Tension in Enugu community over alleged same-sex relationship
Tension has been reported in parts of Enugu State following allegations of mob attempts to attack certain individuals over claims of same-sex relationships.
Lamentation of a blind cop: What answering a distress call from Chivita has caused me
For 57-year-old Olushola John Joshua, a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police , who was enlisted into the Nigeria Police in 1983, life , could be said to have dealt him with an unkind fate .
I’ve lost count of number of people I killed in one year — 20-year-old kidnapper
A suspected kidnapper, Sani Haruna aka Gayu, who was arrested by the Inspector General of Police special team has confessed to Saturday Vanguard that he has lost count of the number of people he killed for failing to pay ransom.
Court sentences 2 ‘yahoo boys’ to 1 year in prison each
A High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced two applicants to one year in prison each for posing as white women to swindle job seekers.
Man walks into police station, steals policewoman’s phone
THERE was a mild drama yesterday at the Ughelli ‘A’ Division police station after a man with no business at the station, walked into the charge room and stole a mobile phone belonging to one of the female officers on duty.
Lucky Church Member: I escaped after human parts’ dealers killed my pastor in Osun bush
They chased me on three motorcycles till I got to Osogbo-Ikirun expressway before the guys chasing me went back and I rushed to the nearest police station
Trader docked for allegedly posing with stolen vehicle on Facebook
A trader, Ekene Mbonu, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly buying a stolen car, valued at N3 million and flaunting it on Facebook as his own.
EFCC arrests Zamfara SSG’s brother with N60m cash
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissionon Tuesday arrested a man with N60 million cash stashed in four bags popularly known as ‘Ghana-Must-Go.
How gunmen kidnapped lecturer’s wife in Bayelsa
The wife of a staff of Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, NDU, was in the early hours of yesterday abducted by gunmen in Gbarantoru, Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.
Police need medical experts to confirm missing Adewura’s body
The missing 36-yr-old chartered accountant, Adewura Latifat Bello, has been found dead. According to reports, her body was found in a canal.
We targeted secondary school girls for marathon sex —Suspected cultist/rapist
Once the victims get to their houses, they are prevented from leaving for days and not until all the five suspected gang members had raped them in turns
Magu drags 247Ureport to Court over libelous story
Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday dragged 247Ureport, an online media and its Editor-In-Chief to court, demanding N5 billion in damages.
I’ve stolen 10 cars by posing as applicant — Suspect
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a suspect who had been masquerading as an applicant to steal vehicles from car dealers in Lagos.
Kidnappers want N10m for abducted Kaduna choristers
The kidnappers of 15 choristers from a church in Kaduna State last Saturday, have allegedly demanded a ransom of N10 million from leaders of the church as well family members of the victims for their release.
Court remands painter for raping 17-year-old girl
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Thursday ordered that a painter, Zubairu Apaila, be remanded in prison, for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.
Man in court for allegedly threatening to kill clergyman
A 48-year-old man, Patrick Sylvester, on Thursday appeared in Badagry Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to send assassins to deal with one Rev. John Orji of the Mind of God Deliverance Church.
