Man sentenced to for raping
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has sentenced a man, Tunmise Abraham, to death by hanging for raping and killing his landlady,…
EFCC grills ASCSN secretary, over alleged N11bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled Comrade Alade Bashir Lawal, the Secretary-General of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN). The union official was invited…
Abba Kyari extradition suit stalled
Proceedings in relation to the suspended Deputy commissioner of police Abba Kyari’s extradition to the United States, were stalled, at the Federal Court in Abuja due to lack of service.…
Court frees Agba Jalingo of Terrorism Charges
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has discharged and acquitted journalist and human rights activist, Agba Jalingo, of the alleged treasonable felony, terrorism, and cybercrime charges, brought against…
Suspected Kidnappers Arrested In Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has announced its rescue of two suspected kidnappers from a mob attack and that the suspects are under arrest for further investigations. According to a…
DSS reveals plotting of ethno-religious crisis
The Department of State Services on Saturday said it had uncovered a plot by some patriotic elements to cause violence in the North-Central and different parts of the country. It…
Gunmen Bomb Imo Police Station
Two policemen were killed when armed men in the early hours of Saturday set ablaze the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The…
NDLEA arrests General Overseer
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja,…
Evans: Court jails co-defendant five years
An Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced Frank Udeme, one of the co-defendants of the convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, to five years imprisonment at the Kirikiri Correctional…
Police arrest 200 suspected bandits in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have arrested 200 suspected bandits and 20 armed robbery suspects between January and March. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed…