Tag: Crime News
Four Al-Shabaab Members Get Death Sentences for 2022 Owo Church Attack
ABUJA — A Federal High Court has sentenced four men linked to the Al-Shabaab terrorist organisation to death…
NLC Backs Teachers Strike, Demands Abducted Pupils Be Freed Now
ABUJA — The Nigeria Labour Congress has thrown its full support behind the ongoing teachers' strike triggered by…
Kwara Community Attacked, Bandits Set Emir’s Palace on Fire
ILORIN — Armed bandits attacked a community in Kwara State, killing several residents and setting the Emir's palace…
NDLEA Intercepts Chinese Grandmother Carrying Drugs at Lagos Airport
LAGOS — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Chinese grandmother at Murtala Muhammed International Airport…
DSS Arrests Niger Republic Nationals, Seizes 15 AK-47s in Papiri Probe
ABUJA — The Department of State Services has arrested two Niger Republic nationals and three other masterminds linked…
Borno Parents Accuse FG of Neglecting 42 Abducted Children
MAIDUGURI — Parents of the 42 pupils abducted from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira Uba…
Plateau Tricycle Crash Near Lamingo Golf Club Kills One, Injures Three
JOS — A fatal road accident involving a tricycle near Lamingo Golf Club in Jos has killed one…
Saudi Arabia Frees Four Nigerian Pilgrims Framed by Drug Syndicate
MECCA — Saudi authorities have released four Nigerian Hajj pilgrims who were wrongly arrested after a drug syndicate…
Katsina Police Hunt Bandits Who Kidnapped Retired Military General
KATSINA — Katsina State Police Command has stepped up a manhunt for armed bandits who kidnapped retired Major-General…
DSS Arrests Five Over Papiri Secondary School Kidnapping
ABUJA — The Department of State Services has arrested five suspects in connection with the abduction of students…
Ohanaeze Launches Rights Panel Over Alleged Abuses Against Igbo
ENUGU — The Global Executive Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has inaugurated a Committee on Human Rights to…
Makinde Told to Resign as Ogbomosho Captives Enter Third Week
IBADAN — Calls for Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to resign have intensified as abducted teachers and students…
