Crime
Gunmen abduct 4 nursing mothers, 14 others in Kaduna
Gunmen have abducted 18 persons, including four nursing mothers, in Mando village in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna...
Police arrest ‘spirits’ in Katsina
The Katsina state police command has arrested two men posing as spirits to defraud people. Parading the suspects, Kabiru Bashir...
Gunmen demand N27m ransom for 18 Kano traders abducted in Kogi
Gunmen have kidnapped 18 traders who were travelling from Kano to Abia State, along along Lokoja-Okene expressway in Kogi state. The...
U.S. carries out first execution of female prisoner since 1953
A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb,...
NDLEA arrests 3 suspects with 137kg cocaine at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Tuesday it has arrested three male suspects with 137.8 kilograms of...
Man admits to raping, impregnating daughter
A 30-year-old man, Peter Moses, has admitted before an Ore Chief Magistrates’ Court he raped and impregnated his daughter. Moses...
Soldier to die by firing squad for killing officer
A General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Tuesday sentenced a soldier, Azunna Mmaduabuchi, to death by firing...
10 bandits, one soldier died in Katsina
The Nigerian military said its personnel gun duel with bandits in Batsari and Faskari local government areas of Katsina state...
Girl arrested for setting lover, house ablaze
The Police in Makurdi, Benue State, have arrested an 18-year-old girl for allegedly setting her boyfriend ablaze. The incident, the...
Gunmen kill Saudi-based oil worker in Kogi
A Saudi Arabian-based oil worker, Mr Ogacheko Atanu, has been killed by gunmen in Idah, Kogi state. The spokesperson of...