Crime

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3 policemen arrested for extortion, attempt to shoot okada man in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three policemen for allegedly attempting to kill a commercial motorcyclist, also known as okada rider,, in

Man jailed 2 years for stealing 11 bags of rice, yams, in Ekiti

Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a 25-year-old man, John Dashe, to two years’ imprisonment for stealing foodstuffs. Justice

Gunmen kidnap naval officer in Kogi, demand N3m

A naval officer at the Naval Headquarters in Abuja, Musa Lawal has been kidnapped from his home in Lokoja, Kogi State. The kidnappers are demanding a

40-year-old sentenced to death for killing girlfriend in Jos

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, has on Tuesday, sentenced a 40-year-old man, Mr Badung David Dele, to death for killing his girlfriend, Nan

15 feared killed in fresh Ebonyi communal crisis

No fewer than 15 persons have reportedly lost their lives in a fresh communal crisis between the people of Ngbo and Ezza in Nkwuada community in Ohauk