crime

A 72-year-old pastor of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Oke-Aseyori, Iyana Church, Monatan, Ibadan, Mr. Jimo Odunayo, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl, Rasaq Aisha. Odunayo was arrested along with Opeyemi Rasaq, who was also said to have played a role in the crime committed by the pastor. …

One Mohammed Sani, 30, has been apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Nasarawa State for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in the Angwatashi area of the Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. Parading the suspect at the state headquarters of the NSCDC in …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the merchants of malpractices in the centres of its 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in some Northern parts of the country. According to the organisation, examination scam syndicates in the Computer-Based Test centres, which used to be in the …

No fewer than nine shops were burnt down on Tuesday morning, Feb 9, at the popular Bode-Saadun Market in Moro council area of Kwara State, Newsextra24 reports. The fire which started around 1.45am on Tuesday destroyed other valuables and property, it was gathered. The cause of the fire has not …

Part of a 500-year old ancient Benin building known as Urokpota hall has been destroyed by rainfall that lasted for over one hour. The Newsextra24 reports that the hall was popular for the final coronation of Benin monarchs. Investigation showed that the ancient building had almost its entire roof blown …

Three men have been shot dead after two unidentified gunmen stormed the Civic center Eke Nkpor in Idemili local government area of Anambra state and opened fire at persons gathered at the center today February 10. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Haruna Mohammed said …

Governors in the North on Tuesday described open grazing by herdsmen as obsolete. It should end, they declared. This decision was the outcome of, a meeting of Northern Nigeria Governors Forum, held virtually. The decision is in line with the position of Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who said herders …

Cocaine worth N32bn has been recovered in a consignment at the Tincan Port in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. It was gathered that the consignment, which arrived Nigeria from Brazil on board a vessel marked MV SPAR SCORPIO was placed on surveillance for some days …

58 miscreants apprehended as Lagos Island clashes claim one Residents of Itafaji and Agarawu on the Lagos Island in Lagos State have called for the intervention of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, to quell the ongoing tension caused by clashes among youths in the area. …

The Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps, Tuesday, impounded about 200 cows and arrested two underaged herders. The cows and the herders were arrested along Ijare/Irese Road in Ifedore Local Government area of the state. The seized cows and the herders, were later led from where they were arrested …