Anxiety in Benue as criminal gang of late militia kingpin, Gana embark on killings, kidnapping
•Youths raise alarm, send SOS to IGP•Reports say 66 victims recorded so far By Ifeanyi Okolie There is anxiety in Benue state following the resurgence of massive killings and abductions by criminals suspected to be remnants of the dreaded gang members of late militia leader, Terwase Akwaza alias Gana. The bloodletting has gotten to the […]
Court remands man in prison custody for beheading septuagenarian
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of Folorunsho Sewedo, in prison custody for allegedly beheading a septuagenarian. The accused, 28, who resides in Badagry area of the state, appeared before the court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder; his plea was not taken. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Oluyemisi […]
American remanded in KiriKiri prison for defrauding Nigerians of $565,000
American remanded in KiriKiri prison for defrauding Nigerians of $565,000 as Brzilians convicted for importing 23.895 kilogrammes of cocaine to Nigeria
Man, 57, lures 8-yr-old girl with Viju milk, rapes her
A 57-year-old man, Aminu Ibrahim, who allegedly raped a minor after luring her with N50 and milk, was, yesterday, granted bail by a Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwa Nama.
12-yr-old boy kills landlady as condition for cult initiation
ASABA—A 12-year-old boy, who allegedly robbed and killed his landlady at Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, was among those paraded for various offences by the state Police Command, yesterday.
Many injured as another building collapses in Lagos
LAGOS—A two-storey building under construction collapsed, yesterday, in the densely-populated Ogbowankwo, Ajegunle area of Lagos, leaving several persons injured.
