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November 27, 2012

Blame it on Satan: Nursing mother stabs husband to death in Ebonyi

A 24-year-old nursing mother, Mrs. Edith Okoji was at the weekend arrested by the Ebonyi State police command for allegedly ...

November 26, 2012

Ogun State police foil ATM robbery

Nigeria’s Ogun state police command said that it foiled a robbery attempt on a commercial bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) ...

November 25, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: (In)security (YNaija Frontpage)

I keep trying to have faith in our security operatives but they never help their case. If I were to ...

November 22, 2012

They all got away: Gun battle between police and armed robbers ends with no arrest in Ogun State

by Isi Esene A gang of armed robbers attacked several houses in the Agbado area of Ogun State in the ...

November 18, 2012

Opinion: To forgive, but not to forget…

by Temitope Fatoyinbo We cannot pretend that these never happened nor can we assure the victims’ families of justice. Nevertheless, ...

November 17, 2012

#SadStories: Newborn found dead in school hostel soak-away

by Akan Ido Students resident in an external hostel close to a tertiary institution in Imo State were shocked early ...

November 16, 2012

“I still have a bullet lodged in my wrist” – Access Bank staff shot by police, Femi Badejo, cries out

by Isi Esene Femi Badejo, the Access Bank staff who was allegedly shot five times by the police on Saturday ...

November 11, 2012

Confusion as unemployed man kills wife by pushing her in pit latrine

by Isi Esene A murder suspect, Surajudeen Alaraba was recently paraded at the Ogun State Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for ...

November 10, 2012

Two suspected bank robbers killed as police foil robbery operation

by Isi Esene The Kogi State Police Command, yesterday, announced the arrest of two members of a robbery gang who ...

November 9, 2012

Report: Another Boko Haram commander escapes from police custody

by Isi Esene Sani Mohammed, a top Boko Haram commander arrested along with Kabir Sokoto in January this year has ...

November 8, 2012

TICKER: Mother of murdered ‘okada’ rider: “Police, please release my other son”

Taiwo Atilola, mother of the 27-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, Adigun, who was allegedly shot by a policeman in Lagos on ...

November 8, 2012

Outrage: Policeman kills bus conductor for ‘stepping on him’, threatens to shoot mob

by Isi Esene A policeman attached to the Alapere Police Division in Ketu yesterday allegedly shot and killed a bus ...

November 6, 2012

Rampage: Violence in Ilupeju as ‘okada’ men protest killing of colleague

by Isi Esene There are reports of violent protests at Coker Road, around Ilupeju area of Lagos Tuesday afternoon when ...

November 4, 2012

Fence your churches – Police advise Jos residents

by Hauwa Gambo The Nigerian police authorities have stepped up their efforts to protect citizens in crisis-prone areas of the ...

November 2, 2012

More violence: Gunmen attack policemen, kill one in Plateau

by Isi Esene The killings in Plateau State does not appear to be abating with multiple reports of killings and ...

November 2, 2012

10 years after: 5 policemen get 25 years each for robbery

by Isi Esene An Ikeja High Court yesterday sentenced five police officers to 25 years each imprisonment for robbing some ...

October 30, 2012

Money laundering: Gov. Ajimobi claims it has slammed N1bn suit on media outfit

by Isi Esene The Oyo State governor has a slammed a N1bn on the management of Independent Communications Network Limited ...

October 29, 2012

Apo police killing: Lucy Ukpong’s family insist on justice as she is laid to rest

by Isi Esene Lucy Ukpong, the 20-year-old photography shop salesgirl who was killed by a stray-bullet in the Apo Area ...

October 26, 2012

Give-the-dog-a-bad-name Month: 98% of robberies are by ‘okada’ – Police

by Hauwa Gambo So now we’re blaming ‘okada’ riders for all the evil known to man, are we? The Lagos ...

October 26, 2012

Lucy Ukpong killing: Police pleads for out-of-court settlement

by Isi Esene Police authorities are said to be pleading with the family of Lucy Ukpong, the 20-year-old photography shop ...

October 25, 2012

Wonders: Policemen tried to rob us – Bureau de change operators

by Hauwa Gambo Some bureau de change operators on Allen Avenue in Lagos have accused four policemen of attempting to ...

October 13, 2012

Jonathan, Sambo, Anyim to spend N1.6 billion on welfare in 2013

by Isi Esene According to the proposed budget 2013 submitted to the National Assembly by the executive arm of government, ...

October 9, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: #ALUU4: The savagery, the remedies (YNaija Frontpage)

The second lesson is that social media is becoming an important tool for monitoring not just the misdeeds of our ...

October 8, 2012

#ALUU4: “We live in a city where wrong seems right…” – Listen to a song by 2 of the murdered UNIPORT students

by Isi Esene Rather, sadly, apt. The four students of the University of Port Harcourt Ugonna, Lloyd, Tekena, and Chidiaka ...

October 8, 2012

How vigilante group caught burglars in the act

by Reuben Daba The apprehension of two suspected burglars by members of a vigilante squad at the sparsely populated village ...

October 7, 2012

Aluu residents flee to avoid reprisal attacks over killing of UNIPORT students

by Isi Esene There are unconfirmed reports that several students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) earlier on Sunday ...

October 6, 2012

Facebook murder: Cynthia Osokogu finally laid to rest

by Isi Esene The late Cynthia Osokogu who was killed in a hotel at Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, was finally laid ...