Crime

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Taskforce arrests suspected extortionist in Benue

A suspected ‘Marching Ground’ gangster, identified as David Yaikyo, was apprehended by the Benue State Taskforce on Illegal Levies and Related Crimina

Police rescue 20 Ghanaians trafficked to Akwa Ibom

The police in Akwa Ibom State have rescued 20 Ghanaians who were trafficked into the country and held in a compound in Obio Etoi village, Uyo. DSP Tim

Police recover gun from ex-convict

Operatives of the Lagos police command have arrested an ex-convict over illegal possession of firearms. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hunde

‘How we were lured to Abuja with job offers, held hostage’

Five women who were promised jobs as restaurant attendants or housemaids in Abuja are now stranded after a dispute with a female agent who allegedly h

Baby found dead in FCT

The body of a newborn baby was found floating at Unguwar Abattoir following a heavy downpour in Abaji, the headquarters of Abaji Area Council of the F