Police in Kano has arrested 270 crime suspects for various offenses. Among the suspects were 45 armed robbers, eight kidnappers, and 35 vehicle thieves. Other suspects included eight drug dealers, 28 fraudsters, and 146 thugs, among others. Nine victims were rescued and several items, including firearms, cars, foodstuff recovered during the raids. Among those rescued…
A woman was stabbed to death, allegedly by a Keke NAPEP driver, one week after she took to Facebook to celebrate her birthday. Wunato Esther Chuwang, who celebrated her birthday on August 28, was murdered on September 5, in Rukuba, Jos. Friends of the deceased have published Facebook posts to mourn her while expressing shock…
No fewer than 264 suicide cases were recorded in Nigeria within the last 4 years. The victims, comprising males and females, took their lives between January 2017 and August 2020, according to an investigation by Daily Trust to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, which is today, September 10. The theme of this year’s World Suicide…
A roadside bomb in Kabul has injured first Afghanistan’s Vice President, Amrullah Saleh, on Wednesday. Saleh, 49, escaped with minor injuries. The explosion killed at least 10 people and wounded 15, including the VP’s bodyguards. Saleh, in a video, confirmed he sustained a minor burn on his face and an injury to his hand. Standing…
Eight passengers and a driver escaped death by the whiskers on Tuesday, September 8, after a huge tree branch broke off from its trunk and fell on a vehicle in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The incident which occurred at the Beebosco junction involved a minibus that was conveying seven passengers along the Murtala Mohammed Highway. According…
The Kaduna state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) confirmed the death of one of its officers, Bulus Sanda, who was kidnapped at Maraba-Rido, Chikun local government area of the state in August. A statement released by the command’s public relations officer, Orndiir Terzungwe, said the officer, alongside a sick police officer…
The Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST) is set to open 10,000 smart offices across the country in a bid to make post offices a one-stop-shop for diverse economic transactions and overcome the challenges faced as a result of the erosion of the letter-writing culture in line with the Federal Government’s digital economy policy. The Postmaster General…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Sokoto has arraigned a banker, Ezeagbor Chijioke alongside two others Anthony Chidiebere Nneji and Ibenegbu Chukwudi Francis. They were arraigned before Justice Muhammad Muhammad of the Sokoto State High Court on four-count charges on conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money by false pretences to the tune of N1million. The…
A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an ambulance driver on her way to the hospital after she tested positive for COVID-19. The teenage girl was reportedly attacked by a man known as V Noufal, 29, while on their way to the Firstline Covid Treatment Centre in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India, on Saturday night,…
Police in Anambra State says it has arrested 29 persons suspected to be criminals in Oba, Idemili South Local government of the state. The command said it also recovered various exhibits from the arrested suspects, including; a pump-action gun, 26 live ammunition, axes, hammers, and other equipment suspected to be used for robbery operations. The…