Police Rescue Suspected Criminals, Rapist In Bayelsa
By Igoniko Oduma Yenagoa Policemen in Bayelsa State have rescued a 35-year-old man from being lynched by an angry mob over alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Akenfa area of the state capital,...
View ArticleWe Use Juju To Rob Traders In Lagos Markets —Robbery Suspects
By Evelyn Usman & Ufuoma Tiveruahor LAGOS—It was payback time for a two-man robbery gang which specialised in raiding markets in Lagos and dispossessing traders of their wares and cash, following...
View ArticleNDLEA Arrests Suspected Drug Baron, Intercepts 576kg Of Narcotics
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug baron, Tochukwu Ubah, alleged to be coordinating a large volume of methamphetamine and ephedrine distribution in the...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Two Suspected Fraudsters In Enugu
By Emmanuel Nzomiwu, Enugu Men of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested two suspected fraudsters while allegedly making illegal withdrawals from an old generation bank at Oji River town in the...
View ArticleACP Usong Ekpo Drowns On Valentine’s Day In Lagos
By Emmanuel Udom and Tony Ademiluyi, Lagos Valentine’s Day, which was celebrated globally on Sunday, February 14, has claimed the life of an Assistant Commissioner of Police in Lagos. Chris Orji,...
View ArticleEFCC Tenders More Money Laundering Documents Against Lamido, Sons
By Emmanuel Udom and Tony Ademiluyi, Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), on Monday in Abuja tendered more documents showing how funds was siphoned by Sule Lamido, former...
View ArticleBauchi Police Arrests Three Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue Two Abducted Teenagers
By Patience Ogbodo-Iwuagwu, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in the state for allegedly kidnapping two teenagers. According to a press release made...
View ArticleOgun Police CP Reiterates Command’s War Against Cultism, Robbery
By Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mojeed Alli has reiterated the command’s war against cultism just as he warned criminals and potential criminals to steer clear of the...
View ArticlePolice Killed Cult Leader In A Lagos Suburb
By Emmanuel Udom & Tony Ademiluyi, Lagos There are strong indications that one Sunday Terror, suspected to be the leader of a terror group in the Bariga area of Lagos State, may have been killed...
View ArticleHow Police Smashed Gang That Robbed Online Store In October
Uche Okobi, Lagos Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, has disclosed how a gang of robbers alleged to have raided the Festac, Lagos State, branch of an online store was apprehended. The...
View ArticleRobbers Attack Independent Reporter, Others In Lagos
Emmanuel Udom, Lagos A gang of robbers escaped unchallenged after raiding the home of an Independent reporter in Ahmadiyya, a Lagos suburb, on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, dispossessing him and...
View ArticleEse Oruru: Intrigues, Intimidation Dog Trial Of Abductor
NICHOLAS UWERUNONYE The public’s expectation of speedy arraignment of Yinusa Bala, the alleged abductor of Ese Oruru from Yanagoa Beyelsa, last year August, may not be forthcoming after all, given the...
View ArticleHow Suya, Kilishi Is Used To Fund Terrorism
Sunny Nwankwo, Maiduguri Suya and kilishi are delightful anytime and anywhere. They can go with your favourite bottle of chilled drink or with ‘sokis’. But do you know that any time you buy suya or...
View ArticleEFCC Explains Arrest, Arraignment Of Rickey Tarfa
Andrew Utulu, Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday threw more light on why it arrested and docked Rickey Tarfa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) alleging that he...
View ArticleAbesan Estate Residents Petition Ambode, Demand Halt To Road Construction
Ejikeme Omenazu, Lagos Residents of the Federal Low Cost Housing Estate, Abesan, Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Authority (LCDA), […] The post Abesan Estate Residents Petition Ambode,...
View Article17 babies To Spend 24 Months In Kirikiri Female Prisons
Chukwudi Nweje, Lagos A total of 17 babies will spend up to 24 months each, at the Kirikiri […] The post 17 babies To Spend 24 Months In Kirikiri Female Prisons appeared first on Independent...
View Article‘Tragic’ Good Friday: Two Die While Cleaning Underground Tank
Chukwudi Nweje, Lagos The joy of the Easter season turned to sorrow on Friday 25th March, 2016 (Good Friday) as […] The post ‘Tragic’ Good Friday: Two Die While Cleaning Underground Tank appeared first...
View ArticlePolice Find Sex Slave In ‘House Of Horror’
When police searched a run-down, two-story house on Tuller Street in Detroit, while carrying out a warrant, they found […] The post Police Find Sex Slave In ‘House Of Horror’ appeared first on...
View ArticleCourt Jails 10 Men 125 Years For Child Sex Abuse
Ten men who committed sexual offences against young girls in Rochdale, UK, have been jailed – with a judge […] The post Court Jails 10 Men 125 Years For Child Sex Abuse appeared first on Independent...
View Article2 Fake Drug Dealers Arraigned In Abuja High Court
Chioma Umeha Lagos – The federal government has arraigned two alleged fake drug dealers at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. […]
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