Detectives of the Adamawa State Police Command have apprehended a 30-year-old man for raping a two-year-old girl. The suspect who was caught in the act on November 13, 2023by the elder sister of the victim raised an alarm, and the suspect was subsequently arrested and handed over to the police. The suspect Buguwa Kwaji who resides at Aljannaru village in Song Local Government Area of the state confessed to committing the crime during interrogation by...

Marlian Records boss Naira Marley and his henchman Sam Larry are out of police custody. The artist and music promoter were freed on Friday after meeting their bail conditions. A Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos State granted the duo a bail of N20 million on November 6. The bail conditions, according to Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun, are for the suspects to provide three sureties and forfeit their international passports to the court. The magistrate also ordered...

Police in Ozubulu and Umunze towns in Anambra State have smashed two deadly syndicates extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public via deadly threats. At Umunze, Orumba South LGA Headquarters two suspects were nabbed after painstaking investigation. The suspects had sent text messages to their victim identifying themselves as members of ESN and demanding that he paid them a huge sum or else he and his daughter would be kidnapped and killed. Both suspects...

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended a 45 years old  Wawe Nokomari for allegedly shooting his friend Mr Ham Musa under the influence of local beer. SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, spokesman of the Police Command said Wawe, a father of 8 resident of Jabi community in Shelleng Local Government Area of the state opened fire on his friend due to minor argument leaving him critical condition.  Nguroje, said the victim is currently receiving treatment...

Receives 6 Suspect, Three Vehicles Laden With 7,500 Litres of Suspected Adultrated AGO Nabbed by the Nigerian Navy The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Anambra State Command, in its resolve to end the menace of Crude oil theft, illegal  dealings on petroleum products and oil pipeline vandalism has vowed to stop at nothing to rid the state of vandals. Edwin Osuala, the State Commandant, gave this assurance  in Awka on Tuesday 14 November...

A man identified as Chigozie Dike, a house boy has allegedly cut off the manhood of his madam’s aged father, with the intention to use it for money ritual. A sources said the incident happened in Amaenyi, Awka, the Anambra State capital.  The source added that the boy who is aged 20 has absconded, and has been declared wanted by the police. Our source who availed The West Africa Pilot News of a video recording...

A Senior State Counsel in Jigawa State Ministry of Justice, Kabiru Abdullah Esq has issued a letter (dated October 16, 2023) to the Secretary of Dutse Emirate Council, Dutse Emir’s Palace with the title “Notification of arraignment of Umar Ibrahim (Village Head of DanGulam) on the offence of rape contrary to section 3 (1) (A and D) of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law 2021”. The Village Head was accused of raping and impregnating...

Without giving details on any specific threat, the United States last Friday warned its citizens in Nigeria of “elevated threats” to “major hotels” in the “larger cities” of the country. “The US Government is aware of credible information that there is an elevated threat to major hotels in Nigeria’s larger cities,” the US Department of State said. The alert, the State Department of State says, is to ensure that US nationals exercise vigilance when arranging...