crime

Osun local guard found dead on duty post

A local security guard was found murdered at his duty post on Monday morning…

Police arrest suspected cultists over Edo varsity students’ killing

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of individuals suspected to have…

Nasarawa man slits Okada rider’s throat, steals bike

A suspected motorcycle thief, Ibrahim Isiaka, has been apprehended by the Nasarawa State Police…

Father poisons day-old babygirl over male child preference

A 28-year-old man named Misbahu Salisu has been accused of poisoning his day-old baby…

Lagos man stabs friend to death over food bill

A tragic incident unfolded in the Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State,…

NSCDC trains 55 female Agro-Rangers to combat crime in Taraba 

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) has trained 55 Special Female Squad…

Court remands man for allegedly defiling minor

A Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday ordered that a 19-year-old man, Emmanuel…

Court remands man, 58, for allegedly defiling 17-year-old

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that a 58-year-old man, Mufutau Raheem, should…

Jonathan blames crime increase on substance abuse

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, has blamed the increase in the…

Man kills 57-year-old for sleeping with his wife in Adamawa

A 57-year-old man has been stabbed to death for allegedly sleeping with another man's…

Meet the Okparas, a notorious family of seven that specialises in kidnapping

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a family of seven, the Okparas, over…

Court remands man, 40, over alleged rape of 12-year-old

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 40-year-old man,…

Governors decry ethnic profiling of crime

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it is against ethnic profiling of crime and…

Two estate agents in court for alleged N800,000 fraud

Two estate agents who allegedly defrauded their client of N800,000, on Wednesday appeared in…

Alleged breach of trust: Court admits retired civil servant to N250,000 bail

An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Tuesday, admitted a retiree, Bamidele Lamidi,…