Crime

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Why insecurity is growing in Sahel region — CSOs

Civil society organisations (CSOs) have stressed the need for Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region to step up efforts in addressing issues

Man remanded over rape in Ekiti

A 45-year old man, Abajigan Gbenga, has been remanded in the correctional custody in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged rape of a 65-year-old woman. The prosec

4 arrested over theft of 112 bags of rice in Delta

Operatives of the Delta State police command have arrested four suspects for allegedly stealing 112 bags of rice in a warehouse in Warri. The public r

Kidnapped farmers rescued in Edo

Operatives of the Edo State police command have rescued two farmers allegedly kidnapped in the state. It was gathered that the victims, identified as

Man lands in court over mushroom fraud

A 37-year-old man, Soyombo Olanrewaju, was on Thursday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over an alleged N5 million mushroom fr