Crime

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I sold hemp to provide for my family, man tells court

Mr Lekan Folorunso, a father of two, has told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ customary court in Ibadan that he sold marijuana to provide for his two children and wi

Five soldiers, civilian allegedly killed by gunmen in Anambra

Gunmen on Wednesday afternoon attacked and allegedly killed five soldiers and an unidentified civilian in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambr

Teen docked over stealing of phone

A 19-year-old man, ThankGod Sunday, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ court over alleged breach of peace and stealing of a phone. Th

Police hold guardians of fleeing Abuja murder suspects

The guardians of two people accused of killing a labourer in Karsana district of Abuja are among five people so far arrested by the police in connecti

Court remands man for seducing, abducting married ex-wife

A Shari’a court in Kano on Tuesday, ordered that a 38-year-old man, Musa Sa’idu, be re-manded in a correctional centre for allegedly abducting and ent