OPERATIVIES of the Ondo State Police Command have apprehended a 30-year-old man, Fatai Abdullahi, for allegedly stabbing his wife, Morenike, to death in Akure, the state capital. The suspect was said to have carried out the act with scissors after he and the deceased had a minor argument. Abdullahi allegedly locked the …
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A traditional ruler, HRH Umazi Ibo Ubani in Umuihe Community, Akaeze in the Ivo Local government area of Ebonyi state, was last Friday murdered by suspected gunmen. The Community has since been thrown into panic. Reports said that the gunmen invaded the community and shot sporadically into the air, which …
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NO fewer than three members of the Zamfara State local security outfit, Community Protection Guard (CPG), were killed in a recent attack by armed bandits. Newsextra24 gathered that the terrorists attacked the local security operatives in the Jambako district of the Maradun Local Government Area of the state. According to …
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A 39-year-old fruit seller, Dolapo Babalola, has confessed on how he killed his cousin and four of his friends for rituals at Okeigbo, in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Babalola, who was paraded alongside 18 other suspected criminals, said that he used their body parts for rituals. While …
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THE Police Command in Lagos State have arrested two fraud suspects, Seyi Demola, 26 and Wale Lawson, 27, who allegedly specialise in defrauding members of the public. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle @benHundeyin …
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THE Delta State Police Command has disclosed that the security agency is unaware of the release of fast-rising Nigerian singer, Goodnews Emuemu, better known as Gnewzy. Recall that Gnewzy, signed to Eric Many Records, was abducted on his way back from a show in the early hours of Monday, April 29, 2024. …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the N70 billion corruption case against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is still ongoing. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwajuren, stated this while addressing protesters under the aegis of APC Akida Forum at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on …
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THE village head of Marke in Dandamisa Ward, Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Malam Kabiru Mohammed, has been tragically killed by unidentified gunmen. It was gathered that the assailants forcefully entered the victim’s residence in the early hours of Thursday, evacuating everyone from the compound. Their primary objective …
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AT least twenty-four individuals have reportedly lost their lives and numerous others have sustained injuries in a recent assault by bandits in Katsina State. Reports obtained by Naija News during the weekend revealed that the assailants raided Unguwar Sarkin Noma, a community in the Sabuwa Local Government Area of the state, where they …
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THE on Friday arraigned three suspects; Tunde Ganiyu, 34, Amos Boyanle, 36 and Mariani Babarinde, 75, in a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing 2,455 litres of diesel worth N4,419,000. The three, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy, receiving stolen property and stealing, to which …
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