A traditional ruler in Plateau State, His Royal Highness, Aminu Derwan has been kidnapped by gunmen who attacked his palace in Panyam, Mangu Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen numbering over 20, took away Derwan, the district head of Panyam, after scaring residents with gunshots in the early hours of Monday June 20 A resident…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has declared three men and a woman wanted for conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, money laundering, and criminal breach of trust The commission shared photos of the suspects on its Instagram page with a short statement that reads;
The Federal Government has linked the members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to the attack on the St. Francis Catholic church in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, June 5th. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this while briefing state house correspondents after a meeting of the National Security Council presided over…
Men of Ogun State police command have arrested one Wakilu Ogundairo for allegedly making a Whatsapp voice note in which he raised a false alarm of Boko Haram terrorist invasion of Imosan Ijebu with cache of arms, and circulated same on social media, thereby causing panic in the mind of law-abiding citizens. According to a…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one Emmanuel Saleh, the alleged owner of a ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ academy and four other suspects. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, May 27, said the suspects were arrested in a sting operation in Bauchi metropolis. “Operatives of the State…
A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on the charge of duping at least 300 women out of crores of rupees on the pretext of marriage, officials said on Friday, May 27. The accused identified as Garuba Galumje,38, allegedly befriended women through social media and matrimonial websites, where he introduced himself as a…
At least four people have been killed in an attack on Ayilamo town in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday night, May 10, while the victims were asleep. According to Daily Trust, the gunmen stormed the community, broke into homes and shot the four…
A Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has sentenced a 24-year-old woman, Mercy Sese, to 7 years in prison with the option of N4.5m fine for trafficking young girls to Mali for prostitution. The presiding judge, Justice AbduDogo sentenced the accused on Wednesday, May 11, after she pleaded guilty to a 7 count charge…
A young woman has been apprehended for allegedly killing her newborn baby in Kuru, Jos South Local Governemnt Area of Plateau State. According to witnesses, the suspect said to be a church chorister, killed the baby shortly after giving birth and was caught while trying to bury the body in the bush on Wednesday, May 11. It had…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said they are investigating the source of money used by aspirants to purchase party nomination forms ahead of the 2023 elections. Bawa stated this on Friday when he featured on Channels Television’s current affairs programme, Politics Today. “When it comes to the issue of monitoring election funds…
