About five senior officials in the Department of Farm Inputs Supports Services (FISS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development were arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged diversion of funds. They were said to have been arrested around 9 am on Thursday in a sting operation which …

The Adamawa State police command says a criminal group in the state, ‘Shila boys’, has killed a 37-year-old man, Umar Abdulkadir. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Suleiman Nguroje told the Newsmen in Yola on Saturday. ‘Shila Boys’ are light weapon-bearing youths terrorising some communities in the state and other places. They specialise in snatching mobile phones, jewellery and other …

A man identified as Taye Agbaje has reportedly killed his younger brother’s two children inside a bush in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was gathered that the man, on Saturday, 5th August, went to his sibling’s house at Kemta Abata in Abeokuta, took away the two girls on his bike and later murdered them with a cutlass. The father …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a fake couple Mr. Onyebuchi Ilonzeh and his partner in crime, who identified as Mrs. Nonyelum Ilonzeh, purportedly going for medical treatment in India, for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322 kilogrammes with 100 grammes of the drug also concealed in the woman’s vagina. According to NDLEA spokesman, …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Bankole Oginni following the death of a woman who was said to be his ex-lover. According to the police, the 45-year-old woman, (whose identity had not been revealed by the police) was found dead in the house of the suspect while some parts of her body had been removed. The …

The police in Delta State have arrested two suspected child thieves. The operatives rescued a two-year-old allegedly stolen by the suspects at Issele-Uku community. The suspects include Mallam Sa’ad Ahmed Baba and Halima Abubakar. In a statement, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe said: “On 3/8/2023, at about 1100hours, the Command received information from a resident …

The Ondo State Police Command on Friday said it had begun the trial of a man, identified as Bode, for killing one Tunde Akinmoyewa with a dane gun at Laoso Village in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the 27-year-old man, who was described as an ex-convict, was shot dead by his friend while …

An 18-year-old girl has been reportedly raped and killed by yet to be identified criminal gangs in Taraba State. The name of the victim was given as Wassa Joel Tuwa. A family source, Ayuba Solomon Bissa, who spoke with newsmen in Jalingo, the State capital, said the victim who hailed from Yorro Local Government Council of the State was gang-raped …

Two notorious motorcycle snatchers within and outside of Bauchi State who specialised in beating and snatching motorcycles from the riders have been arrested by police in the state following their latest crime committed in Bauchi metropolis. The two suspects, Mustapha Adam (25) and 31-year-old Jafar Lawan, were arrested Thursday last week at about 9:00pm disguised as passengers and boarded a …

The people of Birnin-Gwari in Kaduna State have said that bandits have killed farmers in the emirate including an Islamic leader, and kidnapped scores as insecurity continued to escalate growing concerns over looming famine. According to the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU), ” we sorrowfully mourn the death of the Vice-Chairman of Jama’atul Izalatul Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus-Sunnah (JIBWIS), Birnin-Gwari Branch, …