Crime

The Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has called for death penalty for kidnappers in the state to help put an end to kidnapping. Akanbi made the call during a courtesy visit by the traditional rulers of Iwo land to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola in Osogbo on Thursday. The traditional …

The remains of Miss Elozino Ogege, the 300-level student of the Delta State University, Abraka, who was murdered by suspected ritualists, will be interred on Friday. Elozino was murdered by suspected ritualists, known as ‘Yahoo plus’, on November 15, 2018, four days after she was declared missing. The killers removed …

The Rivers State Police Command said on Wednesday that its personnel shot and killed two kidnappers terrorising commuters at the Emohua area of the East-West Road. The state Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura, also stated that 15 suspected kidnappers were arrested by his men in various parts of the state. …

A kidnap suspect, identified as Ahmed, who allegedly abducted a five-year-old girl in Yenagoa, has demanded N1 million ransom, the victim’s mother, Mrs Williams Koyoye, has said. Koyoye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the girl, Peace, was abducted in their residence at Akemfa 1 on …

A company in which Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has a stake, Simmons Coopers Partners, has been linked to another firm, Ocean Trust Limited, which was fingered in an alleged N100bn scam involving Alpha Beta Consulting Limited and Alpha Beta LP. Ocean Trust Limited, which was accused of being a conduit for …

A former Senator from Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, faulted the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission’s claim on the recovery of constituency project equipment, describing it as a mischief fuelled by political jobbers and taken too far. The ICPC had on Wednesday led journalists and …

Transparency International has released a survey showing that the police, legislature and the judiciary are among the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria. The TI, in the publication of the 10th edition of the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, on Thursday, said corruption in African countries was hindering economic, political …

A group of protesters on Thursday stormed the Eagle Square, Abuja, throwing the area into confusion with fear-stricken workers scampering in various directions. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who was caught in the confusion, reported that the situation obstructed traffic flow as motorists were forced to either …

The News Agency of Nigeria had reported that as of December last year, over 122 Nigerians were killed in South Africa in the last three years. The killing of four persons in March and April this year, and the death of Ndubuisi-Chukwu brought to five the number of Nigerians killed …

The Senate on Wednesday warned the South African government to halt the frequent killings of Nigerians by its citizens to avoid grave consequences. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who stated this at plenary, warned that the South African government must extend due respect to Nigeria and should not …