Crime

Senior Military Officer Killed in Kaduna Robbery Attempt

A senior military officer, Lt Cdr M Buba, was tragically killed in Kaduna on June 25 when he was attacked and stabbed by an unknown assailant at a bus stop near Kawo flyover bridge. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred…

TROOPS DECIMATE SCORES OF INSURGENTS, RECOVER VBIED AND MOTORCYCLES IN FOILED ATTACK ON NEW MARTE

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have foiled an attack by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on their location in New Marte, Borno State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of May 27, 2025, was repelled by a combined effort…

SS2 student fakes own kidnap, demands N2m ransom from family

A 16-year-old student in the SS2 class of a private secondary school in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, faked her kidnap and demanded a ransom of N2 million for her release. The teenage girl allegedly contacted a family member, claiming she had…

Court jails nine for Internet fraud in uyo

Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Rosemary Oghoghorie Dugbo of the Federal High Court Calabar have convicted and sentenced nine individuals to jail for internet fraud. The convicts include Nsofor Charles Ochiabutor, Aneikan Monday Akpan, Igwe Greg, Ubong Emmanuel, Columba Chukwubuikem David,…