Crime

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Man to die by hanging for kidnapping, raping

An Edo State High Court sitting in Auchi has sentenced one Taofeek Isah to death by hanging for kidnapping and attacking with harmful substances. The

6,000 Nigerian kids in detention nationwide – NGO

The Save the Future of Children Initiative (SAFIN) has said that about 6,000 Nigerian children are in juvenile prisons and detention centres nationwid

Banditry: Chiefs, residents flee FCT villages

The village chiefs of Chakumi and Tubudu communities of Gurdi Ward in Abaji Area Council of the FCT, Mohammad Magaji and Salihu Magaji respectively, a

Man arraigned for attacking AEDC officials

A man, Bernard Abah 44, was on Thursday arraigned in an area court at Karu in Abuja for attacking officials of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Comp

Father remanded over rape of 14-year-old daughter in Kwara

An Ilorin magistrates’ court in Kwara State has remanded one Jimoh Lukman 45 for raping his 14-year- old daughter. The prosecutor, Sanni Abdullah, sai