Metro News Top Stories

What Dogara, other lawmakers do with prostitutes – Jibrin

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2016 0

Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin has accused the Speaker of the House of Reps and other lawmakers of lavishing public funds – The embattled lawmaker says the accused legislators lavish public funds on outrageous renting of guest houses – Jibrin reveals that all the lawmakers do at the guest houses is to

Metro News Top Stories

Victim begs police not to shoot suspected phone snatcher

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2016 0

There was drama at the Ada-George axis of Port Harcourt on Sunday morning when a victim of phone snatchers knelt down and begged an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad not to kill her assailants. The victim, who identified herself as Onyeka, was waylaid by two phone snatchers on her way to church. The victim, […]

Crime News Top Stories

Police arraign father of 4 for raping minor

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2016 0

The police in Lagos has arraigned a father of four, Leonard Ekeh before a Lagos State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting at Bode Thomas area of the state, for allegedly raping an eight year-old minor. Ekeh, a native of Umuorishe-Umuohagu in Ngor Okpala local government area, Imo State, was docked before the court on two counts […]

Features Metro

When freed Chibok girls meet parents

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2016 0

A happy  Chibok mother simply carries her Chibok girl on the back! Dance of joy by Chibok schoolgirls at the thanksgiving in Abuja It was a day of boundless joy as the 21 Chibok  girls released 13 October  by Boko Haram after 900 days in captivity met their parents in Abuja. The spokesperson of the released girls, […]

Crime

Police arrest two suspected armed robbers terrorizing Ogun state, recover 5 guns

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2016 0

These suspected armed robbers said to be part of a gang that have been terrorizing Ogijo, Ogun state were this weekend arrested by the Nigeria Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS operatives at their hideout. 5 guns were recovered from them.

Crime Features

Two Nigerians arrested for drug trafficking in India, 50g of cocaine seized

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2016 0

Police in India last Friday October 14th arrested two Nigerians, Nduba Joseph (25) and Nwite Sunday Rose (32), for alleged drug trafficking. 50g of cocaine worth was recovered from them after they were arrested at their apartment in Indiranagar. The accused reportedly confessed that they used to get cocaine from their contact, identified as Ben […]

Crime Features

Ogun State police arrest three for armed robbery and kidnapping.

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2016 0

The Ogun State police command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and kidnappers named Abibu, Kamorudeen and Olalekan (surnames withheld), believed to have been terrorising residents of Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu respectively. The state’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives at Ipoji area of Sagamu, were able to have

Crime Features

Nigeria Customs impounds contraband goods worth over N1Billion

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2016 0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri has recorded a total of two hundred and thirty-one (231) seizures of contraband goods with an overall Duty Paid Value (DPV) of one billion, nine hundred and fifty-seven million, five hundred and twenty nine thousand, three hundred and seventy-five naira (N 1,957,529,375.00) in […]

Crime Features Sports

Abia State police, parades member of a three-man-gang who raped a 65-year-old woman to death

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2016 0

Abia State police officers have paraded 24 suspected criminals in Umuahia, one of them a 24-year-old commercial tricyclist identified as Samuel believed to be among the three-man gang that robbed, raped and killed a 65-year old grandmother at Ofeme, the Sun reports. The incident happened on October 8th at about 9pm. While parading the suspect […]

Crime News Top Stories

Police Pension Scam: Dangabar Used Fake Names to Steal Funds

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2016 0

The trial of the seven persons accused of complicity in the over N24bn scam in the Police Pension Office continued with the fourth prosecution witness, PW4, Mustapha Gadanya, giving more insight on how the accused person’s used fictitious names to open different accounts used in siphoning police pension funds. Dangabar, a former director, Police Pension Board […]

Crime News Top Stories

Herbalist kills woman after using charm to have sex with her in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2016 0

An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday remanded a 27 -year-old native doctor, Bunmi Popoola, in prison for allegedly using charm to have carnal knowledge of a woman which caused her death. The Magistrate, Mr Ahmed Immam, remanded Popoola of Odo-Owa in Okeero Local Government, at Medium Security Prison, Mondala, after he pleaded not guilty to […]

Features Metro

Abduction: Lagos students, teachers freed

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2016 0

Suspected former Ijaw militants responsible for the abduction of four students  and teachers of the Lagos State Model College in Igbonla Epe have freed their captives. Government confirmed this in a statement by Information commissioner, Steve Ayorinde, who gave the assurance  that the Government would spare nothing until it rids the State of criminal elements. The

Law News Top Stories

Corruption: DSS to arraign accused Judges next week

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2016 0

The Department of State Services, DSS, will next week arraign seven judges it arrested across the country last weekend. DSS, it was gathered, will soon conclude investigations into the allegations against the suspects, even as the agency is also waiting for the National Judicial Council to take actions against them. A source said, “The ongoing […]

Features Metro

Goodie Ibru declared wanted by EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2016 0

Goodie Ibru, one of the popular Ibru brothers, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. In a notice, EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Goodie, 74 years old,  is wanted in connection with money laundering, conspiracy, theft, capital market fraud and diversion of funds. From the notice, it was clear that Ibru’s […]

Crime Features Sports

Police in Cross River State parade 22 suspected criminals, foil kidnap of woman

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2016 0

Cross River State Police Command on Wednesday, October 12th, paraded 22 suspected criminals and foiled kidnap of a woman in Calabar. Deputy Commissioner of Police administration in the command, DCP Tunde Gbolarumi told newsmen in a press briefing that the 22 suspects paraded, comprised of gangsters, kidnappers, one chance syndicates and armed robbers. According to […]

Law News Top Stories

Protesters storm court, demand judges’ prosecution

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2016 0

A group of protesters under the aegis of Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Coalition stormed the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Oyinka Abayomi Drive, on Wednesday, demanding the prosecution of the seven judges arrested over the weekend for alleged corruption. Speaking through their leader, Desmond Abiona, the protesters declared their solidarity with […]

Law Top Stories

Businessman, ex-banker deny N10m fraud allegation

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2016 0

A businessman, Anthony Okpala, and an ex-bank manager of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Ikechukwu Aghanenu, have denied defrauding one Rabiu Lawal of N10m. The duo, who spoke through their lawyer, Obiorah Umeh, said the sum was an investment made by United Kingdom-based Lawal in Mashuchun International Limited, a company reportedly owned by Okpala, adding that there […]

Crime Features

Four arrested for operation of illegal police uniform factory in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2016 0

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four women after uncovering a factory inside the Police College in Ikeja, where police uniforms and other accessories, are illegally produced and sold. Police uniforms with different ranks, badges, belts, boots cardigans, caps and force numbers were recovered from the suspects among whom are two nursing women. Vanguard […]

Crime Features

Ex Military officer arrested for robbery in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2016 0

The Ogun state police command have arrested a member of the Nigerian Legion, an association for ex-soldiers, Benjamin Okon, for robbery. The suspect was arrested after he snatched a bajaj motorcycle from one Ibrahim Ginji at Shagamu and sold it for N70,000. Confirming his arrest, the Ogun state Police command Public Relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, […]

Crime Features

Man disgraced after buying two bags of rice with fake Naira notes in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2016 0

The man ‎pictured above was disgraced Monday after he bought two bags of rice with fake Naira notes at Abaranje, Ikotun, Lagos State. More photos after the cut..