Crime

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Gunmen abduct traditional ruler, housewife in Kano village

Gunmen on Tuesday invaded Bari village around 11pm in Rogo LGA of Kano State and kidnapped a traditional title holder and a housewife. The kidnapped v

Man caught exhuming neighbour’s corpse

A 50-year-old man, Lekan Akeem Adeyemo, has been arrested while exhuming the remains of his neighbour’s mother, Mrs Ayoka Oyelowo, popularly called Ma

Police arrest woman, 29, for stealing neighbour’s child in Anambra

Anambra State Police command has arrested a 29-year-old woman, Miss Chinwendu Umegbaka for allegedly stealing her neighbour’s child at Nwawulu S

NDLEA intercepts N4.5bn heroin in baby food packs at Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted 22 blocks of heroin, with a street value of over N4.5 billion at the Murtala

Alleged Abduction: We rescued 77 people from Ondo church – Police

The police in Ondo State said it has rescued no fewer than 77 people in a case of suspected abduction from The Whole Bible Deliverance Church in Ondo