Crime Archives - Page 17 of 62

Fallen trees kill four at Edo market, scores injured

NewsDeskNgJul 8, 2024July 8, 20240

Four persons have been reportedly killed by trees that fell on them at the popular Jattu market in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State . Several others, including traders and shoppers, sustained various degrees of injuries in the incident. Newsmen gathered that about four trees fell simultaneously on...

Female miners in Nasarawa seek end to sexual harassment, GBV

NewsDeskNgJul 8, 2024July 8, 20240

The Women In Mining In Nigeria (WIMIN), in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, has called on the Nasarawa State Government to urgently address the issues of sexual harassment and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) affecting female miners in the state. WIMIN, a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting women’s inclusion in Nigeria’s mineral...

Abducted catholic priest, Mikah Suleiman regains freedom

NewsDeskNgJul 8, 2024July 8, 20240

Reverend Father Mikah Suleiman, who was abducted from his rectory at Damba area of Gusau in Zamfara State on Saturday, has been released by his abductors. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah, disclosed this in a video when he said: “surprise, surprise, I have with me...

Kenyan cult leader faces trial over death of over 400 followers

NewsDeskNgJul 8, 2024July 8, 20240

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, has been sent to trial on charges of terrorism and deaths of more than 400 of his followers. The self-proclaimed pastor appeared in court in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa along with 94 co-defendants on Monday. Mackenzie was...

Osun police arrest ally to alleged kidnap kingpin, Emir, several others

NewsDeskNgJul 6, 2024July 6, 20240

The Osun State Police Command has arrested one John Olowosaye, who allegedly conspired with Olalekan Oyeyemi, a.k.a Emir, in the abduction of some people in Ede sometime in August 2023.The Osun police command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola revealed this while addressing journalists while parading suspects at the Police Command headquarters in...

Troops neutralize 177 terrorists, arrest 263 others

NewsDeskNgJul 6, 2024July 6, 20240

Troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered ammunition and neutralised 177 terrorists. The troops also apprehended 263 other terrorists during different operations carried out across the country during the week. A statement issued by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, on Friday, made the disclosure when...

Man electrocuted during rain in Lagos

NewsDeskNgJul 5, 2024July 5, 20240

Lagos State Police Command has said that a yet-to-be identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin on Thursday. He said that the incident happened...

Four kidnappers get 40 years jail term each in Bayelsa

NewsDeskNgJul 4, 2024July 4, 20240

A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Ogbia Local Government Council Area has sentenced a four-man gang that kidnapped the Former Commissioner for Trade and Investment in Bayelsa State, Federal Otokito, in 2022, to 40 years each in imprisonment. The Court, presided over by Justice S.W.Amaduobogha, while delivering judgement in...

Court orders Kano Judges chairing commission of inquiry to resign

NewsDeskNgJul 4, 2024July 4, 20240

The Federal High Court has ordered Justice Faruk Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, judges of the Kano State High Courts to resign under 48 hours as chairmen of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Misappropriated Public Properties and Assets. Recall that the state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, had on April...

Court adjourns trial of Abuja lawyer, town planner over alleged forgery

NewsDeskNgJul 3, 2024July 3, 20240

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday shifted till October 19, the trial of a legal practitioner, Bob Chidozie Ogu and three others in a 7-count charge bordering on alleged forgery of title documents, conspiracy and dishonesty. Others charged for trial along with him are Samuel...