The family of a student involved in a viral bullying incident at Igbinedion Education Centre, Benin City, has issued a heartfelt apology for their son’s actions. In a statement released on Sunday and signed by Tim Asoro , the family Read more…
Category: Crime
Suspected bandits stormed Wanka community in Keram District, Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing three soldiers and seven vigilantes. The tragic incident occurred around 5:30 pm on Friday, when the bandits invaded the village and opened fire sporadically, Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared a 40-year-old Chinese national, Peiyuan Niu, wanted over his alleged involvement in a fraud case. The commission made this known in a notice shared on its official X handle on Tuesday, Read more…
The police have confirmed the arrest of a member of the Cross River House of Assembly, Ovat Agbor, for alleged wife battering. Agbor, who was arrested yesterday morning, is with the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), undergoing interrogation on the Read more…
The immediate past Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, indeed forged his University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) degree certificate, an investigative panel set up by Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has found. The seven-member panel was constituted on 23 Read more…
The abducted father of former Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Kelechi Igwe, has been killed by his kidnappers, the police have confirmed. The victim, Francis Igwe, was the traditional ruler of Ndufu-Alike in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state before Read more…
The family of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has demanded his immediate and unconditional release from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), describing his continued detention as unlawful and lacking any legal Read more…
The Nigeria Police Force has said there is no evidence of forgery or alteration of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate by the interior minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The police said after thorough investigation, there was no evidence whatsoever of Read more…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has told the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that the investigation against him is politically motivated. The anti-graft agency is probing El-Rufai over alleged financial impropriety during his tenure as governor Read more…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted more than 300 residents during a deadly attack on Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State midnight on Wednesday, forcing thousands of survivors to flee to neigbouring Pulka community, where many Read more…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed that its substantive drug case against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari is ongoing and scheduled for continuation before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, Read more…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has disclosed that it has formally written to the United States Congress to defend its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, following allegations linking him to terrorism. Speaking in Read more…