Crime

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2 arraigned for stealing N40.8m petrol

The police, on Wednesday, charged two men in an Iyaganku magistrates’ court in Ibadan over allegedly stealing petrol valued at N40.8 million. The defe

Man allegedly hires assassin to kill wife’s lover

An Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a man for allegedly hiring an assassin to kill his wife’s lover, whom s

Soldiers rescue 24 travellers, foil kidnap

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have foiled a kidnapping attempt on the Otukpo–Enugu expressway in Benue State, rescuin

Yobe: 428 suspects arrested in 12 months

The Yobe State Police Command has said it arrested 428 suspects for various capital offences between January and December, 2025. The spokesperson of t

Man jailed 1 year for stealing TV in Ekiti

A magistrate’s court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Friday Johnson, to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty