Ekiti man jailed 21 years for stealing foodstuffs
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced one Jimoh Dele to 21 years imprisonment for offences bordering on felony, breaking and stealing. According to the charge, the … Read More
Category: Crime
Osun Guber Polls: EFCC docks four over alleged vote buying offence
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command on Monday, October 24, 2022 arraigned four persons before Justice Mathias Agboola of the State High Court, Oshogbo for alleged … Read More
Herdsmen reportedly kill two farmers in Nasarawa
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Friday evening invaded Gidan Ityotyev, a Tiv farming community in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, and killed two persons while injuring another. … Read More
Ondo man dupes girlfriend N2m, uses money to marry another lady
A 30-year- old man, Akeem Bello has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding his girlfriend, Olaotan Oladapo, the sum of N2 million. Akeem was arraigned on … Read More
LP suspends national youth leader over ‘misconduct’
The Labour Party (LP) has suspended Anslem Eragbe, its national youth leader, over alleged misconduct. Umar Ibrahim, national secretary of LP, in a statement on Friday, shared a letter addressed … Read More
Confusion as lady jumps into Osun river after receiving phone call
A yet-to-be-identified female teenager on Thursday reportedly jumped into the Osun river at Gbodofon area via Aregbe area of Osogbo capital of Osun. This medium gathered the incident, which occurred around … Read More
Interpol arrest 75 cybercrime suspects allegedly linked to Nigeria’s Black Axe cult
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) says it has arrested 75 persons linked to Black Axe, one of Nigeria’s biggest cult groups. In a report published on Friday, Interpol said it coordinated … Read More
Court remands man for allegedly defrauding 20 policemen N4m
The Bauchi Police Command has on Monday arraigned a man, Shirhabil Abubakar before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in the state for allegedly defrauding 20 serving policemen to the sum of N4.08 million. … Read More
Kwara poly student jailed over $9,891 fraud
Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Bashiru Azeez, to six months imprisonment over $9,891 fraud. Justice Adebayo … Read More
BREAKING: Court frees IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld the appeal of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also discharged and acquitted … Read More
JUST IN: Three brothers arrested for robbery in Ogun
Three brothers and one other person have been arrested by police in Ogun State for allegedly carrying out series of robbery attacks in Ijebu Ode area of the state. The … Read More
NDLEA arrests 72 suspects in Oyo in three months
No fewer than 72 suspects were arrested by the Oyo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in three months. The suspects, comprising 52 males and 20 females … Read More
18-yr-old boy strangles mother to death for calling him bastard
An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court, weekend, ordered the remand of 18-year-old Tope Momoh, for allegedly strangling his 52-year-old mother, Stella Momoh to death. Police Prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, said that the … Read More
Woman flogs granddaughter to death, dumps body in bush
A 37-year old woman, Udeogu Chinelo has been arrested by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Anambra State Command for allegedly flogging her three-year-old grand … Read More
BREAKING: 23 kidnapped Kaduna train victims rescued
The remaining 23 kidnapped Kaduna train victims have been rescued, The Nation can confirm. They were rescued around 4pm by a seven-man Presidential Committee assembled by the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General L … Read More
Ekiti church guard resigns, steals N620,000 offering
The police in Ekiti State have arrested a 32-year-old man, Olufemi Akindele, for allegedly stealing N620,115 from the offering vault of the Christian Apostolic Church Campground at Ikeji Arakeji, Osun … Read More
Two suspects arrested over alleged kidnap of Kwara monarch, wife
Two suspects have been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for alleged abduction of a traditional ruler, Abdulrahaman Ifabiyi, Onire of Owa-Onire, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the … Read More
Kwara doctor kills two women, buries bodies in his office
Decomposed bodies of two women have been found in a shallow grave in the office of a medical doctor, Abass Adio Adebowale Adeyemi, in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara … Read More
‘He was never our student’ – UNICAL disowns kidnap kingpin John Lyon
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) says John Lyon, an alleged kidnapper, is not a graduate of the institution. NAN reports that Gabriel Egbe, the institution’s registrar, disowned Lyon in a … Read More
EFCC arraigns Kwara civil servant for defrauding 23 church members
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC has arraigned a 53 -year old civil servant, Oyawoye R. Olajumoke Fafemi, for allegedly defrauding 23 (twenty three) church members seeking employment. Fafemi, a staff … Read More