SSS arrest kidnappers in military gear
The men of the Department of State Security Service (SSS), Kogi State Command said on Wednesday that it had in the last few weeks arrested at least 10 suspected kidnappers terrorising the state. Six of...
View ArticleDSS arrest 10 suspected kidnappers in Kogi
The Department of State Services (DSS), Kogi Command, says it has arrested 10 suspected kidnappers in the last six weeks in its bid to eliminate kidnapping in the state. Mr Joseph Okpo, the State...
View ArticlePOISONED CHALICE
JOSEPH ABAH, a father of three, appeared stupefied as his six-year-old son mimed and danced to the song of a popular Nigerian female artiste. As he watched, it dawned on him that his little boy, a...
View ArticleOur plan to rid Cross River of kidppers, by governor
UNTIL recently, kidnapping was an alien culture in Cross River State. The state’s insulation from the vice at the height of militancy in the Niger Delta region helped it earn the status of most...
View ArticleFamily seeks justice over alleged murder of 34-yr-old technician
The family of a slain motor battery technician, Mutiu Edunjobi, yesterday urged the police to apprehend and prosecute his killers in the name of justice. The 34-year-old technician was allegedly...
View ArticleTips on starting a blended family!!
Tips on starting a blended family Dear Harriet, I am a 53-year-old single parent with two children. I started dating again after some years. He is very caring and loving to us. He actually makes me...
View ArticleWhy we kidnaped Sierra Leonian envoy – Suspects
The alleged mastermind of the 10-man kidnapping gang responsible for the recent abduction of the Sierra Leone’s Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Major General Alfred Claude-Nelson, has said that...
View ArticleOgun customs intercepts 13,328 bags of rice, motorcycles
The Ogun State Customs Area Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its anti-smuggling campaign with the recent seizure of 13,328 bags of rice, 380 motorcycles and 7,743 cartons of frozen poultry...
View ArticleI only stole from late Ambassador’s home—Suspect
The suspect paraded as murderer of Ambassador SundayYusuf said he only stole from the deceased. Abubakar Yau, while confessing that he was a common scavenger wh stole N200,000 from the Late...
View ArticleEnjoying marital harmony
Dear Reader, You are welcome to another wonderful time in God’s presence. Throughout this month, we shall be exploring the topic: ‘Enjoying Marital Harmony’. The Bible says: Therefore shall a man leave...
View ArticleNICO to commence language programme
In line with its mandate of mobilising Nigerians towards a culture-oriented lifestyle, the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Information and...
View ArticleHow to avoid poor parenting
Dear Harriet, As a young parent, I will like you to kindly give counsel on the causes of inattentive parenting. Mrs Mercy D. Abuja Your question is a serious cause for concern because inattentive...
View ArticleThe Missing Government Papers (4)
At this, she sat pensive for a few minutes. ‘I’m particularly intrigued by the use of some words in that report.’ Then, after a while, she got up as if she had come to a conclusion about something....
View ArticleEstranged husband batters wife over dead child
Sunday turned a bad day for a woman, identified simply as Temitope after she was allegedly beaten up by her estranged husband and his female siblings. The incident occurred at about 6:00 p.m....
View ArticlePolice arraign two for burglary
The police have arraigned two men, Olatunji Razak, 23, and Kareem Azeez, 25, before an Ebute Metta Magistrate’s Court for burglary. The accused persons allegedly broke into the residence of one Esther...
View ArticleHelp before we all go BLIND!
WATER, they say, is life. The absence of it has sent many to early graves. But the reverse is the case for inhabitants of many villages in 14 districts within Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna...
View ArticleTrain crushes school leaver to death
n what appears to be a suicide, a young school leaver was torn into pieces by a moving train penultimate Thursday, after he refused to leave the rail track. The incident happened in the Railway Line...
View ArticleUnexpected dismissal pushed me to crime – Suspect
An armed robbery suspect has confessed that he took to a life of crime following an unexpected dismissal from the job he laboured to get. When in April 2016, said a source, a group of suspects robbed...
View ArticleJigawa monarch, others held for ‘rape’ of minors
The police in Jigawa State have arrested a 60-year-old traditional ruler, Abubakar Ya’u, for allegedly raping an eight- year-old primary school pupil (name withheld). Ya’u, village head of Kargo in the...
View ArticleCyber Security: Experts launch anti-cyber-attack programme
In an effort to stem the tide of incessant cyber-attacks on internet users in the country, information communication experts have launched an anti-cyber-attack programme known as the CyberSAFE. The...
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