Police arrest Akwa Ibom man for defiling 6- yr-old daughter

Operatives of Quick Intervention Unit, Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one Sunday Michael Ben of Aka Itiam Etoi village in Uyo Local...

UK criminals to be forced to attend their sentencing

Judges could be given the power to order criminals to attend their sentencing, according to planned legislation announced Wednesday by the UK justice ministry. It...

Two killed, five injured, as gunmen attack Rivers youths on surveillance duty

Gunmen have shot and killed two youths who were on a surveillance duty at the site of a crude oil spill in Bodo, Gokana...

UNIPORT undergraduate stabs girlfriend to death in Edo

Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old final-year student of the University of Port Harcourt, Victor Ochonogor, for allegedly stabbing...

Gunmen kill two guards securing oil-spill site in Ogoni

An oil spill occurred in the Bodo community two weeks ago on the Trans-Niger pipeline operated by an oil giant and it was gathered...

Navy arrests seven suspects stealing fuel from vessel

The Nigerian Navy Beecroft’s patrol team on Sunday thwarted an illegal bunkering activity and arrested seven suspects. They were said to have been arrested on...

Court remands four suspected cultists for murder, arms possession

A 21-year-old man, John Junior, was on Monday remanded at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the alleged murder of one Kehinde Sule on Apapa...

Mob beats robbery suspect with toy gun to death

A yet-to-be-identified suspected armed robber has been beaten to death while attempting to rob a resident identified simply as Victor at Olugboso in the...

Dismissed soldier in court for impersonation

The Lagos State Police Command on Friday arraigned an ex-forceman, Ameh Ameh, before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for impersonation and illegal possession...

Six arrested for allegedly stealing Rivers Church property

Six private security personnel attached to a new generation church in Port Harcourt have been arrested for allegedly stealing and attempting to sell property...

Oil theft: Navy vows to arrest fleeing owners of ‘abandoned’ vessels

This is as the Navy insisted that a vessel, ‘MV Cecelia’, set ablaze by its operatives in Rivers State recently was involved in oil...

Bandits kill three, injure seven, kidnap eight in Zamfara

Bandits on Wednesday night stormed Gidan-damo village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State where they killed three persons, injured seven and abducted...

Police arrest man, 20, over death of girlfriend in Jigawa 

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Abubakar Abdullahi over the death of his 17-year-old girlfriend, Habiba Samaila. The Command’s Public Relations...

Students behind Rivers varsity hostel robbery, sexual assault – Gov

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said those who masterminded the raid on female hotels and carted away valuable items at the Rivers State...

Ondo court remands 16-yr-old robbery suspects nicknamed ‘Oyenusi’

An Akure Magistrate Court, in Ondo state, has ordered the remand of a 16-year-old armed robbery suspect, Sunday Ojo, nicknamed after Nigeria’s notorious armed...

Ogun court jails two for stealing Dangote truck parts

A Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta South Local government area of Ogun State, on Thursday, has sentenced two persons, Emmanuel Choice and Ojuola...

Robbers invade Rivers’ varsity hostel, cart away valuables, allegedly rape female students

Early hours of Thursday, armed robbers invaded some hostels in the Rivers State University in Port Harcourt dispossessing students of their valuables and assaulting...

Police arrest man, wife for allegedly stealing neighbour’s 2-yr-old son

The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested a man and his wife for allegedly stealing their neighbour’s two-year-old son. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the command’s...

Man arraigned for impersonating soldier

A man, Dolapo Wemimo, was on Thursday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly impersonating a soldier. Wemimo, 30, pleaded not...

Alleged bribery: Ex-minister Diezani to appear in UK court October 2

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, will appear in court in the British capital on October 2 after being charged with bribery offences...