Man, 47, jailed for life for raping 14-year-old stepdaughter in Calabar
The Family Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has sentenced 47-year-old Emmanuel Thompson Udo to life imprisonment for raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter.
Court sends former PRT boss Abdulrasheed Maina to prison
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday has remanded a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, in prison, till…
Kidnappers collect N100m in Kwara to free Ekiti Chinese worker
The abductors of a Chinese, who was whisked away on Friday on the Ado Ekiti-Iyin Ekiti Road in Ekiti State, have released him after the…
Court okays lawyer’s request to quit Maina’s trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request by Adeola Adedipe, a defence lawyer in the trial of former Chairman of the Pension…
FBI list: Court orders final forfeiture of Invictus CEO, Obi Okeke’s N235m
Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of N235,451,969 traced to the account of a convicted…
London: Nigerian convicted for stabbing hotel worker to death over Gucci bag
A Nigerian man, Samuel Odupitan, who stabbed a hotel concierge worker to death so he could steal his Gucci bag, has been convicted of murder….
Police, Army, DSS arrested kidnappers with military uniforms in Plateau state
A joint operation conducted by the Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven, Department of State Service, the Nigerian Police Force and Vigilante Group of…
Benue DPO shot arresting criminals selling looted goods
Hoodlums have shot the Divisional Police Officer, Otukpo, Benue State, SP Yahaya Pawa.
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Mother accused of locking up son for 30 years arrested in Sweden
The Police in Sweden have detained a woman in her 70s for allegedly locking up her son.
Killings in North: Enough is enough, Arewa stakeholders warn
A group of vibrant young Northerners under the auspices of Arewa Stakeholders Consultative Circle, on Tuesday, warned that enough is enough of the senseless killings of innocent and unarmed civilians in Borno State and across the Northern part of Nigeria.
Bandits kill seven farmers and abduct 30 villagers in Katsina
Seven farmers including a nursing mother, have been killed by suspected bandits who attacked three villages – Unguwar Maigayya, Tashar Bama, and Dogun Muazu of Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, over the weekend.
My husband threatens me with gun – Wife cries to court
A terrified, Iyabo Donald, on Tuesday approached a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her six-year-old marriage to estranged husband, Richard
Wanted Maina arrested in Niger Republic
The runaway former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has been arrested.
Hire mercenaries to wipe out Boko Haram — Governor Zulum’s suggestion to Buhari
Borno state Governor, Babagana Zulum has asked President Buhari to bring in mercenaries to wipe out Boko Haram insurgents. The Borno Governor made the recommendations…
33-year-old Ebonyi driver arraigned for 24 passengers’ death in crash
The Ebonyi State Police Command, on Friday, arraigned a 33-year-old driver, Chinedu Nwonu, for the death of 24 passengers he was conveying in his bus.
50-year-old caught raping 10-year-old neighbour’s daughter in Ondo
A 50-year-old man has been nabbed in Akure, the Ondo State capital for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl.
Murderers of Borno farmers must be brought to justice – UN
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres says the terrorists that perpetrated the Borno massacre on Saturday must be held accountable.
Zabarmari: ‘We informed Military of coming attack but nothing was done’ – Residents
Residents of Zabarmari informed the military of an imminent attack but nothing was done, they said on Sunday.