Crime

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Woman, 30, remanded over N100k yam theft

An Ile-Ife magistrates’ court, on Wednesday, remanded a 30-year-old woman, Zainab Musa, in custody for allegedly stealing yam worth N100,000. Musa is

8 suspects charged over cult killings

The Akure Division of the Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State has docked eight suspects over the recent cult-related killings in Owo, headquarters of Owo

Man, 22, to die by hanging over murder

An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced 22-year-old Jamiu Malomo to death by hanging for stabbing a sex worker to death. Malomo, who pleaded not

Gunmen abduct medical doctor in Anambra

Barely 72 hours after the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, launched the Agụnechemba security outfit (popularly known as Operation Udo

Police rescue 2 people abducted from Plateau in Taraba

Police and hunters say they have rescued two people abducted from Plateau State in Taraba State. The police and local hunters in Taraba acted followin