Crime

By Onomiguren Agbamu As Delta State Government continues demolition of illegal structures built on Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai-Asaba land around 74 Road, the Chairman Taskforce on recovery of government lands, Chief Frank Omare, Friday, said government was after land grabbers who misled innocent citizens in buying government lands. Chief Omare …

In a landmark judgment, an Ekiti State High Court has sentenced Pastor Enoch, a cleric at a church in Omuo Ekiti, to life imprisonment for the heinous crime of raping a minor. The victim, a young girl and daughter of a church member, was a regular visitor to the pastor’s …

By Oghenekevwe Arese The Delta State Police Command has arrested eight suspected armed robbers who have been terrorizing the Asaba metropolis. The arrests were made following complaints from residents in Bonsaac, Okwe, and other areas in Asaba about house-to-house armed robbery incidents. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP …

By Ekpo James. Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom command, In a swift operation, successfully intercepted a group of smugglers attempting to transport 8,400 litres of petrol across the border into Cameroon. The state commandant, Eluyemi Eluwade, revealed that the smuggled petrol was cleverly …

By Israel Bulus The Adara Development Association has disclosed to Arewa PUNCH that in the first quarter of 2024, 35 security breaches were reported between Adara land in Kaduna and Niger State with over 29 villages attacked, 41 persons killed, 24 injured, and 222 people kidnapped. The reported also noted …

By Oghenekaro Oyowinkigho The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Warri branch, issued a statement yesterday urging the Nigerian military to promptly remove the blockades they have set up in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State. The NBA emphasized that Nigeria is not a military state, and citizens should …

Iteveh Nur’ Ekpokpobe is an advocate of no mean repute. An investigative journalist, social commentator, Consultant, rights activist and Convener of Isoko Youth Groups Coalition for Marginalization in the Award of Pipeline Surveillance Contract in the Niger Delta Region. In this interview, Iteveh unearthed several issues surrounding the pipeline surveillance …

The Delta State Police Command has announced the arrest of a teenager, one Ebube Linus, 18, after he raised a false alarm accusing a woman of stealing his manhood which led to her being beaten to a stupor by hooligans. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, made …

By Oghenekevwe Arese In the capital city of Edo State, Benin City, a High Court presided over by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba has convicted and sentenced two brothers, Ochuko Godfrey and Ochuko Prosper, along with 14 others, to various jail terms. In a recent post on Thursday from the Economic and …

Delta State Police Command Retrieves Weapons Seized from Suspected Hoodlums Creating Panic in Warri and Surrounding Areas In a recent development, the Delta State Police Command has successfully confiscated a cache of weapons believed to belong to suspected hoodlums who have been causing fear and disorder in the city of …