Anxiety in Benue as criminal gang of late militia kingpin, Gana embark on killings, kidnapping
24-yr-old man organises kidnap of girlfriend’s mother
Suspected cultists kill policeman in Bayelsa
‘My only child, a virgin, was raped and stabbed to death with a knife taken from my kitchen’
20 arrested in hunt for kidnapped Africa’s youngest billionaire
Police arrest man for claiming to be a lawyer
Police arrest four armed bandits over Zamfara Killings
Travel agent docked over alleged N1.4m visa scam
Couple admit raping, selling body parts, killing 20 women
Police arrest man who allegedly butchered motorcyclist in Ogun
Police debunk missing N3.6m allegation in Enugu
Men who sexually molest ‘granddaughters’

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Police arrest eight officers for killing a Nigerian in South Africa
Eight police officers in South Africa have been arrested for alleged torture and killing of a Nigerian, late Mr. Ibrahim Olamulekun Badmus.
Evans : Witness narrates how he gave $1m ransom to his employer’s abductors
A Prosecution witness, Izuchukwu Ezeuko, in the ongoing trial of suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known popularly as Evans, Thursday narrated , how he traveled down to the eastern part of the country to drop a one million dollar ransom to the alleged kidnappers of his employer.
Dambazau orders police to end Plateau crisis
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.- Gen.Abdulrahman Dambazau, has directed the Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to urgently map out strategies to curtail the resurgence of violent crisis in Plateau.
Police recover 47 illegal firearms, 819 ammunitions in Kano State
The Police Command in Kano State says it recovered 47 firearms with 819 ammunitions and 1,117 cartridges between January and August 2018.
Boko Haram kills own Commander over plan to surrender with 300 captives
A prominent Boko Haram Commander, Ali Gaga has been killed by other Commanders of the terrorist group while planning to surrender to the military authorities and escape with about 300 captives from their den, a competent source disclosed.
Man hacks wife to death, kills self, injures step daughter
A man identified as Bonga Augustus, allegedly struck his wife to death with an axe, inflicted severe injury on his stepdaughter and later killed himself.
Lagos gridlock: Hoodlums attack Vanguard Editor again
Vanguard’s Political Editor, Mr. Emmanuel Aziken, was Wednesday night attacked on the Mile 2 Orile Road, Lagos, by hoodlums who have hijacked the perennial gridlock caused by trucks along the Oshodi-Apapa expressway.
Cult leader dies in gun battle with Police
A suspected leader of the Eiye confraternity in Ishashi, a Lagos suburb was shot dead Tuesday night, during a gun battle with a team of policemen.
Police parade suspect who threatened to rape, kill Atiku’s wife, daughters
The Nigerian Police on Wednesday paraded a suspect, Augustus Akpan, 43 years who threatened to kidnap, rape and kill wife, daughters of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar if he does not withdraw from Presidential Race .
Man, 22, docked for snatching lady’s handbag
A 22-year-old man, Oyeniyi Olaotan, who allegedly snatched a female handbag containing one Tecno cellphone and N20,000 cash on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.
Court remands welder for attempted kidnap
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna has ordered the remand in prison custody of a 28-year-old welder, Shamsudeen Nasiru, for attempted kidnap.
Pathologist reveals how dockworker allegedly murdered banker wife
A pathologist, Dr S.S. Soyele, told an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday that Ronke Shonde, the banker allegedly murdered by her dockworker husband, Lekan Shonde had suffered severe brain injuries which led to her death.
LASG convicts 53 offenders for contravening building regulations
The Lagos State Special Offences Court at Gbolade, Oshodi, has convicted 53 persons who contravened the building regulations in the state.
My son imprisoned by Lagos Task Force officials on trumped up charges — Father of young engineer
The family of Greg Okoh, 65, a farmer based in Ubulu-Uku, Delta State is in distress. This is because their son, Anthony Tobenna Okoh, 31, a civil engineer with a Chinese company which office is located near Dangote Refinery in Eleko, Ibeju-Lekki, was thrown into Badagry Prison on alleged trumped up charges by members of Lagos State Task Force.
They are making false claims over Igwe Nwatu’s murder – Mohammed, Enugu CP
Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Danmallam Mohammed, in this interview, speaks on the investigation of the death of Igwe Stephen Nwatu, the traditional ruler of Ogbozinne-Akpugo autonomous community, who died after a mob attack.

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