Police arrest couple for gun running in Delta
Operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a couple, Joshua Bogbon Godwell and his wife, Uche Joshua, the in Okpe Local Government…
Nigerian ex-convict granted state pardon last December, re-arrested again for stealing TV
One Sunday Omisakin had been remanded in the Ilesa Correctional Centre by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates Court, sitting in Osogbo, for stealing a plasma television set. Omisakin is number 8…
Offa robbery: Victims’ families sue Kwara government, Saraki, demand N2.1bn compensation
Families of the victims of the 2018 Offa robbery are seeking N2.1 billion in compensation from the Kwara state government. In the suit instituted before a high court in Ilorin,…
Solar streetlight thieves electrocuted in Bayelsa
Two persons have been electrocuted during an attempt to steal solar streetlights at Ogobiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Speaking with our correspondent on Saturday, a…
‘Dismissed soldier’ among eight suspects arrested for armed robbery, fraud in Enugu
The Enugu police command says it has arrested eight suspects who specialise in armed robbery and fraud in the state. In a statement on Saturday, Daniel Ndukwe, Enugu police spokesperson,…
Robbers Attack El-Kanemi Warriors Players, Officials In Bauchi
Armed robbers have ambushed El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club team bus at Rijiyar Malam village along Jos-Bauchi road in Bauchi State, injuring many players and officials. Daily Trust gathered that the…
Mob kills two artisans ‘mistaken for armed robbers’ in Edo
Angry residents have reportedly killed two welders mistaken for armed robbers in the Amagba community in Edo state. NAN reports that Moses Yamu, police spokesperson in Edo, confirmed the incident…
Police arrest two students for ‘stealing 100 phones’ in Bauchi
The Bauchi police command says it has arrested two students for allegedly stealing 100 mobile phones and other electronics from Wunti market. In a statement on Friday, Ahmed Wakil, Bauchi…
Court Sentences Offa Robbery Suspects To Death By Hanging
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable…
CBN revokes Heritage Bank’s licence
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the banking licence of Heritage Bank Plc, effective immediately. This decision was made due to the bank’s failure to improve its financial…
Soldiers steal cable at Dangote refinery
The Nigerian Army has arrested two soldiers for alleged involvement in the stealing of armoured cable at Dangote refinery in Lagos Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in…
Cable thief electrocuted to death in Benin
A man has lost his life while attempting to vandalise a BEDC Electricity transformer along Airport Road, Benin City. The unidentified man had managed to sever some cables before…
BREAKING: Police arrest four Otukpo bank robbers who slaughtered DPO, killed five
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has said that Police operatives have finally arrested four robbery kingpins who raided three new-generation banks in Otukpo, Benue State. The…
Escapee Of Jos Prison Break Caught In Enugu
Troops of Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II on Friday, arrested one Mr Chimezie Chukwu AKA Biggi an escapee of Jos Prison…
Banks raid: Police confirm DPO, three cops killed, gun down fleeing robbers
The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that two suspects were killed during a chase of armed robbers who robbed a bank, attacked a police station and killed some police…