Anxiety in Benue as criminal gang of late militia kingpin, Gana embark on killings, kidnapping
•Youths raise alarm, send SOS to IGP•Reports say 66 victims recorded so far By Ifeanyi Okolie There is anxiety in Benue state following the resurgence of massive killings and abductions by criminals suspected to be remnants of the dreaded gang members of late militia leader, Terwase Akwaza alias Gana. The bloodletting has gotten to the […]
Police arrest man who allegedly butchered motorcyclist in Ogun
The Ogun Police Command on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old-man for allegedly robbing and killing a motorcyclist, Oni Oluwajuwon, in Odeda Local Government Area of the state.
2 men jailed for killing a woman over allegation that she was a witch
An FCT High Court sitting in Maitama on Thursday sentenced a manager with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Tanko Abubakar, and his friend Jika Shehu, to 30 years imprisonment each for murder.
ICPC detains 4 immigration job scammers over N.9m
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arrested and detained four members of a job racket syndicate that specialises in tricking unsuspecting Nigerians to part with money with a promise to secure jobs for them with the Nigeria Immigration Service, which issues visas to Nigerians and foreigners alike.
Missing child at Christ Embassy: Edo Govt evacuates children from orphanage
The Edo State Government has evacuated 15 children from God’s Own Orphanage, in Benin City, pending conclusion of ongoing investigation of the case of a child that was allegedly stolen at Christ Embassy, Oregun, Lagos and found at the orphanage in Benin.
Driver bolts with employer’s N8m truck, gets N1m bail
A 28- year-old man, Emmanuel Nwachukwu, who allegedly stole his employer’s truck valued at N8 million, was on Monday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.
