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 […]
2 remanded for illegal possession of 10 she-goats
By Shina Abubakar Two men, Kayode Bashiru, 58, and Olawale Najeem, 25, yesterday appeared before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo for illegal possession of 10 she-goats. Offa robbery: Injuries on accused persons caused by trauma–Expert(Opens in a new browser tab) The accused persons pleaded guilty to the two-court count charge preferred against them. The […]
Police kill 4 kidnappers in Taraba
Jalingo—Four suspected kidnappers were reportedly killed by the Police in Bali Local Government area of Taraba State, while Ogun State Police Command rescued no fewer than seven kidnapped victims and arrested 41 suspected kidnappers.
Women abducted, 22 killed, as gunmen raid Katsina communities
NO fewer than 22 persons were reportedly killed, while many women were abducted when suspected bandits attacked Zangon-Kankara and Makera in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
My children fell from 2nd floor while playing ludo, says tenant of 3-storey building that collapsed
LAGOS—Four children, including three siblings, were injured when a three-storey building located on 30 Osasa Street, in Bariga area of Lagos, partially collapsed on Sunday.
Woman walks into hospital, steals accident victim’s phone
UGHELLI—THERE was a mild drama, weekend, at the orthopaedic ward of the Central Hospital, Ughelli, when a woman, who went to the ward in the guise of visiting a patient, stole a phone belonging to an accident victim on admission at the hospital.
Soldier stabs driver dead in Kogi
BENIN CITY—An Army Lance Corporal, identified as Moses, who allegedly stabbed a driver, Ogbimi, to death over an altercation in Okene, Kogi State, has been arrested.
Businessman arrested for allegedly defiling 2 boys in Lagos
A 35-year-old businessman, alleged to be a gay, has been arrested for sexually molesting two boys in Ebute-Ero area of Lagos, weekend.
Troops kill 5, nab 4 bandits in Kaduna
Kaduna—Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, have neutralised five bandits and arrested four others in two separate operations in Chikun and Igabi Local Government areas of Kaduna State.
Maritime security: NN records 13.05 % reduction in petroleum smuggling
Despite several capability gaps of the Nigerian Navy, in the discharge of its statutory roles in Nigeria’s maritime environment, which includes inadequate platforms, difficult operating terrain, weak legislative regimes and inadequate funding among others, it has been able to contain major security challenges in the nation’s maritime domain.
How I strangled my landlord – Suspect
A 38-year-old man, Daniel Isaac who was arrested by the Police in Lagos, yesterday, gave gory account of how he strangled his landlord at Ijegun area of the state.
