Kidnappers of the Abuja-based transporter, Alhaji Salisu Danfulani, who they abducted on Sunday night from Mpape community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT have released him after collecting a N40 million ransom. City & Crime reports that the victim was abducted from the Tipper garage area in the town moments after the last Muslim […]
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Police recover gunpowder hidden in garri bags
Police in Anambra State have arrested two suspects and confiscated a substantial amount of gunpowder concealed in bags of cassava flakes (garri), alongside a locally made pistol and live ammunition. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, said the suspects were arrested during a routine patrol in the Pillar-Pole area of Aguata […]
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Appeal Court frees man wrongfully accused of defiling minor
An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has freed one Ismail Abdulmodiu who was wrongfully jailed for defiling an underage girl. A Lagos High Court, had on Thursday, March 9, 2023, sentenced Ismail Abdulmodiu to life imprisonment on an alleged case of defilement. Since then, Ismail has served one year and six months in a correctional […]
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Return us to Band B, Lagos’ Band A users tell IKEDC
Residents of Akinola-Aboru communities in Lagos on Band A, have lamented over the financial strain levied on them to get constant power supply, describing the electricity tariff as outrageous. City & Crime reports that the sharp increase in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) of over 100 per cent has increased the […]
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AS Roma and Athletic Bilbao with 1-1 draw at Olimpico
The two teams shared the points in the Europa League game. AS Roma and Athletic Bilbao finished without a winner – 1-1 at Olimpico as the Wolves scored a header in the 1st half, but the Basque team answered with the same minutes before the end of the regular time. The Wolves dominated the possession …
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Troops neutralised over 65 terrorists’ commanders, 1,937 foot soldiers in 3rd quarter – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Thursday says troops deployed to different theatres of operations neutralised over 65 notable terrorist leaders, commanders and combatants across all theatres of operations in the third quarter of 2024. It said those eliminated include Munzir Arika, Sani Dilla (Dan Hausawan Jubillaram), Ameer Modu, Matawal Bitrus, Thomas Benedict, Mohammed Sani, Rimamy (aka …
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Man arrested in Antioch double shooting
The attack was one in a series of shootings in the Contra Costa County town in the last month.
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Warriors are far from finished product entering training camp as Dunleavy prizes flexibility
"We're probably as impatient as a franchise as you can be right now."
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Chef Todd English sued for sexual assault that allegedly left victim with third-degree burns
The bombshell suit alleges the victim was "horrifically abused," and left with severe burns. But reps for the chef strongly deny the allegations.
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Houston to impound illegal pedicabs beginning on Oct. 1 as part of crackdown
A regulatory official said a $500 citation has done little to deter pedicabs, mostly from out-of-town companies, that lack city-issued permits.
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