My daughter cannot marry a barber, father hires thugs to beat suitor to death
A man identified as Ikolo Ochuko a barber has been beaten to death by thugs allegedly hired by his girlfriend’s…
Army, IPOB in bloody shoot-out, two security agents dead
Nigeria army’s 34 Artillery Brigade has clashed with fighters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing,…
Police nabs Rivers kidnap kingpin Bete…rescues 10-year-old boy
The police command in Rivers has announced the arrest of Nwile Bete, a 30-year-old suspected kidnap kingpin, during an operation…
Delta man to die for killing six-month-old baby over missing phone
A man identified as Obinna Eze has been sentenced to death by a Delta State High Court sitting in Akwukwu-Igbo…
Chicken death sentence: Attorney warns governor Adeleke to tread softly…says convicts were armed robbers
A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State Mutalubi Adebayo, has urged Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke not…
Adeleke rescues Osun men sentenced to death for stealing ‘chicken’
Osun State governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered an investigation into the death sentence handed to two young men in his…
Booming kidnap business…Nigerians pay N2. 2 trillion as ransom
Nigerians paid a colossal N2. 2 trillion as ransom between May 2023 and April 2024 to feed the country’s kidnapping…
Insecurity: Bello Turji dares security agents over arrest of ally, vows to execute hostages
Wanted dead or alive bandit kingpin Bello Turji has threatened communities in Shinkafi Zamfara State over the arrest of his…
Courts hands student 3 years jail time for stealing trousers, phones
A Jos Magistrates’ Court Monday sentenced an 18-year-old student, Promise Ayiki, to three years in imprisonment for trespassing and stealing.…
Silence of Nigerian parents on their sexually abused daughters worries expert
A security expert based in Scotland, Elizabeth Macleod, has expressed concern over the silence of parents and guardians of girls…
NDLEA seizes ‘meth, loud’ worth billions of naira, concealed in spare parts shipment
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have recovered multi-billion-naira worth of methamphetamine and “Loud” shipments concealed…
Court remands men who plotted to kill governor Makinde in prison
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of 12 mechanics at the Agodi Correctional Centre,…
Police seize N129.5 billion fake currency in Kano… arrest Buhari, others for gun running
Fake naira notes worth about N129.5 billion has been confiscated in Kano State by the Nigeria Police Force and three…
23-years-old teacher bags life imprisonment for defiling 8-year-old pupil
A teacher identified as John Osifo has been sentenced to a life imprisonment by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic…
EFCC v Bello: Court rejects irregular bail application
Former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello will remain in prison custody after a High Court sitting in the Federal Capital…