Crime

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Court slams N1.5m fine against 6 people for calling woman witch

A High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday ordered six persons to pay one Sahura Suleiman N1.5 million as damages for calling her a witch. In a suit file

Thieves break into Kebbi church, steal N1.6m musical instruments

Suspected thieves on Tuesday broke into a church, Chapel of Grace in Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, and stole musical instruments worth N

Minor suffered from blood clots after defilement, doctor tells court

A paediatrician, Dennis Shettima, on Tuesday, told an FCT High Court, Kubwa, that a 12-year-old boy suffered from blood clots after defilement. The Na

Father docked over rape of daughter in Lagos

A 35-year-old father, Temitayo Bamiro, was docked at an Ojo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos on Monday for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter. Bamir

Ebonyi killings: Police arrest 26 suspects, recover rifles

The police command in Ebonyi State, on Monday, said it has arrested 26 persons in connection with the crisis and killings of December 26, in Ekoli-Edd