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The Ekiti State Police command has placed a N5 million prize tag on a man,Samuel Oguntoyinbo, it declared wanted for allegedly involving in a series of bank robberies and kidnappings in the state and environs in recent times. SEE ALSO:…

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 25-year-old man, Ayo Ogundipe, in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti over alleged armed robbery and attempted murder. SEE ALSO: NFL Players Deandre Baker, Quinton…

The Los Angeles Police Department has made fresh arrests in connection with the shooting of Rapper, Pop Smoke, real name Bashar Jackson. Pop Smoke was robbed and shot to death in his rented apartment at New York on February 19. The…

The police on Thursday in Abuja said seven suspects were arrested in connection with robbery operation in three banks. SEE ALSO: 28-Year-Old Man Arraigned Over Alleged Armed Robbery The police said six police officers were killed in…

Manchester City Forward Riyad Mahrez had in his residence three luxury watches worth over £300,000 ($370,000) stolen when robbers raided his penthouse apartment, British media reports Sunday. Also in his apartment was more than £50,000…

The Cross River House of Assembly has commenced activities to amend the Anti-Cultism Act which was passed into law in April 2002 during the administration of a former governor of the state, Mr Donald Duke. The bill, christened…

Grammy Award-winning Female Rapper Bartier Cardi popularly known as Cardi B has been slammed after she recounted her sexual assault encounters in a bid to relate to the #MeToo movement. In an interview with Angie Maryinez, the wife and…

The University of Ibadan on Tuesday imposed a partial curfew on its campus following cases of robbery recorded in halls of residence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the curfew imposition was contained in a release signed…

The Rapid Response Squad section of the Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a clever thief whose mode of operation was to first hug his unsuspecting victims before robbing them of their valuables. According to reports,…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has said the state-owned zoo doesn't have a gorilla, which could have swallowed the N6.8 million missing from the facility. Ganduje was reacting to the claim of an official of the Kano Zoological…

Some yet to be identified criminals, popularly referred to as “one chance”  robbed, killed and dumped a young lady around Idi-Iroko – Anthony bus stop, Lagos, on June 11, 2019. The deceased who has since been identified as Abimbola…

Oyo State Police Command has arrested 277 armed robbery and kidnapper suspects in the state between January and June 1. Mr Shina Olukolu, the state Commissioner of Police, disclosed this on Monday during a news briefing at the State…

Luck ran out on a member of a three-man gang on Tuesday after stealing valuables from a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the Somolu area of Lagos. It was gathered that the gang members were making away with the stolen…

The police in Anambra has arrested one Ogochukwu Onuorah for robbing his Facebook friend after luring him from Imo State to Anambra State. Herald Nigeria learnt that the 27-year-old woman lured the victim, Emerole Ikechukwu, from Imo…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has described the death sentence passed on eight Nigerians in United Arab Emirate (UAE) as unfortunate. Eight Nigerians were sentenced…

Some robbers have reportedly shot dead a businessman, Musibau Abudu, at his residence on Itelorun Close, Haco bus stop, Adeniyi Jones area of Ikeja, Lagos State. It was gathered that the gun-wielding thieves invaded the area around 2am…

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded three persons who allegedly robbed motorcyclists  at gunpoint. Magistrate S. K. Matepo ordered that Kabiru Abu, 21; Faruk Afolagbe 20, and Okiki Salami,  20, should be kept at the  Kirikiri…

Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested five Nigerian men in connection with armed robbery at a money exchange house in Sharjah. The suspects, who are all in their 20s, stole currencies worth over 2m United Arab Emirates…

An Abuja-based Nigerian woman has accused Ecobank of absconding with her stolen N500, 000. She lamented that the bank forced her to abandon the case by frustrating her efforts. Narrating her ordeal through a series of Tweets, the…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, remanded a 61-year-old scrap collector, Rotimi Ariremako, charged with robbery, in Kirikiri Prisons. The Chief Magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola, ordered the remand pending advice from Department…