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Police operatives in Bauchi have arrested one Tijjani Ahmadu Diye over an alleged attempt to kill his wife in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Ahmed Wakili, who confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Bauchi, said the 35-year-old was arrested for assault and attempt to commit culpable homicide. He added that the suspect disguised …

One Ganbo Adamu has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for scamming his mother-in-law, Sa’adatu Aliyu with marriage to former President Muhammadu Buhari. Adamu, who was sentenced by a Magistrate’s Court in Minna, the Niger State capital, was said to have also extorted the sum of N5 million naira from the mother-in-law, a divorcee with a promise to connect …

The Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Wednesday, convicted five persons for internet fraud and other related offences. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the convicts on separate charges of internet fraud. They had earlier pleaded guilty to their respective charges. The quintet -Olamilekan Quadri, Oladele John, Abiodun Abiola, Ishola Orimadegun, and Kayode Awolola were convicted by Justice …

One person died and another sustained injury in an auto crash along the Owode-Idiroko Road in Ogun State on Friday. The South-West Area Commander of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Adekunle Ajibade told journalists on Saturday in Ota that a Mercedes Benz truck and a Bajaj motorcycle were involved in the crash. He added that two other …

Tragedy struck on Monday when gunmen invaded the BECO Comprehensive High School, Kwi in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing two teachers, who were a newly wedded couple. The gunmen, who invaded the school while teachers were having a meeting, also injured the Vice-Principal of the School. The Police Public Relations Officer in Plateau, DSP Alfred Alabo, who confirmed …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says Nigerian Army troops successfully eliminated 151 terrorists, arrested over 456 other criminal elements and recovered caches of sophisticated weapons in various operations across the country in the last two weeks. This was disclosed by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja while giving updates on military …

At least seven persons died and 40 others were injured in an auto accident along the Nangere-Gashua Road in Yobe State on Wednesday. The spokesman for the state police command, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the accident to journalists in Damaturu. He said: “A fatal traffic accident occurred along Nangere-Gashua Road involving a trailer with registration no. XB 918 KTN loaded with …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Muhammad Sani Rinji in Bauchi State. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Ilelaboye W. Oyejide, who briefed journalists at the command headquarters in Bauchi on Wednesday, said the operatives also arrested a fake medical doctor simply identified as Usman Sadique Yelwa. He said: “The corps intensified efforts …

A speeding truck on Friday crushed a commercial motorcycle passenger to death at the Hamadiyah Junction in Ota, Ogun State. The South-West Area Commander of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr. Adekunle Ajibade, confirmed the incident to journalists in Ota. He said the passenger was crushed to death when she suddenly fell under the truck after a …

Police on Friday confirmed the arrest of two operatives caught in a viral video demanding money from a Dutch woman along the Iseyin-Ogbomosho Road in Oyo State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest of the two men in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. He said the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, …