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Police operatives in Adamawa have arrested a 94-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in Tappare ward of Ganye local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Yola, said the suspect was in the habit of deceiving young girls to defile them. …

Police operatives in Borno have arrested a repentant Boko Haram insurgent, Musa Dauda, for allegedly killing his ex-wife in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Sani Kamilu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday in Maiduguri, said the suspect killed the victim identified as Hafsat Musa, and buried her at a farm inside the Muhammed …

The Ogun State Police Command, on Sunday, said two minors have been arrested for allegedly setting their school in Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state on fire. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the minors gained access into the school, gathered books left behind by the …

A medical doctor has been arrested by police operatives over the disappearance of three children from Benue State. Police operatives arrested the suspect in Rivers following an alert on the missing children. The spokesperson for the Benue State police command, Sewuese Anene, said in a statement on Sunday in Makurdi that the children were found in the doctor’s custody in …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted 292 bags of foreign rice illegally imported into the country. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Babatunde Afolabi, disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Abuja. He said three suspects were arrested while conveying the rice with three wooden boats from Cotonou, Benin Republic to Lagos. READ ALSO: NSCDC arrests suspected …

Many individuals who have purchased or are considering purchasing land in Lagos express concerns about encountering omo-onile, which often hinders their decision. The negative experiences with these individuals have led some people to swear off buying land in Lagos altogether. It is highly probable that regardless of the location you choose, you will come across them. WHO THEN ARE THE …

Four kidnapped victims were freed from their captors in multiple locations around Kastina State. The victims regained their freedom on Saturday following a joint operation by police operatives and the Nigerian Army during a routine patrol along Dankolo village in Dandume Local Government Area of the state. Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the state’s police public relations officer, revealed this in a …

Two blood brothers identified as Faith and Emmanuel Onoja, have been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged fraud N330 million. The anti-graft agency in a statement on Friday, said the siblings who are both from Ughelli South local government area of Delta State, are wanted for allegedly defrauding several people of various sums …

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Duport Midstream Company Limited, Akintoye Akindele, has opened up on the travails that led to his arrest by the police. In a short video he released late Tuesday, the businessman said his business rivals were trying to weave unfound fraud allegations around him through cronies, describing all fraud allegations against him as untrue. Akintoye …

The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, defended the use of teargas to disperse an army of protesters who converged at the Lekki Toll Gate after the candlelight procession in honour of late artiste, Mohbad. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos Police spokesman, spoke on the issue via a lengthy statement issued on Friday. The protesters dressed in white T-shirts played …