Robbery suspect shot dead in gun duel with Police
A robbery gang suspected to be cultists, engaged a team of policemen in a gun battle, in Owode area of Lagos Wednesday night, at the end of which one of them was gunned down.
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Man, 29, in court over alleged N8m fraud
A 29-year-old businessman, Oluwatobi Idowu, was on Thursday docked before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N8 million from Daniel Oyemosu with false pretext of securing him visa.
Read More Breaking: Three cultists arrested for beheading police officer
Not fewer than three suspected cultist including an aged herbalist have been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for killing a police officer, identified as Sergeant Unana Ishaya attached to Operation Safe Haven, Jos, Plateau state.
Read More Man docked for defrauding bank of N60m
A 54-year-old man, Tajudeen Oladega, was on Wednesday arraigned for allegedly obtaining the sum of N60 million from a new generation bank under the pretext of constructing a filling station.
Read More 2 housekeepers in court for N4.7m theft
Two housekeepers — Favour Sunday and Christopher Ikpam — who allegedly stole their employer’s 10,000 pounds (N4.7 million), on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
Read More Farmer jailed 6 months for stealing 13 crates of egg
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 13 crates of egg.
Read More Gunmen kill 62-yr-old man, injure 3 in Plateau
The Police Command in Plateau said gunmen had killed a 62-year-old man, John Atu, and injured three members of his household at Kwall village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau.
Read More Man, 35, docked for allegedly raping 67-year-old woman
A 35-year-old man, Samuel Gbodogbe, was on Monday brought before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly raping a 67-year-old woman, Mrs Ayinke Ogunade.
Read More Sexagenarian man docked for allegedly defrauding woman of N565,000
A 64-year-old man, Bolaji Adeyinka, was on Monday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly obtaining N565,000 from a woman under false pretences.
Read More 2 men arrested 2 yrs after murder of Austria-based Nigerian
Two self-confessed members of Eiye confraternity have been arrested in connection with the murder of an Austria-based Nigerian in Iba Housing Estate, Lagos.
Read More Policewoman on the run after stabbing husband multiple times
A female sergeant, Folake Ogunbodede, attached to Ipaja Police Station, is currently on the run after allegedly stabbing her husband, Taiwo, multiple times at their home in Ipaja, Lagos, following a disagreement.
Read More “Ex-police officer has vowed to kill me, my people”
The last petition on the matter, dated April 11, 2018, was addressed to the IGP, begging him to intervene and restore peace to Gbayunre village
Read More Men accused of sleeping with teenagers!
The first time he slept with me was the day l came to play with his daughter who is my age mate and l slept off. While l was sleeping in the night, he came to where l slept in the sitting room and had sex with me
Read More 2 men kidnap corpse for N5m ransom in Imo
One Chukwudi Chukwu, a 28-year-old man from Okwu, and Bethel Ibeh, from Ugiri Ike, both of Ikeduru Local Government Area in Imo State, who allegedly stole a female corpse from Jesus Hospital Mortuary in Ikeduru, were, yesterday, paraded at Imo Police Command headquarters alongside 29 other suspects.
Read More Man steals lawyer’s phone in Church
A 37-year-old man, Ikechukwu Duru, who allegedly stole a phone valued at N48,000 belonging to a lawyer, James Etta, was arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, Thursday
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