Crime

Father-in-law places N100k bounty on Edo man who killed pregnant wife A bereaved father, Adun Samuel, has offered to pay N100,000 to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of his son-in-law, simply identified as…

Man defiles five-year-old girl in Gombe A 20-year-old man, Babangida Isah, from Tike quarters in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State has been paraded by the police for defiling a five-year-old girl, name withheld.…

Pastor to die by hanging for killing choir mistress, others A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a pastor, Chidiebere Okoroafor, to death by hanging for murder. Okoroafor, who is the General Overseer of the Altar of…

Man in court for stealing N92,300 from sex worker The Nigeria Police Force, on Friday, arraigned a 53-year-old businessman, King Dauda, before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for stealing the sum of N92,300 from a sex worker. Dauda,…

Adegoke’s Murder: Hotel receptionist bags two-year jail term The Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced Miss Adedeji Adesola, the receptionist that received the late Timothy Adegoke when he lodged in the Hilton Hotel,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed the allegations by Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, that the agency was witch-hunting him for refusing to give its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa $2m bribe. The…

Businessman bags six months jail term for cheating tomato seller A Magistrates Court in Jos on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old  businessman, Abubakar Usman, to six months imprisonment for cheating a tomato seller. Magistrate Shawomi…

A  Yaba Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a man, Wisdom Emmanuel, for allegedly sexually violating his daughter’s friend in his office. The 34-year-old was remanded by Magistrate Patrick Nwaka on two counts of sexual violation…

Seun Kuti remanded for 48 hours, to be granted N1m bail A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos on Tuesday, ordered the remand of  Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, for 48 hours in police custody. The police dragged Kuti…

Following his alleged assault on a police officer on Saturday, Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has been arrested and is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, popularly known as Panti, in Lagos State. The…