Crime

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NDLEA arrests 734 suspects in Katsina, convicts 253

The Katsina Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it arrested 734 suspects in connection with various drug-related offenc

Court orders arrest of bizman for jumping bail

A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Thursday revoked the bail granted to a 40-year-old businessman, Elisha Jatau, for failure to appear in court after seve

Housewife convicted for adultery, begs court for forgiveness

An Abuja magistrates’ court sitting in Gwagwalada has ordered the remand of two lovers, Mohammed Nazifi and Bilkisu Ibrahim, at the Suleja Correctiona

Adamawa recorded 582 right violations in 2024 – NHRC

No fewer than 582 cases of right violations, including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) were recorded in Adamawa State in one year, the National Human Righ

Bricklayer breaks into Ondo church, steals tithe box

A magistrates’ court in Akure, Ondo State, has sentenced a bricklayer, Olushola Olatunde, to 21 years imprisonment for breaking into a church and stea