Crime and City

Joseph Irikefe The Abia State Government has noted with great regret the ugly incident that occurred on Thursday, at around 7:45 am at Obikabia Junction, in the Ogbor Hill area, Obingwa LGA, near Aba, where suspected…

Joseph Irikefe   A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, two weeks’ bail after 27 months in detention. The court said that the two-week bail…

Maureen Aguta with Agency report   The convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans and his co-defendant Joseph Emeka, charged with murder and attempted kidnap have opted for an option…

Joseph Irikefe   An appeal $306 million has been launched to tackle projected food security and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states during the lean season of May to September. The appeal was launched…

Joseph Irikefe The Abia State Government says the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, has started inviting those indicted by the forensic audit report which the state government conducted through an international…

Maureen Aguta Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some students. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped…

Joseph Irikefe The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has accused indigenous security outfits in the South-East of masterminding the killings of their members in the zone.…

Joseph Irikefe The Senate on Thursday, prescribed death sentence as penalty for trafficking in hard drugs and other substances in Nigeria. This followed the passage of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…

Maureen Aguta Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, an interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies…

Joseph Irikefe Kogi State indigenes living in Abuja under the aegis of Concern Kogi Citizen in Abuja (CKCA) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to beam its searchlight more on the…