Crime

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5 arraigned over abduction of Kwara monarch

An Ilorin magistrates’ court in Kwara State has ordered the remand of five persons at a federal correctional centre over the abduction of the Onire of

9 Ghanaians get 72 years jail term for smuggling 10,843kgs cannabis into Nigeria

Nine Ghanaians arrested for attempting to smuggle 10,843.95kgs of cannabis into Nigeria through the sea were on Friday 14th October convicted and sent

NDLEA nabs pregnant woman, nursing mother, others with narcotics

A pregnant woman, a nursing mother and a 200-level university student are among 28 persons arrested with 9,437.6kgs of cannabis and 138,053 tablets of

1 feared dead, 5 injured as gangsters clash in Jos community

There was pandemonium on Saturday night at Gwarandok community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State following a gang fight by suspected

Girl-Child day: ’10 girls sexually abused daily in Oyo’

Oyo State Ministry of Women Affairs, says no fewer than 10 girls fall victim to sexual abuse daily in the state. Mr Lateef Oyediji, Director of Child