Crime

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Man, 49, jailed 4 years for raping minor

An Ado-Ekiti High Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man, Dele Adeyanju, to four years’ imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl.  The convict was a

3 policemen arrested for extortion, attempt to shoot okada man in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three policemen for allegedly attempting to kill a commercial motorcyclist, also known as okada rider,, in

Man jailed 2 years for stealing 11 bags of rice, yams, in Ekiti

Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a 25-year-old man, John Dashe, to two years’ imprisonment for stealing foodstuffs. Justice

Gunmen kidnap naval officer in Kogi, demand N3m

A naval officer at the Naval Headquarters in Abuja, Musa Lawal has been kidnapped from his home in Lokoja, Kogi State. The kidnappers are demanding a

40-year-old sentenced to death for killing girlfriend in Jos

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, has on Tuesday, sentenced a 40-year-old man, Mr Badung David Dele, to death for killing his girlfriend, Nan