Crime

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of one Suleiman Dabo, the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending a ruling on his bail plea. Justice James Omotosho gave the order on Monday following Dabo’s arraignment by the...

About 40 Bandits on Thursday, struck Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), abducting 23 persons including the district head’s son, daughter-in-law, former PDP chairman among others. According to the Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, the gunmen stormed the community in the early hours...

A 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, a female marketing officer with a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has taken her life. Amarachi reportedly committed suicide through insecticide poisoning (Snipper). She had at 1.00pm sneaked into the restroom of the bank where she drank the insecticide, Persecondnews learnt. Other members of staff were...

A Minna High Court has convicted and sentenced Tunde Tayo to death by hanging for the murder of one, Abdullahi Janiya Yahaya of Maitumbi area, Minna, the state capital in 2019. The Judge, Justice Mohammed Mohammed handed down the death sentence in a judgement that lasted for over two hours....

The Nigerian police in a sting operation has arrested a self acclaimed leader of civil society organization, African Emancipation Movement For Good Governance, Hon. Lucky Obiyan specialized in blackmailing top government officials in Abuja. The operation which took place on Tuesday after a tip off by a whistle blower who...

For offending the the anti same sex marriage law, a High Court in Delta state has sentenced a certain Laureta Uwague and her partner, Linda Osifo to 12 years in prison each. The High Court in Agbor that delivered the judgement against the duo found them guilty of violating the...

The management of PoshTV has alerted the public to beware of its former staff, Desmond Marcauley. The TV Station in a disclaimer on Friday, warned the public to desist from any dealings with him, adding that those who do so risk being defrauded. The statement reads: “The management of PoshTV...

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) says it has arrested one Musa Salihu Ahmed for allegedly selling 632 government occupancy permit for residential plots worth N2.3 billion across the state. The Chairman of the commission, Mr Muhuyi Magaji, disclosed this to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday. Magaji...

The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has carried out a sensitised students against organised crimes ranging from drug abuse, cultism, exam malpractice, and violent extremism in the Niger Delta. Executive Director of YEAC Nigeria, Mr. Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, during the sensitization workshop for students of Community Secondary School, Bori,...