By Babatunde Tiamiyu In line with the Core mandate of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to protect, the command, following a credible intelligence over the activities of criminal elements in every nook and cranny of the State has paraded eight suspects. This was made known in a statement by the command’s Public Relations…
A400- level female student of a government-owned University in Ogun State, Adaze Jaja, has reportedly committed suicide in an hotel Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Omolola Odutola, said the 31 year old lady committed the act with poisonous substance . The PPRO explained that the scene of the crime…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the release of Olori Iyabo Aremu, wife of the Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti, late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole and her mai d identified as Feranmi, who were abducted after the gruesome murder of the monarch by some gunmen last Thursday. The release, on Monday night, of the monarch’s wife and…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday granted N30m bail to a businessman, Lanre Smith, accused of N10m fraud. Justice Ibrahim Kala granted the bail following a motion filed and argued by the defendant’s lawyer, Akin Apara. Apara who pleaded with the court to admit the defendant to bail on liberal terms stated…
The General Overseer of Faith on the Rock Ministry International, Theophilus Ebonyi, said to have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of N1.3bn fraud has denied the arrest. The pastor, in a short video shared on his Facebook page on Monday minutes after the news of his alleged arrest broke, described…
A baby, allegedly sold by a maid for N800,000, has been found in a market in the Shomolu area of Lagos State. The maid identified as Ruth Okezie from Anambra State, reportedly absconded with the baby from the home in Shomolu around 2am on Saturday. After the report went viral on social media, the maid…
A 300-level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Miss IfeOluwa Adekunle, has been found dead in her room in a house outside the university campus. Her lifeless body was discovered on Saturday and investigation by the police revealed that the IfeOluwa was attacked by yet-to-identified assailants. The unfortunate incident was said to…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman suspected to be lovers in an apartment in the Ojodu area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday. He said the sudden and unnatural death was reported to the Ojodu Police…
Despite warnings by the Federal Government against crowd-funding for ransoms, the practice has continued to gain ground with the abductees and their families raising funds from relatives, friends, and social media to secure the release of kidnapped victims. Families of abductees told newsmen on Sunday that they disregarded the government’s warning because they feared the…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons, Makurdi Zonal Command has rescued five victims and apprehended eight suspects. Among those arrested were an 80-year-old woman, Innocent Josephine, and a 56-year-old woman, Ude Rosaline, both identified as key players in the trafficking. Other members include; Samuel Takura (50), Williams Minde (35), Mrs. Celina Obiasogu…