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Jilted Man Burns Wrong House In Attempt To Murder Wife

NewsDeskNgJan 17, 2023January 17, 20230

A man, Boaz Wanjala, who set fire to a house, killing a family of seven in Ngimari village in Embu County, Kenya, has been arrested. According to Track News, a magistrate court in Runyejes, Embu County, Kenya, authorised police to detain him on Monday. On October 2, 2022, Wanjala, who...

Man Kills Wife After Failed Food Poisoning Attempt

NewsDeskNgJan 15, 2023January 15, 20230

A commercial bus driver in Ghana simply identified as Abeiku has killed his wife in Koforidua, the Eastern Region of the country. According to GHPage on Saturday, the suspect had attempted to poison his wife’s food before now, Fortunately, the woman found out and didn’t eat the food. There are...

Two Access Bank Staff Jailed For Stealing N9.4m From Customer’s Account

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

Two Access Bank Staff have been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment for conspiracy, aiding, and abetting fraud to the tune of N9.4 million. Justice Mojisola Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced the two former staff of Access Bank, Agbo John Agama and...

Police confirm kidnap of two farmers in Osun

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2023January 13, 20230

The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of two farmers, Samuel Oladotun and Fashola Tobiloba. Both farmers, were kidnapped by some unidentified men in Ile-Ogbo, Ola-Oluwa Local Government Area of the State on Thursday. Yemisi Opalola, the Command spokesperson revealed that the police were already working on the...

Eight remanded in custody over armed robbery in Benue

NewsDeskNgJan 11, 2023January 11, 20230

A Markudi Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded eight men at the Federal Maximum Correctional Centre, Makurdi, over alleged armed robbery and conspiracy. The Magistrate, Mrs Kadoom Gbasha, who did not take the pleas of the defendants when the case was mentioned, ordered the remand of the men in the correctional...

Police Want Man Teaching Baby To Smoke In Viral Video

NewsDeskNgJan 10, 2023January 10, 20230

The police have asked for more information about a man who was recorded teaching a baby how to smoke. The Force Spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated this via his Twitter handle on Tuesday after he was tagged to the viral video. Adejobi said, “Everyone of us can see this again. How...

Man accused of killing his wife over bread reacts to allegations

NewsDeskNgJan 10, 2023January 10, 20230

Wilson Ndubuisi Uwadiegwu, who was accused of killing his wife, Ogochukwu Uwadiegwu Anene, has claimed that he’s innocent of the allegation. He revealed that he had an argument with his wife because of bread but he doesn’t have a hand in her death. In an interview with BBC News, Uwadiegwu,...

Military operatives kill bandits’ kingpin, gang members in Zamfara

NewsDeskNgJan 10, 2023January 10, 20230

Operatives of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have neutralized a bandits’ kingpin, popularly known as Alhaji Shadari and some of his gang members in one of Zamfara forests. The terrorists were neutralised during a fire for fire operation with the troops of the OPHD at Sunke forest under Duhuwa village of...

Police kill two gunrunners in Zamfara

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

Two gunrunners have been killed in Zamfara State by the police tactical operatives. The police also intercepted four AK-47, 200 rounds of live ammunition, charms, three live shells, four rocket RPGs, 3 explosive shells and 151 rounds of live ammunition. SP Mohammed Shehu, the State Public Relations Officer, in a...

N100,000 may stall investigation of murdered Enugu house help, Korshima – Group

NewsDeskNgJan 6, 2023January 6, 20230

Indications have emerged that investigations may be stalled in the case of Precious Korshima, a 9-year-old house girl beaten to death in Enugu, if the deceased’s father, James Achikpi Korshima, fails to pay N100,000 demanded by the police for medical examination. Recall that it was earlier reported the arrest of...