Crime

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Village head suspended over attack on 15-year-old boy

The Village Head of Karagawal in Gombe LGA of Gombe State, Usman A. Bello, has been suspended following allegations of brutally assaulting a 15-year-o

Gunmen abduct pastors in Kogi community, demand N20m ransom

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted three pastors at Ejule in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, shortly after ministering at an ongoing

Carpenter, friend bag 5-year jail each for stealing N444,000 from POS

The Chief Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, has sentenced a 25-year-old carpenter, Abdulkarim Mohammed and his friend, Moh

Trader, 50, arraigned over sale of fake drugs

A 50-year-old trader, Kingsley Ekeanyanwu, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged sale of fake drugs. Ekeanyanwu,

Gunmen invade Yobe market, kill traders

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed at least seven people who were mostly traders and injured 11 at Ngalda cattle and main market in Fika Local