Crime

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Man, 71, admits raping 12-year-old girl, awaits court sentence

A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of a 71-year-old man, Dumashi Sabo, who pleaded guilty to defiling a 12-year-

Customs intercepts 7,015 bags of rice, petrol in Ogun

Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, have intercepted. 7,015 bags of foreign rice and 44,466 litres of petrol. The command a

Vehicle stolen in Abuja recovered in Kaduna

The Police command in Kaduna State said its operatives have recovered a vehicle stolen in Abuja. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ma

NDLEA arrests monarch, Chadian

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Ba’ale (village head) of Akarabata, in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Chief Ige Bab

Police arrest killer of Uniben graduate in Delta

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested one Godwin Appi over the alleged murder of a fresh graduate of the University of Benin (Unibe