EFCC arraigns Boroh, Moriki over N975m amnesty fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the duo of Brig-Gen Paul Boroh (retd) and Hanafi Musa Moriki, before Justice O. O. Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja, on a nine-count charge of criminal breach of trust to the

Man attacks police headquarters with knife, kills 4 officers

Man attacks police headquarters with knife, kills 4 officers A man armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters, killing at least four, before he was fatally shot Thursday, a French police union official said. It wasn’t immediately clear how far

Teenager kidnaps 7-year-old boy, demands N3.5m ransom

By Haruna Gimba Yaya, Gombe The Gombe State Police Command, on Thursday, said it has arrested a 19-year-old male resident of Gabukka quarters of Gombe metropolis over alleged kidnapping of a 7-year-old boy (name withheld). Addressing newsmen at the headquarters of the Special

Land dispute: Anambra Police declares Chimamanda Adichie’s kinsmen wanted

By Pamela Eboh, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has declared three suspects wanted over alleged cases of conspiracy and conduct likely to cause breach of peace in the state. The suspects are kinsmen of famous novelist Chimamanda Adichie who recently condemned the

Gunmen kidnap Bayelsa Commissioner’s Father

Gunmen on Wednesday night abducted the father of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Doodei Week. Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident. Also Mr Doodei Week, who also confirmed the incident

Suspected assassins murder Fulani leader

Suspected assassins have gunned down the Adamawa State Chairman of Tabital Pulaaku International, Alhaji Abdu Balli. Tabital Pulaaku International, known fully in local parlance as Tabital Pulaaku Joondie Jam, is a pan-Fulani group. The state government has strongly condemned Balli’s killing, pledging to

Insecurity: Roads in Northern Nigeria under siege — Senate

By Ahuraka Isah and Sunday Isuwa The Senate yesterday lamented the high level of insecurity in the country, noting that most roads in the northern part of the country had been overrun by criminal elements. The lawmakers expressed worry at the rising spate

Cultists murder policeman, seize rifles

By Okey Sampson, Aba on A policeman and a civilian were killed yesterday during a clash between suspected cultists and policemen at the Ndiegoro axis of Aba, Abia State. As a result of the incident, some buildings in four streets in Okojombo, Anaba,

Varsity post-graduate students in court for raping woman in nightclub’

Two university students were seen high-fiving after raping a drunk young woman in a nightclub maintenance room, a court has heard. Ferdinando Orlando, 25, and Lorenzo Costanzo, 26, were caught laughing and making sexual gestures on CCTV, after leading her out of the

UNBELIEVABLE: Saudi Arabia, Qatar Sponsoring Boko Haram, former Benin President alleges

By Nwafor Sunday Facts have occurred of the people sponsoring the dreaded terrorist oganisation, ‘Boko Haram’ in Nigeria.  It has been proven that Boko Haram is allegedly being funded by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The statement by Nicephore Soglo, former president of Benin