A receptionist at a local hotel in Zimbabwe has been fined US$200 for kissing a student without her consent. Godknows Sakatiro, employed by a Norton hotel, was brought before the Norton Magistrates’ Court on charges of “performing an indecent act with a young person.” He pleaded guilty to the charge and was ordered to…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested Zingfa Nambon of Gwagwalada area of Abuja for conspiracy, attempted homicide and armed robbery. Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, June 20, 2024, said the suspect was arrested by police operatives attached to Bosso Division at about 1730hrs on…
Gunmen have killed a ticket collector around Okesa Roundabout in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday, June 18, 2024, but the identity of the man is yet to be known. The man, who was one of those issuing tickets to commercial motorcyclists, was shot dead by…
A sex worker identified as Zara Tua has been stabbed to death by two men who had checked her into a hotel in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory. Punch reports that one of the men stabbed the lady with a pair of scissors after an argument broke out between Zara and…
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command raided kidnappers’ hideouts in an Abuja border community, neutralized a bandit and arrested three other suspects. Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, June 15, 2024, said the suspects confessed to being involved in a series of…
The police in Delta state have begin the manhunt for a man identified as Stanley Overmureye for the alleged gruesome murder of his six-year-old daughter, Abigail Stanley. The sad and painful incident which occurred on June 15 was reported by the brother to the fleeing suspect. The DPO on receipt of the complaint detailed…
The presiding priest of St. Thomas Parish, Zaman Dabo Community, in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Rev. Father Gabriel Ukeh, has been abducted by suspected bandits in the early hours of Sunday, June 9. Confirming this to newsmen, the Vicar General (Pastoral), Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Kazah, in a statement released…
At least 20 people have been killed in a fresh attack on communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State by suspected terrorists. Daily Trust on Saturday, June 8, 2024, gathered that two of the victims, Kabiru Salihu and Abubakar Karaga were beheaded by the attackers. Among the villages attacked between Thursday and…
Barely a week after seizing a shipment of 175,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Port Harcourt Ports complex in Onne, Rivers state, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have again intercepted another consignment of 175,000 bottles of the same opioid imported from India. According to a statement released by…
Armed bandits have killed no fewer than 30 persons in attacks on villages in Dutsinma and Safana Local Government Areas of Katsina State. The affected villages are Tashar Kawai Mai Zurfi, Sabon Gari Unguwar Banza, Dogon Ruwa, Sanawar Kurecen Dutsi, Unguwar Bera, Kuricin Kulawa, Larabar Tashar Mangoro, Sabaru, Ashata, Unguwar Ido, Kanbiri, Kunamawar Mai…
