Crime

The police command in Lagos has apprehended eight suspected members of ‘one million boys’ cult group during initiation exercise at the Ikenna Hausa area of the state. The suspects comprising six males and two females were arrested by operation crush ...

The Lagos State Police Commands attention, was drawn to a video on social media, showing some Police Officers shooting two unarmed suspects who were arrested and already in their custody against the code of professional conduct and laws guiding how ...

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has alerted Nigerians to the existence of a fraudulent syndicate claiming to be its admission officers. A statement by the academy’s Public Relations Officer, Major Abubakar Abdullahi, said the fraudsters had been sending messages to ...

The Federal Government has begun the third phase of upgrade and modernisation of teaching hospitals under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. Consequently, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued to the Federal Ministry of Health a document titled,  “Outline ...

Gender Unit of Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Onyinye Mbadike, 24yrs, of No 7 Trimnell Street, Aguda for assault and child abuse. Onyinye was arrested following a viral video on the social media showing the suspect torturing a ...

Again, gunmen struck in Kaduna State and kidnapped the pastor of Nargata Baptist Church, Elisha Numan; just a week after another pastor was killed in the state by kidnappers. The gang reportedly stormed the cleric’s Chukun home about 2 am, ...

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has alleged that Fulani herdsmen have killed no fewer than 3,400 persons in the country between January and August this year. Consequently, he cautioned Christians and all Nigerians to heed former President Olusegun ...

The Lagos State Police Command said it foiled an attempted bank raid by a suspected team of robbers in Ejigbo area of the state and arrested its ringleader with his arms. The police public relations officer in the state, Bala ...

Students of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti yesterday protested against alleged harassment and arrest of their members by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The commission recently arrested over 40 youths, most of whom were students ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to arraign a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu, for alleged laundering of N1.2 billion. It was learnt that Iwu would be arraigned at a federal ...