Crime

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Student detained for allegedly dumping her newborn in bush

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested and detained a final-year student and new mother for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby in a bush in

Benue traditional ruler, brother arraigned over alleged murder

A 40-year-old traditional ruler of Ansha-Mbakule village, Jacob Pinen, appeared before a Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to face charges

Troops rescue 17 kidnapped passengers on Kogi highway

Soldiers from the 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, working with local vigilantes and other forces, have reportedly rescued 17 passengers who were kidnapped a

NDLEA recovers 112kg of cannabis in Kano

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State have recovered 150 blocks and three sacks of loose cannabis sativa weighi

Man remanded for allegedly defiling 9-year-old

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 45-year-old man, Mike Okoro, in a Correctional Centre in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling