Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, Iranian state media reported. “This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges. The two judges were martyred in the act,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported….
A suspected internet fraudster, who allegedly killed an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during an arrest operation in Anambra, has been detained, TheCable reports. An official of the anti-graft agency told TheCable that the suspect opened fire on the EFCC operatives during an operation on Friday, killing an operative in the…
Bandits on Tuesday evening raided the Kankara General Hospital in Katsina State, abducting five persons and leaving a medical doctor with a gunshot injury. The attack came a day after the security agencies received intelligence report that a large number of bandits were seen riding motorcycles in the western part of Kankara. Despite security forces…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Mr. Sholola Kazeem, for bathing his wife, Sholola Mutiat, with hot oil and stabbing her in the head during a heated argument. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, who made this known in a statement issued on Saturday said…
A 70-year-old man, Mr Aghanti and his 50-year-old daughter, Mrs Atagoshi, have been reportedly beheaded in a bush at Amai community, Ukwuani Local Government Area, Delta State over a suspected land dispute. The headless bodies of the father and daughter were said to have been found after they were called by the suspect, to come…
Iwaya, a densely populated area in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State, pulsed with the rhythm of daily life. People went about their routines, unaware of the sinister threat lurking in their midst. Amidst the hustle and bustle, a group of kidnappers preyed on the most vulnerable members of the community: children. Their modus…
The Ondo State Police Command said it had arrested seven persons in connection with the communal clash which occurred at Gbalegi community in the Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. No fewer than five persons have reportedly been killed during the communal crisis. It was gathered that a violent clash occurred as…
A Nasarawa State High Court has ordered the remand of an acclaimed gospel singer, Timilehin Ajayi, who was caught with the severed head of a National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu. The remand was contained in a short statement posted on the X page of the Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday. According to…
A yet-to-be-identified officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been shot dead and another critically injured after suspected Internet fraudsters, known as Yahoo boys, opened fire on the anti-graft operatives in the Onitsha area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident which occurred on Friday, left some other persons around the…
Three Nigerians in the US have been sentenced for their involvement in a prolonged fraud scheme that frequently targeted elderly victims, according to authorities. Fatai Okunola, 38, of Kalamazoo, received a prison sentence of just over 10 years for his role in the conspiracy and was ordered to pay more than $730,000 in restitution. Okunola…