Crime

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Benue: Police nab robbers in military uniform

The police in Benue State have arrested five suspected armed robbers terrorising travellers on the Makurdi-Lafia highway. Police spokesperson in the s

Gunmen kill 3, injure 2 in Plateau

Gunmen have reportedly killed three persons and injured two others in Maiyanga community in Bokkos LGA of Plateau State. A community leader told our c

NRC suspends officials over Abuja-Kaduna derailment

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended its officials over a derailment at the Kubwa Train Station penultimate Friday. City & Crime r

Gunmen kidnap Abuja chief’s wife, sons, 5 others, demand N35m, foodstuff

Gunmen have abducted one of the wives of the Village Head of Bukpe in Kwali Area Council of the FCT, Mrs Sadiya Hassan Shamdozhi, two of his sons, Ham

Woman, teacher, others detained over 2 tonnes of drugs

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, on January 30, 2023