Joshua Kevin Oribello, a 22 year Nigerian man has been sentenced yesterday in federal district court in Detroit following a guilty plea to drug and firearms offenses, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. McQuade was joined in the announ...
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested 96 suspected criminals, including a notorious hoodlum who has served several jail terms. This is contained in statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP. Magaji Maji...
A Beninoise cook, Guy Kouton, was on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly stealing his employer’s jewellery valued at N15 million. Kouton, 45, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. T...
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a 17-year-old student of Mpape Junction, Abuja, be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing. Magistrate Hauwa Aliyu also advised the convict to desist from committing crime, and warned t...
Mr. Obiefule Dennis, the FCT Commandant, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has advised people to abstain from the use of illicit drugs to avoid health complications. Dennis told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that abstin...
Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Hope Eghagha, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers along Abraka / Agbor expressway, after killing his police orderly, while his driver sustained bullet wounds. Eghagha wa...
Early hours of today in Zaria-Kaduna state, heavy explosion occurred around an Islamic boarding school run by Salafist cleric Awwal Adam Albani known for outspoken criticism of Boko Haram. The bomb was actually aim at school but the military officials ...
Men of the Rivers State Police Command yesterday foiled a robbery attack, killing one suspected robber during the exchange of fire with the gang in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. LEADERSHIP WEEKEND learnt that the gang of robbers had gone to ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested a bulk currency smuggler, Abubakar Tijani Sheriff, for allegedly attempting to smuggle $7million out of the country. Sheriff (24) was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airpo...
The member representing Etsako West 1 state constituency of the Edo State Assembly, Hon RazakMomoh, was on Thursday night shot and seriously wounded by unknown gunmen, who attacked him along the busy Akenzua street in Benin City. The incident, which to...
Barely six hours after unknown gunmen attacked the House of former secretary to the government of the federation (SFG) Alhaji Aminu Saleh, in Azare around 9pm on Wednesday, killing the two policemen on guard, a team of soldiers has foiled an attempt by...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday constituted a high-powered investigation team from the FCID, Abuja, to immediately take over the investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death on 20 September, 2012 o...
The NDLEA in Osun has arrested an Akure high chief for allegedly being in possession of eight bags of Indian hemp. The agency’s acting Commander, Mr Samuel Gadzama, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Osogbo th...
Tension is building up in Kaduna following the killing of a commercial motorcycle rider by a mobile police officer for unknown reasons. The incident which took place at the Kaduna Stadium round about in broad daylight generated heavy tensio...
Nemesis has finally caught up with three suspected robbers , who specialise in inter- state gun running as they were paraded by the Lagos State police command yesterday. Speaking with journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja, Manko ...