Crime

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2 men charged with robbery, homicide

A Makurdi magistrates’ court in Benue State on Monday remanded two men, Denongu Buruku and Mvendaga Pav, in a correctional centre over armed robbery a

Man arraigned for stealing shoes, lantern

A man, Seun Odupitan (36), was on Monday brought before an Ikeja magistrates’ court, Lagos, for stealing a pair of shoes and a rechargeable lantern. T

ABU don declared missing

The Deputy Director of the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof Ado Yusuf, was on Friday declar

Man bags 7 years’ jail for stealing cables

A magistrates’ court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has sentenced 19-year-old man, Olamide Olasode, to seven years in prison without an option of fi

Gunmen kill 2 in Benue

Gunmen at the weekend killed an ex-deputy rector of a polytechnic and a local government council spokesman in Okpokwu and Ukum LGAs of Benue State res