Crime

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5-year-old girl defiled in Kaduna

A magistrates’ court in Kaduna, on Thursday, remanded a 32-year-old man, Masaoudu Abubakar, for defiling a five-year-old girl. The police charged Abub

Tenant jailed 18 months for tearing co-tenant’s shirt

A Benin magistrates’ court has sentenced one Omoruyi Paul to 18 months imprisonment for threatening a co-tenant, Okoro Nosa, with a cutlass, as well a

Kidnappers of six Benue Links passengers demand N60m ransom

Abductors of six passengers on board Benue State owned transport vehicle known as Benue Links have opened talks with families of the victims, demandin

Viral video: Police identify officer demanding fine for tinted glass permit 

On Wednesday, a video went viral showing a policeman demanding a fine from a driver for having tinted glass without a permit. The Nigeria Police Force

Ekiti man sentenced to death for raping, killing landlady

The Ekiti State high Court has sentenced one Tunmise Abraham to death by hanging for raping and killing his landlady, Bukola Olanrewaju. Abraham was f