Crime

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Couple remanded for beating policeman

A man and his wife were on Tuesday arraigned before a magistrates’ court in Madalla town in Suleja LGA of Niger State for beating up a policeman who w

Court jails ‘Yahoo Boy’ 5yrs for N56m fraud without option of fine

A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced a 23-year-old, Yusuf Salawu, from Okene Local Government Area of the state to five years impri

Police kill 2 kidnappers, recover N8.4m ransom paid in Bauchi

Two suspected kidnappers were killed during an exchange of gunfire by Police operatives at Maina-Maji village, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauch

ISWAP establishing camps in Zamfara community, govt raises alarm

The members of Islamic State in West African Province ( ISWAP) have been reportedly spotted establishing camps around Mutu village in Mada District, G

3 suspected robbers gunned down in Benue

The police in Benue State have shot three suspected armed robbers in Afia community of Ukum Local Government Area in the state. Spokeswoman of the com