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Retired DSP, Teen Accomplice Caught With 7 Guns, 1,600 Cartridges in Delta
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 69-year-old retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and his 17-year-old companion for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition during…
2 Pakistanis arrested for alleged kidnap of fellow Pakistani in Lagos
Operatives of the police command in Lagos State have arrested two Pakistanis for allegedly kidnaping a fellow Pakistani in the Ikeja area of the state.
The command Spokesman,…
Chinese PhD Student Convicted of Drugging, Raping 10 Women
A UK court has found Zhenhao Zou guilty of multiple sex offences, with police fearing more victims remain unidentified.
Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old Chinese PhD student, has been…
Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest, Seminarian in Edo, One Killed
By Zagazola Makama
Suspected armed Fulani attackers have abducted Rev. Father Philip Ekeli and seminarian Peter Andrew from St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukwa Community,…
Nigerian Man Faces 96-Year Sentence for Alleged COVID-19 Relief Fraud in U.S.
A 25-year-old Nigerian man, Oluwanishola Oyedyipo Jinadu, is facing up to 96 years in U.S. federal prison for allegedly defrauding pandemic relief programs.
Jinadu, who…
Market Women Protest Killing of Pregnant Trader by Husband in Edo
Market women in Benin City, Edo State, staged a protest on Monday, demanding justice for Success Izekor, a four-month-pregnant trader allegedly murdered by her husband, Kelvin…
Boko Haram Abducts Nigerian Professor, Others in Yobe
Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped Professor Abubakar Eljuma, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the Nigerian Army University, Biu, alongside several passengers near…
Court remands 60-year-old man over alleged N8.9m visa fraud
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, remanded a 60-year-old man, Rufus Adebisi, standing trial over alleged N8.9 million visa fraud, at the Federal Custodial Centre in Ile…
Police arrest 6 for vandalism, receipt of stolen items in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa, has arrested six suspected vandals in the Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the…
Gunmen Disguised as EFCC Officials Kidnap 10 Hotel Guests in Niger
Armed criminals posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have kidnapped 10 guests from White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road in Chanchaga Local…