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Keke Napep, bicycle accident claims one in Kano

Keke Napep, bicycle accident claims one in Kano

By Bashir Bello – Kano An auto-crash involving tricycles popularly known as Keke Napep and a bicycle have claimed the life of a forty-eight, 48-year-old man, unidentified, in Sharada, Kano Municipal area of the Kano State. It was gathered that the accident happened when a tricycle with registration number TRN 125 WZ ram a moving […]

Fight over father’s inheritance claims first son’s life in Imo

Fight over father’s inheritance claims first son’s life in Imo

One arrested, including female officer – Police By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri Battle over father’s inheritance in Okuku, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, has allegedly landed first son of the family, one Chinonso Azuatalam, to death, after he was said to have been beaten up by his siblings. Vanguard  Wednesday in Owerri, […]

Police seize 125 live ammunition from 2 suspects

Police seize 125 live ammunition from 2 suspects

Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of Police Command in Bayelsa have arrested one Solomon Ibe, 43 years, and Chris Amuka 23 years at Ovom Waterside, Yenagoa, for the alleged possession of 125 rounds of live ammunition. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Asinim Butswat, in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested […]

NHRC receives 121 complaints in 3 months in Kaduna

NHRC receives 121 complaints in 3 months in Kaduna

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received 121 complaints of human rights abuse in Kaduna in three months. NHRC Coordinator in Kaduna State, Mr Terngu Gwar, who was represented by the Chief Legal Officer, Mrs Inna Audu, disclosed this to a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. The commission […]

Labourer bags 5 months jail term for stealing winning tickets

Labourer bags 5 months jail term for stealing winning tickets

An Upper Area court Mpape, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a labourer, James Idoko to five months imprisonment for stealing winning tickets from a betting shop. The Judge, Marafa Mohammed sentenced Idoko after he pleaded guilty to theft. Mohammed gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N30, 000. He also ordered the convict […]