Crime

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Our abductors beat us when we requested to pray – Escaped cleric

One of the victims of a recent kidnapping incident in Kwara State, Alhaji Tunde Buhari, has narrated their ordeal while in the den of their abductors.

Gunmen kidnap Chawai chief in Kaduna

Gunmen have abducted Chief Joshua Ahmadu, the District Head of Chawai in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State. Ahmadu’s abduction was confirmed on Wednesday by

10 arrested as protest rocks Ajegunle in Lagos

At least 10 persons were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in a violent protest that broke out in Ajegunle, also known as AJ City, in

Court remands man for stealing wife’s N700,000

A magistrates’ court in Kafanchan LGA, Kaduna State, on Thursday, ordered that a 46-year-old man, Ola Habila, alongside his sister, Joy (30), be reman

Mum, daughter kidnapped in Osun regain freedom

Mrs Olayinka Kayode, a 32-year-old woman who was kidnapped together with her daughter on Tuesday in Osogbo, Osun State, has been freed. The release of