Crime

      The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested five youths for allegedly conducting an illegal marriage ceremony without parental consent.   The Deputy Commander General of the board, Dr Mujahideen Aminuddeen, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Kano on Monday.   He said those arrested included ...

  Security operatives attempting to board a flight with over $6.1 million in cash were intercepted and arrested on Saturday at the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 in Lagos.   The suspects, whose exact number was not disclosed, were reportedly caught during routine checks while trying to ...

    The Presidency on Saturday said President Bola Tinubu’s decision to grant presidential pardon and clemency to 175 Nigerians and foreigners, including late environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Major General Mamman Vatsa, and other members of the “Ogoni Nine”, was part of efforts to promote fairness, justice, and national unity. ...

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, on Friday, handed over an Indian Hemp dealer with two other suspects to the officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Kano.   The suspects were arrested in Doguwa Local Government Area of the State.   ...

    The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has revealed that the armed robbery gang responsible for the killing of ARISE News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, sourced their weapons from a supplier in the Niger Republic.   The Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Friday while ...

    Lawmakers in Peru voted Friday to remove President Dina Boluarte, whose term has been marked by protests and accusations of failing to stem crime.   Boluarte refused to appear before Congress for an overnight hearing, after a majority of lawmakers, including some once loyal to her, voted to ...

    Osun State Police Command has invited the Osun State Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Isaac Omoyele, to bring proof of an alleged attempt on his life by some yet to be identified people.   The spokesperson of Osun Amotekun Corps, Idowu Yusuf, had announced early on Tuesday, announced ...

    Edo State First Lady, Mrs Edesili Okpebholo, has said raising awareness among children and young people is key to reducing human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and drug abuse in the state.   Speaking at the launch of a comprehensive awareness campaign organised by the Mariam Ashley Yusuf Foundation in ...

    Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison after being convicted on prostitution-related charges.   Prosecutors had pushed for an 11-year sentence, but Judge Arun Subramanian imposed just over four years following an emotional daylong hearing on Friday.   Combs’s lawyers had urged ...

    Sean “Diddy” Combs may face more than 11 years in prison, as U.S. federal prosecutors have urged a New York court to hand down a lengthy sentence following his conviction on prostitution-related charges.   As reported by Reuters and ABC News on Tuesday, in a court memo filed ...