NDLEA arrests 93-year-old, doctor in nationwide drug crackdown
By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend arrested a 93-year-old man and a 69-year-old medical doctor among other suspects during a nationwide crackdown on drug cartels. Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the operations were intelligence-led and carried out across several states. In one operation, […]
Man bags 5 years over job scam, impersonation
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced one Ahmed Suleiman to 5 years imprisonment over a employment scam and impersonation.
How mother sold her baby in exchange for half bag of rice in Imo
A MOTHER, Chioma Fidelis, age 20, from Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state, yesterday, said after selling her baby, Favour Fedelis, not upto a year old, she was given a half bag of rice, chairs and provisions as well as bags of cement to build a house.
Man escapes lynching over attempt to kidnap neighbour’s baby
The Lagos State Task Force, yesterday, rescued a man from being lynched over the abduction of a six-month-old baby, Darasimi Akinyemi, in Oshodi area of Lagos State.
Man stabs son Favour over theft, abandons him to die
ABEOKUTA—A 30-year-old man, Joshua Oyapidan, who stabbed his 12-year-old son, Favour, in the neck and stomach, then abandoned him in a bush in Ogun State, told newsmen that the boy had been a source of pain to him.
Police arrest mother, son over alleged murder of sibling
ENUGU—A man, identified as Romanus Asogwa, on Monday, allegedly killed his blood brother, Fidelis Asogwa, at Ohodo community in Igboetiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, with a plank, following a misunderstanding over a piece of land.
