A Pennsylvania mother was convicted of murder after she strangled her son to death so he wouldn’t have to grow up with financial struggles. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead was charged with the murder of 11-year-old Matthew Whitehead after his body was found…
Melania Trump’s Valentine love letter from Donald asks for money
Former President Donald Trump sent a Valentine’s Day letter to his wife Melania Trump expressing his love to her – and asking for money. Trump shared his Valentine letter ‘to my beautiful wife’ on Wednesday morning and included a photo…
EFCC operatives allegedly arrest FUTA students in midnight raid
Men suspected to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were said to have carried out a midnight operation at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State. Students’ lodges were reportedly invaded at about 2am. Some students…
Police foil deadly kidnapping attempt, neutralise notorious bandit in Abuja
Police operatives of the Intelligence Response Team have neutralised a notorious and wanted kidnapping kingpin whose gang had been terrorising residents of the FCT after a gun duel. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, said…
Police arrest cops for extorting N29m from Abuja businessman
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of its officers who abducted a businessman in Abuja and extorted N29.9m from him in January. The force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the development on Tuesday through his X handle (@Princemoye1), while…
NSCDC arrests 3, recovers 450 railway sleepers in Yobe
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Yobe State Command, has impounded one trailer truck conveying no fewer than 450 stolen railway sleepers and arrested three suspected vandals. Parading the suspects to newsmen in Damaturu, the State Commandant of the…
Kaduna: Police nab suspected gun-rummer with 202 rounds of ammunition
The Kaduna State Police Command said on Tuesday that it apprehended a suspected gun-runner identified as Musa Yusuf with 202 live rounds of ammunition in Tudun Wada area of Zaria, Kaduna State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan,…
Police arrest LG Chairman ‘plotting’ to assassinate Benue speaker
The Nigeria Police Force yesterday announced the arrest of a Chairman of a Local Government Area in Benue State and one other person involved in an alleged assassination plot. The police said that it successfully arrested the two suspects through…
Police arrest 3 over Adamawa hotel murder
The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the beheading of Bilkisu Alhaji Idi, a young woman who was a guest at the Happy Day Quest Inn Hotel in Yola North Local Government Area…
Army arrests 6 operators of illegal oil refinery in Rivers
The Nigerian Army has reported the arrest of six labourers at an illegal oil refinery capable of producing about three million litres of adulterated petroleum products within weeks. The artisanal refining site spans over 40 plots of land and is…