Crime

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Man killed for ‘stealing’ bread in Bayelsa

The police in Bayelsa State have arrested three suspects in connection with a mob action that led to the death of a 32-year-old man, Ebimotimi Freebor

Insecurity: Niger launches Operation Flush, donates 20 vehicles

The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has launched Operation Flush as the first step towards addressing the security challenges bedeviling th

Woman charged with killing hubby over dinner

A nursing mother, Damilola Opeyemi, was on Monday charged before a magistrates’ court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly stabbing h

77-year-old man arrested for ‘defiling’ 7-year-old girl in Ogun

A 77-year-old man, Adedamola Idowu, has been arrested and paraded by the Ogun Police Command for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl. Idowu and h

How vessel stealing Nigerian crude for 10 years was nabbed

Operatives of TANTITA Security Services Limited, the surveillance company of a former Militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, have arre