Six-parent father in Bayelsa inadvertently shoots himself, dying The community of Oloibiri in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into mourning at the weekend after a father of six reportedly died after his gun accidentally went off. Gists Villa gathered that the middle-aged man, identified as Mr. Claude Tonworio, a farmer … Read more
Adeyeri, mother, cleared of charges of money laundering and fraud following three years in detention Damilola Adeyeri, an entrepreneur, and his mother, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri, have been acquitted by the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. The mother and son were arrested in 2020 following a petition by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). They … Read more
Man in Ilorin falls down a well and is found dead A 43-year-old man was on Tuesday recovered dead from a domestic well in Ilorin by the Kwara State Fire Service. The deceased, Abdulqadir Muritala of Oniguguru Compound Oko-Erin area of Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, fell into the well and … Read more
A man in Kano receives a 17-month prison sentence for phone theft. A Shari’a court sitting in Gama PRP Kano State on Tuesday has sentenced Abubakar Musa to 17 months in prison for stealing two cell phones worth 165,000.00. Abubakar Musa, a resident of Atlanta, is accused of entering a house without permission and committing … Read more
The NSCDC busted a Jos-based syndicate that produced contaminated fertilizer. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have apprehended five suspects, alleged to be members of a syndicate specialized in the diversion of granular ammonium sulphate, the key raw material for the production of fertilizer. A statement on Wednesday by the spokesman of the … Read more
A 76-year-old man in Ogun defiles and impregnates a teenage girl A 76-year-old man, David Ogunsanwo, had been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Gists Villa learnt that the 16-year-old girl is currently five months pregnant. The … Read more
A 30-year-old man in Adamawa defiles a baby. A 30-year-old man in Adamawa State has confessed to defiling a two-year-old baby girl. The man, Buguwa Kwaji, now being investigated by operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command, blamed his act on alcohol. Buguwa, who resides at Aljannaru village in Song LGA, where he perpetrated the … Read more
Offa Poly to look into the murder of a female student Authorities of the Federal Polytechnic Offa have launched an investigation into the alleged murder of a female HND 1 student, Toyin Bamidele, on Thursday in her rented apartment in Offa town, Kwara State. Bamidele, an HND 1 Food Technology student, was allegedly hacked to … Read more
Anambra Police seize 23 guns and 625 cartridges after disrupting a gun-running ring. Police in Anambra have busted an arms-running syndicate in the state. A release by Anambra State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga stated that 23 pump-action automatic guns were recovered from the syndicate in Onitsha. He added that it also arrested the … Read more
Teacher and two other people are detained for allegedly defiling a three-year-old student. The Police in Enugu have arrested three people suspected of sexually defiling a three-year-old child in the state. The arrest is said to be part of an ongoing investigation into the defilement of the girl, who is a pupil of Tenderlink School, … Read more