Delta State Police command has arrested one Mr Ame Edjeketa for locking his wife in a cage for four years at Orerokpe community, Okpe Local Government Area of the State. It was learnt that the 41 year old man locked his wife identified as Gladys in a makeshift cage at his resident. The mother of three was accused of witchcraft Read More
Troops attached to Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested three suspected persons over fake news of impending attacks in some Southern Kaduna communities. According to the Sector 7 Commander of OPSH, Col. David Nwakonobi, the suspects were arrested in Sabon Kaura village, Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna state by military intelligence and the OPSH troops. He told Kaduna state Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo’s house was burgled while he played in Portugal’s goalless draw with Spain on Wednesday.The Juventus star hit the woodwork as he came up against former Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos in the international friendly. Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias Madeira claim Ronaldo’s seven-floor property in Madeira was broken into thanks to an open garage door during the match.The burglar is understood to Read More
The Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signages (DOAS) has raised alarm on the activities of illegal consultants, who collect money from unsuspecting clients, without remitting it to the department.In an interview in Abuja Thursday, director of DOAS, Dr. Baba-Gana Adam, noted that the activities of illegal revenue collectors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have denied the department substantial amount Read More
A suspected kidnap kingpin, Mohammed Sani, 30, has said his gang killed more than 50 of his victims because they could not pay ransom.Sani, made this disclosure, Wednesday in Abja, while he was paraded by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, alongside 46 other suspects at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Headquarters in Abuja. The suspect, who said Read More
Oyo state government Wednesday arrested a middle aged man, said to be a cyber cafe operator in Oyo township for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting applicants into the recruitment of Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun. The middle-aged man identified as Adeyemi Agboola who owned a cyber café along Durbar Stadium road, Oyo Township, was reportedly nabbed with eleven fake recruitment forms. He Read More
The All Progressives Party (APC) in Edo state has rejected results of the state governorship election which was held on Saturday.This was just as the APC urged members to stay calm and thanked them for their support.The party alleged foul play in the September 19 governorship election.Returning Officer in the election, Prof. Agofure Rukeh, of Federal University of Petroleum Technology, Efurun, Read More
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Fidet Okhiria has explained that alleged attack on Abuja -Kaduna train attack was as a result of hoodlums who threw stones at the train. Okhiria said the police nabbed one suspect earlier, more hoodlums came out to attack the train in protest against the arrest made in the afternoon. He Read More
Harry Maguire will remain Manchester United captain, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed. Maguire, 27, was given a suspended prison sentence on the Greek island of Syros after being found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery. He maintains his innocence and has appealed against the decision, which nullifies the conviction. “He is going to be Read More
The FCT Police Command has said that Police operatives from Bwari Division have arrested a suspected car thief, Hamisu Tukur, 25, and recovered a vehicle belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) Headquarters, Abuja, believed to have been stolen. The command disclosed this in a press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Anjugiri Manzah, Sunday in Abuja. It read in Read More
The FCT Police Command has arrested the alleged principal suspect, Tukur Awwal, 31, who killed the proprietor of Suncel Pharmacy Gwarinpa, Sunday Chukwujekwu Ike, on June 19, 2020, alongside three members of his gang. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, in a press statement, Thursday in Abuja, Awwal was arrested alongside members of his gang: Read More
Anambra police command has ordered individuals and groups in possession of prohibited firearms in the state to quickly submit same to the nearest police station or face arrest and prosecution. The command in a statement signed by her Public Relations Officer, Mr Haruna Muhammed, said the order was from the Commissioner of Police, Mr John Abang, adding that they Read More
Oyo state Police command on Thursday announced N500, 000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of the escaped 19years old alleged serial killer, Sunday Shodipe. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawrence Fadeyi. Enwonwu Read More
Former Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu (PDP Enugu West) has condemned the military intervention in Mali. Ekweremadu stated that Mali was strategic in the war against insurgency, adding that political instability in the West African nation portends dire consequences for West Africa and the Sahel region. He stated Read More
The African Union has condemned the arrest of President Ibrahim Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. Mutineering soldiers in Mali on Tuesday detained Keita and some members of his cabinet at his residence in Bamako, the country’s capital. “We can tell you that the president and the prime minister are under our control,” a top rank soldier, who requested anonymity, Read More
Oyo state Police Command on Sunday declared wanted a 19-year-old alleged serial killer, Sunday Sodipe, after escaping from the Police custody. The Command in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan asked the people of the state “to be on the lookout, arrest and immediately inform the Officers and men of the Command when sighted “Sunday Sodipe for immediate Read More
The sale of a day old baby was aborted after a 56-year-old woman identified as Florence Jonah was arrested by the Rivers state police command. Rivers state police spokesperson, SP Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed this said operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) stopped the illegal baby sale at Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local government area of the state. It was Read More
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Tuesday arrested 32 Yahoo boys for alleged involvement in internet fraud. According to the anti-graft commission, the suspects including three serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), were apprehended during a raid on their hideout in Ogbomoso, Oyo state. EFCC in a statement by its Head, Read More
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has condemned attacks on peaceful #Revolution Now protesters across the country. The National Secretary of CUPP, High Chief Peter Ameh in a press release issued on Wednesday said Nigeria is a democratic state, as such, citizens are afforded with the constitutional right to engage in peaceful protests. He called on the presidency to Read More
The police have arrested an Abuja-based notorious car snatcher in Lambata area of Niger state.The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO of the state police command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, stated this Monday in a press release.He said, “Based on a tip-off, on 26/6/2020 at about 1630 hrs, a Police patrol team attached to Gawu Babangida division intercepted a Toyota Camry vehicle Read More
Oxfam Nigeria, an international non-governmental organisation that works to influence policy change in favour of the poor and most vulnerable, has called on relevant security agencies to arrest and prosecute all rapists and perpetrators of gender-based violence in Nigeria. The NGO in a statement Monday in Abuja said authorities must ensure that perpetrators of this evil face the full wrath of Read More
The National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Monday, arraigned one Ahmed Tijani before a Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun state, for unlawful possession of 1.5kg of cannabis sativa also known as Indian hemp. The prosecution from the NDLEA, led by Ogaga Azuigo, told the court that the defendant committed the crime sometimes in February 2020. The crime was Read More
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