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Kogi police confirm attack on 3 banks, killing of four persons
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed Tuesday’s robbery attacks on three commercial banks in Egbe and Odo-Ere in Yagba-West Local government Area (LGA) of Kogi State, killing four persons and injuring several others.The State…
Danish man accused of killing wife, daughter in Lagos testifies in court
A Danish man, Peter Nielsen, accused of killing his Nigerian wife and daughter, on Tuesday told a Lagos High Court that he realised that his wife and daughter had died before a doctor arrived.Nielsen said he had to cover them with two…
Police react as gunmen kill 9, injure 4 in Plateau
The Plateau State Police Command has said that gunmen have killed nine persons and injured four others in an attack on Pinau community in Wase Local Government Area of the state.ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)…
Police rescue kidnapped Imo traditional ruler
The Imo State Police Command has rescued abducted Eze Damian Nwaigwe, the traditional ruler of Mbutu in Aboh-Mbaise council area unhurt.Police spokesman in Imo, CSP Michael Abattam said in a statement issued in Owerri on Saturday that…
Police arrest man who ‘purchased’ Toyota Camry with N2,650 in Osun
The Osun State Police Command has arrested one Ibrahim Abdulazeez, 30, who allegedly purchased a Toyota Camry 2010 model for N2,650 from a car dealer in Osogbo, Osun State.The Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, while parading some…
Lagos man, 28, stabs father for cautioning him against smoking
A 28-year-old man, Victor Eke, who allegedly stabbed his father for cautioning him to stop smoking, on Friday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.The defendant is standing trial on a three-count charge of breach of the…
Mum bathes son, 8, with boiling water for selling grinding machine part
A woman who bathed her eight-year-old son with boiling water for selling parts of her grinding machine has been ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation by the Kaduna State Government.The woman allegedly did this in Romi area of Kaduna…
How gunmen killed 9 worshippers, injured 6 inside Niger mosque
The Niger State Police Command said gunmen killed nine worshippers and injured six others in an attack on a mosque at Tungan Ba’are village in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state.The Commissioner of Police in the state,…
Police arrest ‘serial killer’ in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected “serial killer’’, Ibiyemi Wasiri.Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a Thursday statement.Oyeyemi said Wasiri was…
‘My husband loves his dog more, tore my clothes in public’ – Lagos divorce-seeker…
A divorce-seeking trader, Mrs. Rashidat Ogunniyi has told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday that her husband loves his dog more than he loves her.Rashidat, 41, who is seeking dissolution of her 12-year-old marriage, told…
RCCG pastor’s house burnt down as girl goes missing in Ekiti
Aggrieved youths on Tuesday razed a building belonging to a pastor attached to The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Adebun Area of Ado-Ekiti over a missing seven-year-old girl.It was gathered that the lifeless body of the…
Delta police arrest doctor for raping his housemaid, wife’s niece
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a medical practitioner, Dr. Christian Osakwe, over alleged rape of his housemaid in Asaba.The command’s spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe told journalists on Tuesday in Asaba that…
Sylvester Oromoni: Police take 3 Dowen College students into custody
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu says the state command has taken two students of Dowen College, Lekki into custody for allegedly assaulting late Sylvester Oromoni.Since his death last week, 12-year-old Oromoni has…
Man, 24, to die by hanging for killing brother during robbery in Ekiti
A 24-year-old man, Ebenezer Olorunleke has been sentenced to death for orchestrating the robbing and killing of his own brother in Ekiti.An Ado Ekiti High Court on Monday delivered the judgement that sent Olorunleke to the gallows.…
Kaduna student convicted of stealing N150k iPad, gets N6,000 fine
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 21-year-old student, Paul Caleb, to four months imprisonment for stealing an iPad tablet computer.The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Caleb after he pleaded guilty to one…
8 children die after locking themselves inside abandoned car in Lagos
The Police in Lagos on Sunday confirmed the death of eight children who mistakenly locked themselves in an abandoned car while playing at Adelayo Str., Agunlayo, Jah Micheal, near Magbon area of Badagry.The Police Public Relations…
Police arrest sergeant accused of killing driver in Osogbo
The Osun Police Command, on Sunday, said it has arrested a police sergeant suspected of shooting to death a driver at Kobogbogboe/Ota-efun Area of Osogbo on Friday.In a statement by the command’s Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, the…
Sylvester Oromoni: Justice must be served – Niger Delta youths warn govt
The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) says government must ensure justice for Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., a student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who died recently in controversial circumstances.The group said this in a statement jointly…
Dowen College: Lagos police set to unravel cause of Sylvester Oromoni’s death
The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki, is currently ongoing.The Lagos Police Command, in a statement issued by CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said that…
Lagos estate: Lawyer petitions I-GP over forgery of Supreme Court judgement
A human rights lawyer, Chief Gabriel Giwa-Amu, has asked the Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), Usman Baba, to investigate alleged forgery of a Supreme Court judgment used in taking illegal possession of an estate in Lagos.In his…
We’ll get to bottom of Itunnu Babalola’s death – FG assures
Remains of Ms Itunu Babalola, a Nigerian lady who died in Cote D’Ivoire prison recently, were on Saturday laid to rest amidst tears by friends and relations at the Sango Cemetery, Ibadan.The late Babalola, popularly known as, Becky…
Boy, 17, impregnates father’s wife thought to be barren in Nasarawa
A married woman in Nasarawa, Mrs Justina Agbumi, has recounted how she was impregnated by her husband's 17-year-old biological son, Godwin, who is now deceased.Mrs. Agbumi said that she had lived with her husband in Lafia, the state…
Housewife sets husband’s girlfriend ablaze, victim dies
A housewife, Kehinde Wasiu, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly pouring petrol on her husband's mistress and setting her ablaze.Kehinde, a 32-year-old mother of three, was said to have set 24-year-old Tosin…
No student was turned to yams by ritualist in Ibadan – Oyo govt
There is no iota of truth in the report that two students of Bashorun High School, Ibadan, were on Friday turned to tubers of yam by a suspected ritualist.The Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Mr Abiodun Abdulramah, made this…
Atiku reacts to mysterious death of Sylvester Oromoni as Lagos closes Dowen College
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says a thorough investigation must be conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni Jnr.Oromoni, who was a student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, died this…
“I’m a disgrace to the body of Christ and my family” – Pastor arrested for…
Pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba, 35, a pastor arrested for conniving with others to kidnap a Catholic priest, Fr Fidelis Ekemgba, said he has brought disgrace to Christendom and his family.Anoloba said this Thursday when the Imo State…
After stabbing him at home, hoodlums shoot NURTW boss dead in Lagos hospital
Hoodlums have shot dead a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State, Kunle Ajibade.In the incident that occurred in Ijeshatedo in Surulere area, the hoodlums were said to have stabbed the victim at…
12 Ijaw women charged to court for using “juju” to disrupt road project
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arraigned 12 women from Agobiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA) of the Bayelsa before a Magistrates Court for allegedly using charms to disrupt an ongoing road project.The…
Suspected “errand boy’’ to bandits arrested in Kaduna
The Nigeria Police Force said its operatives have arrested a suspect who allegedly served as “errand boy” to some bandits in the Northeast and North-Central parts of the country.Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr. Frank Mba…
Ogun police nab notorious cultist with gun during attack on hotel lodgers
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 'notorious cultist', Esuruoso Tunde, for allegedly attacking guests at a hotel in Abeokuta, the state capital.The suspect, who was identified as a member of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity,…