Category: Crime
Two Chinese jailed for illegal mining in Kwara
Two Chinese nationals have been jailed for illegal mining of solid minerals in Kwara State. Yang Chao and Wu Shan Chuan were convicted alongside their…
Woman allegedly strangles co-wife to death, burns body
The Bauchi State Police Command has launched a comprehensive investigation into the brutal killing of 20-year-old Hajara Isa by her co-wife in her matrimonial home…
Kwara: Murder suspects of final year student plead not guilty
The seven accused persons charged with the alleged murder of a final-year female student of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Mojisola Awesu, have…
Six KWSUBEB officials in court for alleged N96m fraud
Six officials of the Accounts and Salary Unit in the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) have been remanded in custody over alleged N96…
Man seen assaulting child in viral video arrested, to be arraigned Monday
The Assistant Commissioner of Police and Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi has announced that a man who brutalised his son, Boluwatife, in Oko baale,…
Teenager denies stealing N4m from boyfriend after drugging him
An 18-year-old girl, Rukayat Ashiru, appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday for allegedly stealing N4 million cash belonging to her boyfriend. The…
Deaf man drags ex lover to court over N100,000, broken marriage promises
A man with hearing impairment, Kuma Haruna has dragged his lover, Malma Bilkisu to a Shari’a court in Kaduna State. Haruna is seeking the court’s…
Kwara: Alleged murder of college student triggers call for death sentence for ritualists
The alleged murder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a final year female student of the Kwara State College of Education (KWCOED), Ilorin, has sparked calls for…
Ilorin Court jails tricycle operator, accomplice for stealing passengers’ phones
A Magistrates’ Court in Ilorin has sentenced a tricycle operator and his accomplice to jail for stealing mobile phones from passengers, including a lawyer. The…
Court convicts traditionalist for burning Quran
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has convicted one Olarenwaju John Ifagbemi for burning the Holy Quran. The convict, said to be a traditionalist,…

