Crime & Punishment

The Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD) has debunked the news that a Federal High Court, Abuja had dismissed a N900 billion fraud charges filed against former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, by…

A 68-year-old man was fatally shot during a clash inside his Brooklyn apartment Tuesday, officials said. Cops were called to the first-floor apartment on St. Marks Ave. near Nostrand Ave. in Crown Heights on a report of a man…

An armed group in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region has killed at least 32 civilians in a weekend “massacre”, the national rights body said Monday, adding that the toll could rise. The incident — which Amnesty International said left 54 dead…

Jos— Gwafan village in Jos North Local Government Area, which hosts the residence of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has been thrown into mourning following last Sunday’s looting at the home of the former…

A Couple who were tortured and lost two pregnancies, yesterday narrated their ordeal with the SARS, to the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS Related Abuses and other Matters. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the former Director General of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) at different times, Mohammed Ibrahim, over the passing of his son, Aminu…

Many members of the Nigerian mafia in the Turin and Ferrara areas of Italy were on Wednesday, October 28, arrested by the police. The gang, called Arobaga Vikings or Norsemen Kclub International which is notorious for dealing in…

Police authorities in Katsina State have confirmed the death of 17 persons, including members of a vigilante group and one police officer. They were killed when bandits attacked Diskuru village, Dandume LGA of the state. Confirming the…

The authorities of the Bayelsa Police Command have arrested a mobile cash point operator, popularly known as POS operator over the mysterious death of a 19-year-old sales girl in Yenagoa, the state capital. NewsWestAfricans gathered that…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested one Okon-Abasi Etim, a native of Mbiakpan Ikot Edim village in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area over the alleged murder of his wife, Margaret Okon-Abasi Etim. This is contained in a…