Crime

Man, 24, allegedly steals N250,000 gold chain at Tejuoso market

The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande, told the court that the defendant committed the…

Police confirm abduction of another set of 12 persons in Kogi

The Kogi state police command has confirmed the abduction of another set of 12…

Shops, banks shut over robbery scare in Akure

Residents and bank workers in Akure, the Ondo State capital were thrown into a…

Court remands woman for allegedly biting, threatening to poison own father

A Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, on Wednesday ordered that a 27-year-old woman, Ifeoma…

Prison official receives N1.2m as salary overpayments, goes on spending spree, lands in custody eight years after

A former staffer with Nigerian Prison Service - now Nigerian Correctional Service - has…

I was charmed by my competitor, says bar owner who stabbed customer to death

A drinking bar owner who stabbed one of his customers to death in a…

Man dies after asking his friends to shoot him to test new anti-bullet charm

An Ebonyi Magistrate's Court, sitting in Abakaliki, has remanded two men Richard Okpu, 20;…

Five robbers raid alfa and his wife, hide in their herbalist’s house, get nabbed by Ogun Police

The Police in Ogun State on Tuesday arrested five suspected robbers who hid at…

60-year-old fish-farmer caught smuggling hard drugs to his Interpol wanted son in EFCC custody

A 60-year-old fish-farmer, Muyiwa Otuyalo, has landed in the custody of the Economic and…

Eight-year-old girl dies after being raped for three years by 16 men including her relatives

An eight-year-old Indian girl, who was allegedly raped over three years by 16 men…

Nigerian wanted in Germany, arrested in Hungary for assaulting woman

A court in Hungary has ordered the arrest of a Nigerian man who is…

Student, 37, remanded for allegedly raping 11-, 13-year-old girls in Kaduna

A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan. Kaduna on Tuesday ordered that a 37-year-old student, Ayuba…

Three Celestial Church of Christ leaders allegedly defraud church N85m

The three Celestial Church of Christ leaders have been dragged before the Lagos State…

Lesotho leader’s wife murder trial to start March – court official

The murder trial of the wife of Lesotho’s prime minister, accused of murdering his…

Customs seize N2.9m drugs hidden in two commercial buses in Seme

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, says it has seized 563,400ml of Amphetamine Syrup…