Metro

Police officers in Lagos have arrested a couple who tried to sell their two-year-old son to go to Canada. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the news to reporters on Thursday in Lagos. He said the couple were arrested on Tuesday while trying to sell the child. Hundeyin said: “At 2.45pm on Tuesday, Isolo Divisional Police Officers received information that …

The Nigerian police have sacked Corporal Buba Adamu, for refusing a transfer to Katsina in 2015. Adamu, who was posted to the Cross River police command, was transferred to Katsina State but refused to report to his new office. Command spokesperson Irene Ugbo confirmed the development at a press conference on Thursday in Calabar. He said the dismissed police officer …

Gunmen on Wednesday killed a member of a local legal advocacy group, ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) in Rivers State. Eyewitnesses told reporters on Thursday that the victim identified as Prince was responding to a call about a kidnapping case in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre local government area of ​​the state, when he was killed in an ambush attack. …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a man, Nuhu Ezra, for allegedly trading human body parts in Abuja. Ezra, a resident of Gosa Kipikipi Village, Lugbe, was allegedly arrested with human skulls and bones on July 9, 2024, at about 9pm by officers from the Iddo police division. According to police, Ezra intended to sell the human …

Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has granted a 90-day extension to the Nigerian Navy’s Operation Delta Sanity, aimed at combating oil theft and related crimes in the Niger Delta region. The operation, which was carried out on January 6, 2024, has yielded a number of significant achievements, including successfully uncovering stolen goods, dismantling illegal oil and gas …

The Federal Government has awarded N1 billion to Magnus Okpalannadi who allegedly defiled his three-year-old daughter. Minister of Women Affairs, Ms Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, announced the move in a statement issued on Wednesday by the ministry’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Ms Grace Njoku. He said: “The Ministry received a report that Okpalannadi, a resident of Onitsha, Anambra State, had …

Nollywood actress and film producer, Toyin Abraham, has come under heavy criticism from netizens following her arrest of an online bully who allegedly cursed her, her family and wanted her son dead. The actress, who is currently in the spotlight on social media for writing a petition against an online troll named Ayodele, came under fire when social media users …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has confirmed that it will soon offer rail services to transport livestock from the northern to southern parts of the country. NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this on Wednesday on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. Okhira announced that transportation of cattle and goods would resume via the Warri-Itakpe route. The NRC stopped transporting livestock …

National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday reunited the kidnapped children of Kaduna State Judge, Janet Gimba, with their families. Recall that on June 23, 2024, the judge and his four children were kidnapped when bandits stormed their residence. The bandits released her on Sunday and demanded a ransom of N150 million for the release of her children, giving …

Justice Lekan Olatawura of the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday sentenced former Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official, Olukayode Dayo, to life imprisonment on rape charges. The 39-year-old convict was charged with one count of rape on March 13, 2022. He was charged with desecrating a 13-year-old girl in the state. Prosecutor Julius Ajibare told …