Category: Metro
Terrorists demand N900m as ransom for victims of fresh Kaduna attack
Following the Kaduna attack that led to the killing of two persons and abduction of about 20 people at Keke community in Chikun Local Government Area [...]
We spoke hours before her death – Father of late NAF pilot, Arotile
Mr. Akintunde Arotile, father of late Nigeria’ s first female combatant helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, said he spoke with her few hours before he [...]
Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh’s murder was financially motivated
Fahim Saleh, the chief executive officer of Gokada, was reportedly killed by an assassin in a financially motivated operation, DailyMail is reporting. [...]
Magu writes Salami panel, denies fraud charges
The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has formally written to the Ayo Salami-led preside [...]
Ex-NIMASA director, Agaba bags 7-year jail term for N1.5bn fraud
Ezekiel Bala Agaba, a former executive director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)), has been sentenced to seven years [...]
Court grants comedienne, Adeherself N500,000 bail in fraud case
Instagram comedienne, Adedamola Adewale popularly known as Adeherself has been granted bail of N500,000 by an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Adeherself [...]
Senate passes bill recognizing males as rape victims
The Senate has passed a bill amending the criminal code, to remove gender restrictions in the issue of rape, and recognise males as rape victims too. [...]
Deaconess who battered teenager with hot knife in genital area, pleads guilty, remanded in prison
Yemi Awolola, a deaconess with the Living Faith Church also known as Winners' Chapel, who brutalised a 14-year-old girl put in her care with a hot kni [...]
Kano Assembly adopt castration as punishment for rape
The Kano State House of Assembly has begun a process to further amend the State’s Penal Code amendment (No.12), Law of 2014 to provide for castration [...]
How female Air Force helicopter pilot died in freak accident
More details have emerged about the demise of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who died at the Nigeria [...]