Crime

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Kano court canes man, sends him to Islamic school for trespass

A Kano State Shari’a Court sitting at Kofar Kudu has placed a man, Khalifa Auwal, on a six-month community service bond after finding him guilty of cr

3 charged with theft of N7m goods in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned three suspects—Egbeyemi Mary (26), Adedoke Adeleye (21), and Awe Sunmisola (24)—before an Ado-Ekiti Chief

Woman drags friend to court over alleged threat to life

A petty trader, Helen Okeke, on Wednesday dragged her friend, Patience Udeme, before an Upper Customary Court on Daura Road, Kaduna, for allegedly thr

Man jailed 12 months for enticing married woman

An Area Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State on Wednesday, sentenced one Abdullahi Usman to 12 months imprisonment for enticing a married woman and def

Police detain masquerade over attack on Anambra community

The Anambra Police Command says it has detained a masquerade, allegedly involved in unprovoked violent attacks on residents of Awgbu Community in Orum