Category: Metro
Security beef up in FCT, others over terrorists’ threat
Security agencies have stepped up surveillance of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the two contiguous states of Nasarawa and Kogi to forest [...]
Insufficient weapons responsible for my desertion – Army Captain
The Nigerian Army will today arraign Captain Ifeanyi Onu before a general court martial in Sokoto for alleged desertion, following his failure [...]
Any Muslim lawyer who defends convicted Kano singer has renounced Islam – Cleric
A cleric, Abubakar Usman Mabera, chairman of Sokoto state Ulama forum of Izala, says any Muslim lawyer who defends Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a musician sen [...]
Magu’s Pastor, Omale slams N5bn suit on FCMB
Pastor Emmanuel Omale, who claims to be the spiritual guide of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahi [...]
Man in court for defiling his five-year-old daughter
A 29-year-old man, Adekunle Adebiyi, is currently cooling his heels in police custody in Lagos for defiling his five-year-old daughter, Bola ( [...]
Police stop man from committing suicide over Buhari’s daughter
Following the prompt intervention of the Kano State Police Command, a 22-year-old man, Abba Ahmed, who earlier threatened to commit suicide if [...]
US set to seize Kola Aluko’s $25m Los Angeles mansion
The money laundering and asset recovery section of the United States department of justice has begun proceedings to seize a mansion owned by Kola Aluk [...]
Four women arrested for allegedly selling newborn baby for N1.5m
Officials of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have arrested four women for allegedly selling a newborn baby for [...]
Man arrested for stabbing woman, attempting to cut body part for ritual in Anambra
A 41-year-old man, Ogbonna Nwankwo has been arrested by Anambra state police command for stabbing a woman, Bella Joseph, and attempting to cut off her [...]
Civil servant smuggles brother’s name into payroll, collects salaries for 11 years
Tanimu Ndanusa has been on the payroll of the Niger state government since 2009, collecting his entitlements with commitment and precision. He has eve [...]