Crime

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Cashier arraigned in Abuja over N687,000

A 23-year-old cashier, Happiness Ephraim, on Tuesday, appeared before a Wuse magistrates’ court in Abuja over charges bordering on alleged misappropri

Gunmen abduct late FCT district head’s son

A son of the late District Head of Wako in Kwali Area Council of the FCT, Mr Sanusi Usman, has been abducted by gunmen in the Kwaita-Tsoho community o

Court sentences policeman to death over killing of student

The Chief Judge (CJ) of Plateau Justice, David Mann, has delivered judgment in the long-awaited case involving the killing of a university student, Ri

3 suspected robbers in police net

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command, in collaboration with the vigilantes, have arrested three suspected armed robbers, Suleiman Aliyu (25), Ab

Police begin crackdown on fireworks, ‘knockouts’

The Nasarawa State Police Command has ordered a crackdown on the suppliers and users of fireworks, knockouts and other explosive devices across the st