Crime

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2 held for gang raping 18-year-old woman in Ogun

The police in Ogun State have arrested two men, Emmanuel Thompson and Joshua Godwin, for gang raping an 18-year-old woman in Sagamu LGA. The police sp

Court remands Oba of Benin palace’s scribe, 6 others over illegal demolition

A Benin High Court Thursday remanded the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Frank Irabor and six others in Oko Correctional Centre over

Police confirm abduction of law student in Calabar

The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Cross River State, Aminu Alhassan, has confirmed the abduction of a 24-year-old law student, Miss Dora Effiom, in C

Navy nabs 3 suspects with 4,750 litres of petrol in A/Ibom

The Forward Operation Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy (NN) at Ibaka in Akwa Ibom State has nabbed three suspects with 4,750 litres of petrol. FOB’s Op

Man, 37, kills parents in Jigawa

A 37-year-old man, Munkaila Ahmadu, has allegedly killed his parents at Zarada-Sabuwa village, Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. A state