Trouble for El-Rufai as EFCC detains Ex-Gov over alleged N432bn fraud, phone tapping scandal By Lai Gidado Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at its Jabi headquarters in Abuja over allegations of N432 billion embezzlement during his tenure in office. El-Rufai, who governed Kaduna…
Zone 2 Police Crack Down on Alleged Ikoyi Robbery Kingpin, Bust Adulterated Oil Syndicate The war against violent crime and economic sabotage gathered momentum in Lagos as the Nigeria Police Force Zone 2 Command recorded twin breakthroughs, busting a high-profile estate robbery gang and exposing a nationwide fake engine oil syndicate. Addressing journalists on behalf…
Bayelsa police arrest 60-year-old suspect over ied explosion By Chris Mark The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old man, Pentecost Elijah, a native of Otuan Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, in connection with a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at the State Secretariat Complex in Yenagoa. According to a statement…
Estate agent’s murder: Bayelsa Govt wades into case, moves to prosecute five By Chris Mark The Bayelsa State Government has taken over the prosecution of suspects linked to the killing of a 42-year-old estate agent, Richard Ekpebu. The State Ministry of Justice confirmed that it has assumed responsibility for prosecuting the case following the conclusion…
Wife allegedly cuts off husband’s manhood in Yobe An 18-year-old house wife (name withheld ) in Potiskum, Yobe, has allegedly cut off her husband’s manhood. SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Saturday. He said the disturbing incident allegedly occurred at…
Police arrest woman over alleged poisoning of 3-year-old boy The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command has arrested a 40 year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, over the alleged poisoning of a three-year-old boy in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Akure, saying the incident…
Nigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in an overnight attack. Tuesday’s assault on Woro village was the deadliest this year in the state bordering Niger, a…
Slain Youth: Gov Diri Directs Police To Expedite Investigation, Prosecution Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the police to speed up investigation into the recent death of a 24-year-old, Patrick Peresuodei. The late Peresuodei, an indigene of Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state, reportedly engaged in…
Man remanded for alleged sexual assault of 5-year-old niece An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a 40-year-old man, Emeka Ani at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for alleged sexual assault of his five-year-old niece. Ani was arraigned by the state government on a one-count charge of sexual assault. He, however, pleaded…
Alleged False Information: Turaki’s Arraignment Delayed as Court Adjourns To March 5 The planned arraignment of Dr. Kabiru Turaki (SAN) before Justice K.N. Ogbonnaya of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory was postponed on Wednesday, owing to a petition submitted by the Defendant. Turaki faces prosecution on a single charge brought forth…
