Eighteen people, including a police officer, have reportedly been killed in attacks by armed bandits on five communities in Chawai chiefdom, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the attacks occurred on Monday morning, August 2, in Kigom, Kikoba, Kishisho and Ungwan Magaji communities. A resident of Kigom, who preferred anonymity,…
A soldier attached to the Letmauck Barracks, Audu Abubakar, has allegedly stabbed a tailor in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for allegedly disrespecting him. It was gathered that the incident happened when the tailor identified as Ali Abubakar visited a friend, Saheed, in Sabo area of Ibadan on Thursday, July 29. His friend was not around so…
The Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, has ordered an internal review of the allegations leveled against one of the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, DCP Abba Kyari in the fraud case against Instagram celebrity, Ramoni Abbas aka Hushpuppi. In one of the court documents released by the FBI, it was alleged that Kyari received a…
The Senate has accused the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation of illegally withdrawing N665.8 billion from Development of Natural Resources Fund and Stabilization Funds and giving it as loans to various government agencies. The claim was made in a report by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts on the Federation Account which has…
The Osun State Police Command has paraded eleven suspects arrested for various crimes ranging from armed robbery, theft, cultism and burglaries. Briefing newsmen at the state police headquarters in Osogbo on Tuesday July 27, the State Police Commissioner, CP Olawale Olokode said three armed robbery suspects identified as Sefiu Adeboye, Adekunle Odekayi and Adewale Simon, were…
A 23-year-old bricklayer has been arrested for allegedly killing his 46-year-old lover and raping her corpse. Adebayo Kingsley, from Ibillo in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, is said to have killed Rosemary Ifeoma, a widow and mother-of-four, by hitting her with a plank. Rosemary Ifeoma, popularly called Mama Samuel, from Orogun in Ughelli…
Two kinsmen of the former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, are set to testify for the prosecution in his trial for alleged N5.2 billion fraud. Earlier this month, Ojerinde was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission(ICPC) on an 18-count charge. He’s accused…
Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested three armed robbery suspects who invaded a provision shop and dispossessed the owner of a huge sum of money. A statement released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, said the suspects, Anu Ibikunle 32years, Rasheed Bisiriyu 22 years and Adebowale Dada 25 years,…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested five men for allegedly sodomising a 20-year-old man in Gwale Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 22, said the suspects were arrested following a complaint by the victim’s aunt. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned shady politicians, Yahoo boys and Nigerians involved in financial crimes to retrace their steps as the eagle eyes are on them. The anti-graft agency gave the warning in a statement posted via its official social media accounts on Friday, July 23. “This na for the shady…
