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A Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered that a 24-year-old man, Charles Okon, accused of aiding and abetting an offender, be remanded in prison custody, pending his sentencing.The judge, Alhaji Inuwa Maiwada, gave the order…

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has received an application that would enhance intelligence sharing in the tracking of organised crime including money laundering and terrorist financing.EFCC Acting Spokesman, Mr…

Mr Philip Ayuba, the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger, on Tuesday, said the command recorded zero crime during the Easter.Ayuba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that officers…

As Christians all over the world celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,  a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu representing Eti-Osa constituency 02 has urged Nigerians to shun crime and embrace…

A 30-year-old mother, Ayo Sheriff, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly burning her 16-year-old daughter’s upper and lower right limbs with an electric iron over a minor misunderstanding. The incident reportedly…

Terrorism is a global tormentor. It is now the world's biggest affliction. Nigeria has, for several years, been battling the Boko Haram insurgency which is responsible for thousands of deaths in the North-East.We know about the Boko…

ACCORDING to Wiki.com, social media refers to ‘ interaction among people in which they create, share and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and network.’ The various social media platforms include Facebook, whatsapp,…

THE Federal Government will fabricate and deploy relevant technologies to assist in the fight against financial crime in Nigeria, Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has disclosed.He disclosed this while playing…

Worried by the rise in awaiting trial inmates, which leads to prison congestion in the country, a non-governmental organisation, Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE-Nigeria) has called for a radical constitutional reform…

A lecturer with the College of Education, Maru, Zamfara State, Mallam Yakubu Maradun, is currently helping the state police command to unravel the circumstances surrounding the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Malama Naja’atu Abubakar.…