The police authorities in Nasarawa State have paraded 17 suspected political thugs for various offences in the recently concluded elections in the state. Parading the suspects at the Police Headquarters in Lafia on Sunday, the Public Relations Officer in the state, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramhan Nansel said that they were arrested with arms and ammunition. He said some of …

Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested Pastor Kayode Salami, 47, for allegedly raping and killing a nursing mother identified as Adejoke Oloje. It was gathered that the victim was staying in the church with her baby when the incident occurred. Mother of the deceased, Mrs Deborah, said her late daughter left home without any notice until she …

Scores of Point of Sales (PoS) operators allegedly selling Naira at a high prices were said to have been arrested over the weekend by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at Akure South and Akure North Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Ondo State. The suspects were alleged to have bought cash from banks and sold the notes …

After weeks of calmness, gunmen on Sunday resumed attacks on security checkpoints in Enugu State, reportedly killing two policemen. The attack happened before Noon at a police checkpoint between Kenyatta Market and the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC) Stadium. A source hinted that the policemen, who were on stop and search, were caught unawares. A viral video trending on …

A man identified as Arinze Obiwenite has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter. Obiwente, who was also accused of using diabolic means to run a “healing” ministry, was arrested during a raid in his home in Abacha community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State upon a tipoff from a whistleblower. The state commissioner for Women and …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an appeal challenging the High Court judgement that discharged and acquitted Shamsudeen, son of the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed on N1.1 billion fraud charges. The anti-graft agency appealed the decision which discharged and acquitted the respondent on nine counts before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Abuja Division of the …

An Oyo State Family Court 2, sitting at Iyaganku Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of Kolade Ajayi, a 52-year-old man identified as the owner of Kingdom Cornerstone Orphanage Home. Ajayi was charged to court by the police for allegedly raping two girls in the orphanage. The Magistrate, Mrs P. O. Adetuyibi did not take the plea of defendant due …

A 72-year-old woman whose domestic worker allegedly cut off her genitals for money ritual in Anambra State is left dead on 2 February. Chidinma Ikeanyiownu, a media aide to the state Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the septuagenarian was at her residence when his house help, simply …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Ojo Akerele in the Idoani community, Ose Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. In an interview with journalists in Akure, the state capital on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmi Odunlami said: “A case of defilement was reported against one Ojo Akerele, …

Femi Oso, an inmate at the Ibara Correctional Facility in Ogun State who is reportedly on death row, has been charged with utilizing a romance scam to defraud an unnamed woman in the state of N17 million. According to The Punch, Oso and the victim connected on Facebook, and after exchanging messages for a while, they started dating. During the …