Shina Abubakar – Osogbo An Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday remanded one Chukwuna Ezekiel, 40 and Azeez Mumini, 35, over alleged murdered and possession of firearms. The charge sheet disclosed that Ezekiel unlawfully fired and killed one Elijah Ogunniyi with a gun. It added that Mumini hides one locally made double […]

Following the gruesome murder of a renowned Ibadan based traditional medicine expert, Alh. Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as ‘Oko Oloyun,’ on Thursday evening, the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan, has said that the deceased was allegedly ambushed shortly after passing through five different Police Stop and Search teams along Igboora-Iseyin road by yet to be identified assailants who fired at the moving vehicles on the road from the thick forest.

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri A 46-year-old man, Osuji Sabinus, popularly known as “Nwatakwocha” from Umuwanzi in Isu Local Government Area of Imo state, yesterday was arrested by the Imo state Police command, over the alleged murder of Maduabuchukwu Ahamefule, 26-year-old man. The Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwu, in Owerri, said […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The FCT Police Command on Wednesday while responding to a distress call rescued a one chance robbery suspect from an angry mob who were about to lynch him to death. The angry mob had caught up with the suspect around Katampe district were about setting him of fire when men […]

…As Police condemn jungle justice By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo There was pandemonium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital as residents of Abak Road, Uyo, by the flyover caught two armed robbers that robbed a pregnant woman and burnt them to ashes. It was gathered that the hoodlums were actually four in number but two […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Chinedu Ezenwaliri, the owner of the car in which Port Harcourt mechanic, Chima Ikwunado was arrested by Police after which he died in their cell, has said he was not robbed of the car by Chima as insinuated by the police. The questionable death in December last year of […]

By Paul Olayemi – Sapele A 37-year-old butcher, Omonigho Peter who allegedly took gin and tramadol after having a bet with his friends has gone missing at the bank of River Ethiope in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The father of two was said to have boasted to friends that he could take […]

A Federal High Court in Enugu on Wednesday sentenced four women to six months imprisonment each for engaging minors to beg for alms for them. Justice R.O Oghoghorie, sentenced Chinasa Ugwu, 28; Mary Effiong, 19; Grace Bright, 25 and Happiness Asuquo, 20. They had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges. The National Agency for the […]

The Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal, has ordered the arrest of a Police Inspector attached to the state police command, Bassey Ikpe, for the alleged murder of a widow. Mr Odiko Macdon, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo, on Wednesday. […]

Perez Brisibe – Ughelli A man who was kidnapped Monday night by a gang of hoodlums at Ughelli, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State, has escaped from his abductors. The victim, John Akpoyarebor, was abducted at his Oviri-Ogor road residence by a gang of arm welding hoodlums. He was said to have been […]