crime

The mother of an All Progressives Congress (APC) bigwig and Kano Central Senatorial candidate, A. A. Zaura, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident. He claimed that the elderly victim, Hajia Laure Mai Kunu, was kidnapped and taken to …

Residents of Farfaru and Kwari communities in the Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State have relocated after gunmen ransacked and abducted many women and children. According to Sources, the residents in the two communities had relocated to the headquarters of the council in Jibia for protection. It was gathered …

Some hoodlums have reportedly attacked Northerners in Ogwatoghose and Ikare areas of Ondo State in anger after the terror attack by gunmen on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of the state. According to SaharaReporters, a chief in Owo town, where the incident occurred, …

35-year-old physically challenged lady drug dealer, Kasarachi Onumajuru, and nine suspected drug traffickers have been arrested in Imo State, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja respectively. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, no fewer …

Native Doctors Flee As Security Agents Bust Nine Anambra Shrines Nine camps belonging to ‘unknown gunmen’ in the Anambra South Senatorial District have been reportedly busted by security agencies in the state. Sources also learnt that nine shrines used by the hoodlums for oath-taking were also raided by the joint …

Rev Father Andrew Abayomi, one of the priests St Francis Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State, has narrated how the church was attacked by suspected terrorists on Sunday morning Sources had earlier reported some worshippers lost their lives in the explosion that occurred on the church premises while the mass was going …

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, criticised Northern governors’ decision to support a Southern presidency in 2023 on Sunday. The decision of the Northern governors, according to AYCF National President Yerima Shettima, is undemocratic and disenfranchises Northerners. Shettima bemoaned the fact that the 11 Northern governors did not consult Northern …

A notorious car thief has been arrested and a stolen Hilux vehicle recovered from him by the police in Kano State. The state police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, June 4, said operatives also arrested a 55-year-old man who specialized in manufacturing …

Residents of Owo town in Ondo State have been thrown into a state of apprehension after an explosion rocked the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of State capital on Sunday. According to sources,  some worshippers lost their lives as a result of the incident. …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested eighty accused internet scammers. On Saturday, Ibadan Zonal Command personnel confirmed the development. The accused were apprehended during a sting operation in both Ibadan, Oyo State, and Ondo State. According to the anti-graft agency, 41 people were apprehended in Akure, the capital …