Two persons have been arrested for allegedly defiling a 23-year-old woman, Nwanneka Nwaizu, suspected to be mentally-challenged in Ezi Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. Okwuchukwu Anyanwu and Emeka Odoh, police spokesman Haruna Mohammed said, would be charged to court after investigations. He said: “At about 3pm , …
Read More »45yrs man, hangs self in Bayelsa State
A middle-aged man said to hail from Enugu State has committed suicide in Etegwe-Epie, a suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The 45-years-old man identified as Oliver Osieme, hanged himself inside his room. When newsmen visited the area,it was gathered that the deceased, a truck driver, committed the act in …
Read More »South west governors okay state, council police
A cross section of monarchs during a stakeholders’ summit on security in south-west held at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan… yesterday. Afenifere, Tinubu meet Buhari, seek true federalism, others Piqued by the raging insecurity in the south-west, state governors of the region yesterday made a strong case for the …
Read More »Cancelled wedding: Dismissed policeman kills fiancée’s mother in Delta state
An ex-policeman, Christian, has been arrested for allegedly killing his fiancée’s mother, Veronica Obiejieogo, over the cancellation of their wedding date. Christian reportedly shot the 45-year-old woman dead at short range while she was walking along a street in her village in Delta State. He thereafter fled the scene on …
Read More »18 years old girl killed, with pubic hair shaved in Abraka
There was tension on Friday in Abraka, Delta State, following the reported killing of an 18-year-old girl identified as Favour Ogheneyenrohwo. It was alleged that the girl was a victim of ritual killing, which had become a trend in the university community in recent times. It gathered that the 18-year-old …
Read More »EFCC arrests seven suspected internet fraudsters
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna zone have arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in a raid carried out in Nasarawa State. The Head Media and Publicity of the Commission in the zone, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, in a statement issued in Kaduna on Friday, listed the suspects …
Read More »Robbers killed Rivers varsity lecturer for recognising one of them – Police
The Rivers State Police Command has explained the circumstances surrounding the death of Prof. Emmanuel Amadi, who was murdered on Tuesday by some unidentified gunmen. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the don recognised one of the hoodlums and was …
Read More »EFCC arraigns man for obtaining property by false pretences
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office, arraigned one Paul Afolabi before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan Judicial Division, on four counts bordering on obtaining property under false pretences. Afolabi, who allegedly operated under the name, William Sharon, was arrested in Ibadan by EFCC …
Read More »Oil theft: Soldiers kill notorious kingpin in Rivers
The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt has confirmed the killing of a notorious cultist and illegal oil bunkering kingpin, Korobo Menele, by its troops. Menele, who was popularly known as Mene and Oil Minister, was reportedly shot on Sunday, few hours after a group of hoodlums …
Read More »Kolanut theft earn a man months of imprisonment
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Iyin Ekiti has sentenced a 36-year-old man, Ige Omotosho, to six months imprisonment for stealing a bag of kolanut. Omotosho was convicted on two counts of forcible entry into a farmland and stealing a bag of kolanut worth N10,000. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adefumike …
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