The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday raised an alarm over activities of certain individuals operating with the identity of his wife, Dame Emmanuella Abimbola Fashola, on facebook and other social networks, disowning the existence of any...
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Monday confirmed the kidnap of a 60-yeard community leader, Chief Bertrand Douglas of Ekpekiri community. Douglas, a renowned geologist, was kidnapped on Sunday by armed gunmen in his country home in Ekpekiri. The comma...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said yesterday it has concluded arrangements to arraign seven more suspects in the on going trial of individuals and organisations implicated by investigations into the subsidy regime on imported fuel...
The police in Calabar have recorded a major breakthrough in their war against crime with the arrest of a robbery gang. The robbery gang, which poses as commercial drivers, specialises in dispossessing unsuspecting passengers of their belongings. Luck, ...
Suspected ritualists currently operating inEruemukowharien community in Ughelli north local government area of Delta State have allegedly murdered a prominent high chief in the area. The ritualists removed his genitals and intestine, evenas his bodywas...
Rampaging armed robbers operating in Ogume, Kwale axis of Delta State, on Thursday night, allegedly robbed residents and raped women and children in the area. Some of the victims were girls between six and seven years old. Although no death was r...
Four men, including a commercial motorcyclist, were arraigned in Lagos on Friday for allegedly robbing three commuters waiting for transport at Anthony Bus Stop. The accused - Shaheed Akintayo, 34, Oluwa Olajide, 25, Sunday Koku, 25, and Femi Davi...
Two men, Iliasu Mufutau, 26, and Michael Ezekiel, 23, were on Friday arraigned before an Ibadan Chief Magistrate’s Court for alleged armed robbery. The prosecutor, Insp.Adewale Amos, said Mufutau and Ezekiel allegedly rob one Ibrahim Abubakar of ...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed Airport Command, yesterday said it arrested one passenger on an alleged money laundering offence who was in possession of $137,435 at the international wing of the Lagos airport. The passenger identified as...
A rights group, International Society For Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety has stated that illicit small arms circulating in the country is responsible for the high rate of crime. The group in a press release made available to LEADERSH...
All is not well with Senior Pastor of the God’s Victory Mission in Mbaitoli, Imo State, Pastor John Ohih as LEADERSHIP gathered that he allegedly impregnated the wife of a member of his church. A reliable source who disclosed this to LEADERSHIP i...
Men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) yesterday survived another bomb explosion which was planted and targeted at one of their patrol vehicles along a major road linking Gwange/London Ciki wards of Maiduguri metropolis. Our correspondent gathered that the ...
Three dead bodies suspected to be that of Fulani herders were found by their kinsmen yesterday morning at Shonong village, Bachi district of Riyom LGA of Plateau State. LEADERSHIP investigation revealed that the victims may have been killed Tuesday nig...
Eight teachers of the Federal Government College, Otobi, in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, have dragged the former principal of the school before the Benue State House of Assembly over what they described as punitive deployment. The teach...
A 22-year-old man identified as Gena Ioryina has allegedly killed his best friend, Akura Bor, 25 and dumped his corpse in the River popularly known as Anaha. LEADERSHIP learnt that both men were from of Ajio village in Shangev-Ya district of Kwan...