Crime Facts

Makurdi court remands man, 40, for raping 11-year-old girl

A Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court, presided over by Mr. Victor Kor ,Tuesday, remanded one Sunday Achir, 40, at the Makurdi Correctional Centre for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. At the hearing, the Police Prosecutor, Hyacinth Gbakor, told the court that on June 22, 2020 at about 11:55am at Tse Agberagba, Konshisha local government area of […]

82-yr-old Guinea’s President, Conde, to run for 3rd term

Guinea’s ruling party on Monday confirmed months of speculation that President Alpha Conde will seek a third term in office, a possibility that had already sparked deadly mass protests The news came after the 82-year-old president pushed through a constitutional reform in March that critics had already argued was designed to allow him to run […]

Kogi: PDP expresses shock over Supreme Court judgment

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday expressed shock over the judgment of the Supreme Court on the 2019 Kogi state governorship election, affirming Yahaya Bello as the duly elected governor of the state. The party in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said though it accepts the verdict of the Supreme Court, as […]

Buhari laments ‘bitter, unnecessary quarrels in APC

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday , lamented that the ruling All Progressives Congress is “ often embroiled in bitter , and on occasions , totally unnecessary squabbles ” . He regretted that the ugly development has led to the party losing governorship and legislative seats. Buhari spoke while inaugurating the Executive , Legislative Party Consultative […]

PDP sweeps Ebonyi council polls

The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission , on Sunday, announced candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, winner of all the chairmanship and councilorship seats in Saturday’ s council polls conducted across the 13 Local Government Area of the state. Chairman of EBSIEC, Mr Jossy Eze, made the disclosure in Abakaliki while announcing the results of […]

Police nab guard who raped stranded woman in Ibadan

OFFICERS of the Oyo State Police Command, weekend, arrested a guard, Daniel Amanda, for allegedly raping a stranded housewife (name withheld) in Ibadan. The 23-year-old lady was reportedly returning on a trip from Lagos and when she got to Ibadan in the night, was unable to get a vehicle to take her home because of […]