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The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has cautioned the people of the state to refrain from behaviours capable of causing social unrest in the state. The police commissioner gave the warning while reacting…
After being convicted by a jury at the Northampton Crown Court in the United Kingdom, two Nigerians, Tosin Dada and Solomon Adebiyi, now face the possibility of life imprisonment for multiple rape charges, PUNCH Metro reports. According to findings by…
A Lagos State Special Offences Court, in Ikeja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, to 74 years imprisonment, for defrauding victims of $1.2m, through an EB-5 visa scam and an additional $368,698.24, in fraud. Justice…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has paraded 21 suspected criminals in the state over alleged criminal activities. Parading the suspects on Tuesday at the command headquarters in Akure, the state commander of the corps,…
There are indications that the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has started an investigation into the alleged detention of Nigerians in an unknown prison in Libya, following their appeal to the Federal Government for intervention and assistance. A viral video observed…
Two charcoal sellers were allegedly killed on Tuesday following a violent clash with local hunters in Zaranda village, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. DAILY POST reports that the incident led to protests among residents of the village who…
The Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Nemi Edwin-Iwo, on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of the Esan West Local Government Council Chairman, Collins Aigbogun. Recall that the All Progressives Congress in Edo had petitioned the Inspector General of Police over…
A collapsed container truck between the FHA Bridge and the ShopRite Pedestrian Bridge along the Lugbe-Airport Road in Abuja has caused a major traffic gridlock on the route. Our correspondent gathered that the truck, which collapsed on the Expressway at…
The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned four individuals before an Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District, over the alleged theft of belongings worth N1.98 million. The defendants—Umar Lawal, 18; Useni Usman, 25; Abbar Senkikami, 25; and Nuru…
Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun Corps, has arrested no fewer than 21 suspected criminals including kidnappers. The state commander of the security outfit, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, while parading the suspects in Akure, said that criminals now develop new tactics daily…
A collapsed container truck between the FHA Bridge and the ShopRite Pedestrian Bridge along Lugbe-Airport Road in Abuja has caused major gridlock on the route. Our correspondent gathered that the truck, which collapsed on the expressway at around 9 am…
Flood has continued to ravage communities across Yobe State as it hit Fune local government area killing four people and injuring forty-three others. The State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, revealed this in the latest flood update released on Tuesday. According…
The Bauchi State Executive Council has confirmed that 24 people have so far lost their lives as well as property worth over N22bn destroyed due to persistent floods in 16 local government areas of the state. The council stated this…
Police operatives in Bauchi have arrested five people, including a female suspect, for allegedly stealing and selling tricycles stolen from Kano State. According to a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Bauchi Police Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Tuesday,…
Police in Kano State have arrested a 30-year-old man, Hisbullahi Sani and two others over the alleged kidnap of his four-year-old cousin in Gwarzo local government. The spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest in a…
The remains of Shile Ogunmolasuyi, a secondary school leaver who was kidnapped along with her mother, Yemi Ogunmolasuyi, in Emure, Ekiti State, have been recovered. Shile was reportedly gang-raped to death by seven kidnappers who had abducted her, her mother,…
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