Farmer, 32, admits raping 78-year-old grandmother in Niger
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Minna has ordered the remand in prison custody of a 32-year-old farmer, Rilwanu Salisu, after he pleaded guilty to the c
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Soldiers kill teenager, stab police inspector over fight with girlfriend
A soldier in Maiduguri is alleged to have shot dead a teenager and stabbed a police inspector on Monday night, sparking protests on Tuesday morning. T
Police arrest 5 trans-border robbers in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five members of a nine-man gang of trans-border robbers. The suspected robbers, led by a 33-year-old Camer
Husband killing: I’ll accept your verdict on my daughter, mother tells court
The mother of a defendant charged by the police for allegedly killing her husband by setting him ablaze, has told the court she would accept whatever
Court remands 3 cult members over alleged robbery
An Ilorin magistrate court yesterday remanded three cult members – Shola Waliyu, Azeez Oyekunle and Raheem Ismail – over alleged armed rob