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Police arrest two kidnap kingpins in Bayelsa
Operatives of Operation Puff Adder attached to the Bayelsa State Police Command said it has arrested leaders of two kidnap gangs, Nelson Waripamo popularly known as Mandela and Jackson Dakolo, said to be terrorizing Yenagoa and its…
Ogun students demand N5m compensation for deceased family
The National Association of Ogun Students (NAOSS), has demanded a sum of N5 million as compensation to the family of a secondary school student, Opeyemi Odusina, knocked down by an operative of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), at Ihunbo…
Court jails internet fraudster in Ilorin
A Kwara State High Court has, on Wednesday, convicted one Akinbamidele Femi John, on a three-count charge bordering on internet fraud and other fraud-related offences.The case was instituted by Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and…
NDLEA arrests 65 suspects in Edo
In a determined bid to tackle the rising cases of drug abuse in Edo State, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed 65 suspected drug dealers.The Edo State Commander of NDLEA, Mr Buba Wakawa who disclosed this in…
Sokoto villages hit by more than 150 bandits, several cows rustled
The Nigerian Police Force, Sokoto Command, has confirmed that more than one hundred fifty gunmen suspected to be marauding bandits stormed Tarana and Mahuta villages in Tureta local government area of the state and rustled undisclosed…
Police arrest man for allegedly having carnal knowledge of 7-yr-old girl
A 33-year-old man has been arrested by the police in Ogun for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a seven-year-old girl (name withheld).Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesperson in the state, said in a statement in Abeokuta on…
Flood sweeps away final year student of Adekunle Ajasin varsity
A final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, (AAUA) in Ondo State, identified as Doyin Boluwaji was on Monday evening swept away by a heavy flood in Igbaka area of Akungba Akoko in Akoko Southwest Local Government Area…
Court remands man for allegedly defiling 9-year-old girl
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has ordered that a 32-year-old man, Martin Urowanyina, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice.Magistrate B.O.…
Court sentences internet fraudster to six months imprisonment in Ilorin
Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Adepoju Tomiwa, who was arraigned on internet fraud and other fraud-related offences.Tomiwa was arraigned on a one-count…
Court sentences man to 12 years in prison for raping 19-year-old woman
An FCT High Court in Apo on Tuesday sentenced a 31- year old man, Emeka AkIle, to 12 years in prison for raping a 19-year-old in Lugbe, Abuja.Delivering his judgment, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, sentenced the convict under section 2B of…