Crime

Court rejects ex-minister’s plea to stop use of DNA paternity test result against him A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, declined to grant the application filed by Mr Kabiru Turaki, former Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Minister, to stop the police from presenting the DNA test result in the paternity dispute with a lady, Hadiza Baffa, in another …

Crime: Angry Mob Beats 2 Suspected ‘One Chance Robbers To Death In Abuja   By Shalom Oludele   Two suspected “one chance” robbers reportedly met their end on Saturday afternoon, in the Lugbe area of Abuja, after an enraged mob took justice into their own hands. The suspects were reportedly caught in Aso Lugbe, near Dunamis Glory Dome, after a …

Police nab Herbalist over alleged gruesome killing of final-year student in Ilorin An Ilorin-based herbalist, Abdulrahman Bello, has been arrested for allegedly murdering Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, for ritual purposes. Sources revealed that Bello met the victim on Facebook, where they exchanged phone numbers. Yetunde was last seen on Monday, February 10, …

Police foil kidnapping in Kebbi, rescue victim, recover ₦3m   The Kebbi State Police Command has successfully neutralised four suspected kidnappers, arrested one person, and recovered ₦3 million intended for ransom payment. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, the incident occurred on 14th February 2025 at about 13:45 hrs when armed men, suspected to be kidnappers, …

Customs Intercepts Large Cache Of Firearms, Ammunition in Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against illegal arms smuggling, intercepting a large cache of firearms and ammunition illegally brought into the country. While the exact quantity and value of the seized weapons are yet to be disclosed, the development has raised serious concerns …

  For struggling and refusing to be raped, a sixteen year old girl has been gruesomely murdered by two men in Emure Local Government, Ekiti State. The girl who went to farm with her brother was accosted by the two men suspected to be herders. The brother of the girl was said to have escaped from the scene but she …

Former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, has appeared before a Magistrate’s Court in Abuja’s Zone Two, facing charges of false marriage, adultery, and other related offences. Turaki pleaded not guilty when the First Information Report (FIR) was read to him before the presiding Magistrate of Court Nine, Abubakar Jega. The ex-minister denied the allegations, which, according …

ABUJA: Police rescue woman from suspected ritualist in Wuse The Nigeria Police Federal Capital Territory Command has rescued a young woman from a suspected armed ritualist. This was made known in a statement shared by the Command Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. According to the statement, the incident occurred at a hotel in …

Two men somersaulted severally, Die after affairs with married women Reports from Akure, the Ondo State capital, indicate that two men have reportedly died within the last two weeks after allegedly engaging in secret affairs with married women. In one incident, a driver (name withheld) allegedly passed away shortly after visiting a woman at her apartment. Witnesses claim that he …

Tragic: Missing Pastor’s skeleton found in own home after 15 months … brother arrested The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Pastor Esere Okilo has taken a grim turn as his skeleton was discovered in his residence, 15 months after he was reported missing. The shocking discovery has plunged residents of Jacob Beredugo Street, off Osiri Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, into …