CRIME
Man sentenced to d£ath by h@nging for ro@§ting his mom to d£ath in Niger
A young man, identified as Stephen Jiya, has been sentenced to d£ath by h@nging in Niger State for ro@§ting his mother, Comfort Jiya, to d£ath. The States Chief Judge, Justice Hal ...
Bandits kidnap scores, burn military, police vehicles in Zamfara community
Notorious bandits stormed Zurmi town, the headquarters of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Thursday and set ablaze four operational vehicles belonging to security operat ...
Army Arrests IPOB/ESN Commander, Recovers Weapons In Enugu
Troops of Sector 1 Exercise GOLDEN DAWN III in conjunction with other security agencies following a credible intelligence report has on Wednesday 13 December 2023 apprehended a commander of the pr ...
Ekiti Police Recover Vehicles, Bikes Used In Bank Robbery
The Ekiti State Police Command has announced the recovery of three vehicles and two motorcycles used by armed robbers during the recent bank robberies in Ikere-Ekiti, which resulted in the tragic ...
No Ransom Paid For Zamfara Kidnapped Corps Members – NYSC
In response to circulating reports alleging the payment of ransom for the release of kidnapped prospective corps members in Zamfara State, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refute ...
Court sentences man to death by hanging for setting mother ablaze
The Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Abdulmalik, has sentenced a man identified as Stephen Jiya to death by hanging for setting his mother, Comfort Jiya, ablaze. The judge ruled t ...
Yahoo: EFCC arrests twins, five others over alleged internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested twin brothers, Taiwo and Kehinde Adio, alongside five others over alleged internet fraud, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Court remands man for pleading guilty to car theft
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered that a 52-year-old man, Charles Ogaba be remanded for pleading guilty to car theft. The Chief Magis ...
Delta: Police kill suspected kidnapper, free victim
Operatives from Delta State Police Command have killed a suspected kidnapper while others escaped. The perpetrators had seized a victim (whose identity was withheld), as he was riding his m ...
Five feared dead as armed robbers attack banks in Ekiti
A deadly bank robbery in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Wednesday afternoon, reportedly left five people dead, including two officers of the Amotekun security outfit. ...
Police Kill 13 Bandits, Rescue 268 Kidnap Victims In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has said that it killed 13 suspected kidnappers and rescued 268 abducted persons during various operations from June to September this year. A statement iss ...
SUG Calls For Calm As Landlord Kills Final Year Student In Delta
The Student Union Government (SUG) of Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghars, Delta State has called for calm after a final-year student was allegedly shot dead on Sunday by his landlord, Mr. Ajari ...
Zamfara To Prosecute Woman Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Stepdaughter
The Zamfara State government has announced its intention to prosecute a woman accused of aggravated assault against her 12-year-old stepdaughter in Tsafe town, Tsafe Local Government Area. This wa ...
Court sentences man to two years in prison over N1.8m visa fraud
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced Michael Timothy, 40, to two years in prison for N1.8m visa fraud. After pleading guilty to the crime, Timoth ...
UGM abd¥ct popular Lagos businessman, demand N500m ransom
Unknown g¥nmen have abd¥cted a popular Lagos businessman, Ejike Autos, at his plaza in Ladipo spare part market. It was gathered that the g¥nmen stuck at about 1 AM on Saturday, D ...
Gunmen Ambush Convoy In Rivers, Kill 4 Soldiers, Kidnap Expatriates
A group of unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy transporting Daewoo workers on Monday, December 12th, along the Ahoada/Abua stretch of the East-West Road in Rivers State. The attack resulted in t ...
Police Confirm 5 Killed In Anambra Club Shooting
The police command in Anambra State, has confirmed the killing of five persons after Sunday’s shooting at a nightclub in Oba in Idemili South local government area of the state. The state comm ...
Alleged R@p£: Late rapper Takeoff’s accuser seeks to substitute his mom as defendant
A lady who accused late American rapper, Kirsnick Khari Ball aka Takeoff, of r@p£ is seeking to substitute his mother as the defendant in the suit. The lady, identified simply as ...
Gunmen kill four soldiers, steal arms in Rivers
Four soldiers have been killed and their arms stolen by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State. According to information from the Rivers State Polic ...
Navy Apprehends Ghanaians Smuggling Cannabis Sativa On Lagos Waterways
The Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Beecroft, on Tuesday, intercepted a huge wooden boat, laden with over 120 bags of narcotics suspected to be Cannabis Sativa. In a statement by the Base Informatio ...
Court frees man charged with defiling 2-year-old
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has discharged and acquitted a man, Adeyemi Adejumo, accused of defiling a two-year-old in a church. Oshodi he ...
Woman set to divorce her husband after he left her with deep c¥t on her leg.
A woman has expressed her desire to end her marriage because her husband left her with a deep cut on her leg for yet to be known reasons. A lawyer who was privy to the situation r ...
Customs probes officer caught on camera ext%rting a passenger at Lagos International Airport.
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has commenced investigation into an incident at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, where an officer was observed soliciting N5,000 bri ...
Jigawa Police Bust Car Theft Syndicate, Recover Stolen Vehicles
The Jigawa State Police Command has successfully apprehended a notorious car theft ring and recovered three stolen vehicles. DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the command’s spokesperson, who confirmed ...
Two vigilantes, bouncer, two fun-seekers died in Anambra club shooting – Police
The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the killing of five persons after Sunday’s shooting at a nightclub in Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area, LGA of the state.
Court sentences two men to 35 years in prison for culpable homicide in Bauchi
Bauchi State High Court 1 has sentenced Adamu Abdulra’uf and Abdulkadir Wada to 35 years in prison each for causing serious harm and attempting culpable homicide on a six-year-old girl ...
NAF neutralizes bandit kingpin, others in Niger, Zamfara
Nigerian Airforce operatives have neutralized a notorious bandit warlord, Ali Alhaji Alheri, popularly known as Kachalla Ali Kawaje, who masterminded the kidnapping of female students ...
Troops Rescue 9 Kidnap Victims In Kaduna, Recover Weapons
Troops of the 1 Division Nigerian Army have successfully rescued nine kidnapped victims and recovered weapons in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The rescue operation took place ...
‘She was a witch – Man kills mother in Adamawa
A man in Adamawa State, Sadiq Idrissu, has confessed to killing his mother over alleged witchcraft. The 30-year-old Sadiq, currently held by the Adamawa State Police Command, revealed that, ...
Gunmen reportedly kill many in Anambra nightclub
Some gunmen have reportedly gunned down some persons in a nightclub in Anambra. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, ...