The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, CP Ben Nebolisa Okolo, has charged police operatives to fish out the culprits who murdered a commercial motorcycle rider at Emeyal II, Ogbia Local Government Area. The deceased rider identified as Goodnews Okirinya, 30, was murdered by unknown assailants, who stole his motorcycle and dumped his body on a…
The awful incident occurred in Kofar Waika community in Masallacin Karmawi, Kano, as a 4-year-old girl drowned in a well. Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, May 31, said the incident occurred on Monday afternoon, May 30. Abdullahi confirmed that the little girl who was brought…
A teenager identified as Chinecherem Promise Albert, 16 has been reported dead. He died in the early hours of Monday while performing incantation along with his 19-year-old brother, Chimezie Joshua Albert, a suspected internet fraudster popularly known as ‘yahoo yahoo’. A source said the incident happened at an undisclosed hotel located at Milverton Avenue Aba,…
The Zamfara State Police Command arrested Jabiru Ibrahim for allegedly possessing a human hand. SP Mohammed Shehu, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Monday, May 30, that the suspect is a member of the outlawed group known as Yansakai from Dauran district in the state’s Zurmi Local Government Area. According to the PPRO,…
Fakorede Olawale, 36, and Tunji Olaitan, 39, were sentenced to death for armed robbery by Justice Adeniyi Familoni of an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti. The state police command had brought both men to court on three counts of attempted murder, attempted rape, and armed robbery. The charge read: “The defendants on…
Gunmen on Sunday shot dead an unidentified policeman in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, and took away his rifle. The gunmen also invaded and burnt the premises of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), Awada, Onitsha station on Monday morning. Confirming the incident, the state police command spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said information…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have stormed a security checkpoint at Mil Takwas (Mile 8) in Jibia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, burning two operational vehicles and one private car. Sources confirmed the attackers numbering more than 50 came from the Bugaje area, but a motorcycle rider alerted the security personnel at the checkpoint…
It has been confirmed that Afolake Abiola, a female accountant with the telecommunications giant Glo, committed suicide in the Lagos State neighborhood of Lekki. The 47-year-old woman allegedly ingested a pesticide potion, which resulted in her death. On Friday, she allegedly committed suicide by drinking a ‘chemical substance’ at her residence, number 1 Abayomi Kukomi…
According to The PUNCH, 11 suspected Eiye Confraternity members, including four siblings, have been arrested in connection with the death of one Olaosebikan Tejuosho in the Isale-Abetu area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Azeez Makinde, Ifajimin Makinde, Fashakin Makinde, and Faleke Makinde were identified as the four siblings. Quadri Ogunsanya, alias Oguns; Jamiu Kehinde, alias General…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Rochas Okorocha, the former governor of Imo State, in a Federal High Court in Abuja. He was brought to court for arraignment on N2.9 billion corruption charges, surrounded by EFCC agents. Okorocha arrived at the courthouse around 8:45 a.m. and was immediately led to the courtroom….