the abductor and killer of an eight year old girl, Hanifa Abubakar, faces death penalty for what they described as ‘barbarian’ act.

A Zaria man, Alhaji  Shuaibu Waalamu has narrated how his 8-year-old daughter was kidnapped and killed after he had paid the kidnappers N3 million ransom. 

By Henry Ojelu Following last week’s edition of Encounter which exposed the unjust suspension of 52-year-old Police Inspector, Hilary Okorie for 25 years for arresting a high profile robbery suspect and the refusal by Police authorities to reinstate him as ordered by the court, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, African […]