GUNMEN have reportedly killed a member of a local vigilante and injured three others in Bakutumbe village, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The incident was said to have occurred at the weekend. Trojan News gathered that the assailants, who also abducted four villagers, unleashed terror by shooting sporadically …
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Police Apprehends Man Who Allegedly Killed Mother, Sister In Enugu
THE Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Somadina Orji, accused of killing his mother and sister and burying them in their backyard. Somadina, originally from Igboariam in Anambra State, reportedly committed the crime on December 4, 2023, in Umuagu Inyi, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu …
Read More »38-year-old Man Arrested Over Alleged Attempt To Murder Wife
THE Bauchi State Police Command has announced that it has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly attempting to murder his wife with a pestle. In a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, titled “Husband Disguises, Assaults His Wife,” it was disclosed that the suspect …
Read More »23-year Old Nasarawa State University Commits Suicide
A female student at the Nasarawa State University (NSUK), Keffi, Maikeffi Redemption Sarah, has reportedly committed suicide. Reports obtained by Newsextra24 on Saturday claimed that the 100-level student, still in her early 20s, consumed a poisonous substance, to take her own life. It was gathered that the deceased was the fourth and …
Read More »Activist Recounts Near-death Experience In Alleged DSS Custody
BAYELSA youth activist Collins Trueman Opumie told the State High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Friday of his near-death experience in the custody of the Department of State Security, DSS, after his illegal arrest on August 2, 2016, and detained for two years based on the complaint filed by the …
Read More »NSCDC Apprehends Four Cable Vandals In Anambra State
FOUR individuals have been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, for reportedly engaging in a racket specializing in vandalizing electrical installations, including armoured cables, in the Awka metropolis. Newsextra24 reports that NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Okadigbo Edwin, revealed this in a statement on Friday. …
Read More »2023 Polls: Man Remanded For Alleged Vote Buying
AN Ikeja High Court on Wednesday remanded one Wahab Hameed in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged conspiracy and vote buying in the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Justice Ismail Ijelu remanded the defendant after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of …
Read More »EFCC Arraigns Man For Alleged $63,590 Fraud In Lagos
THE Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, arraigned one Abdulhamid Isah before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on three-count charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, stealing and retention of proceeds of a criminal …
Read More »10 killed In Taraba Community
GANFETO village in Daka ward of Bali Local Government Council, Taraba State, has been rocked by violent attacks, leading to the loss of 10 lives. The community, at the time of filing this report, is still reeling from the shock and is in a state of mourning. Taraba State Police …
Read More »EFCC Arraigns Couple, One Other For Alleged Land Fraud In Enugu
THE Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a couple, Mr Udeani Simon Sunday and his wife, Udeani Dorcas Amaka before Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu. They were arraigned on three-count charges bordering on obtaining the sum of N2,750,000.00 (Two Million, …
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