Crime

Troops foil kidnapping attempt, rescue 24 passengers on Otukpo–Enugu Road

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have foiled a suspected kidnapping…

25-year-old arraigned in Ibadan over alleged N800k fraud

A 25-year-old woman, Oluwabukola Adebayo, on Tuesday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in…

Two jailed over Plateau varsity results, certificate forgery

The Federal University of Education, Pankshin, Plateau State, has uncovered a syndicate engaged in…

Police nab fake vigilantes for armed robbery in Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested five men accused of posing as vigilante…

Gunmen kill four, injure seven in fresh Kaduna community attack

No fewer than four persons have been killed following an attack by unidentified gunmen…

Police arrest housewife, accomplice over alleged self-kidnapping, N2.5m extortion

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old housewife, Misturah Bada, and her…

Delta woman arrested for selling two-month-old baby

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a woman for allegedly selling…

US varsity shooting suspect found dead

The suspect linked to last week’s deadly shooting at Brown University in the United…

Troops neutralise five armed criminals in Sokoto, Zamfara operations

Troops of the 8 Division Garrison of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto have neutralised…

Lagos trader bags life jail for kidnapping, defiling neighbour’s daughter

A Lagos court has sentenced a trader to life imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually…

Lagos college povost jailed over fake LASU result

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced the Provost of Adonai…

Ex-Harvard morgue manager jailed eight years for selling stolen human parts

A former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School has been sentenced to eight years…

Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s son charged with parents’ murder

The son of veteran Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner has been taken into custody and…

Ondo poly student killed by suspected cultists

An HND student of the Ondo State-owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, identified as Ayodele…

Police arrest serial child kidnapper in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Aminu Ahmed, for allegedly…