stealing
18 Oct
The Bauchi State Police Command has paraded two teenagers for allegedly stealing 100 cell phones, 75 MP4 players, and other mobile phone components. Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday, said that on October 1, a mobile phone dealer reported a robbery case to the police, stating that 100 mobile…
30 Sep
The Nasarawa State Police command said it arrested a woman for child theft at a baby’s naming ceremony party in the Keffi Local Council of the state.
24 Sep
The Police in Ekiti State have brought a 38-year-old commercial driver, Adumati Ojo, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing a she-goat.
6 Sep
Two hotel staff members were on Friday docked in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly stealing N1.1 million. READ ALSO:Vandal electrocuted while stealing electricity cables in Benue The police charged a cleaner, Tayo Abosede, 30 and Yeye Omosuyi, an assistant manager with felony and theft. The Police Prosecutor,…
13 Aug
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 38-year-old driver , Usman Abdulkarim to one year imprisonment for stealing 1050 liters of petrol worth N977, 000. READ ALSO:Police arraign six for alleged kidnapping, stealing The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Abdulkarim after he pleaded guilty to theft. The magistrate, however, gave…
9 Aug
The police have arraigned six men in Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, for allegedly conspiring with others at large for harming, intimidation and stealing cash and phone worth N1.2million. READ ALSO:Police nab two suspected members of vehicle snatching gang One Emmanuel Nwachukwu, 26, Abel Odiete, 28, Chinedu Ihechi, 27, Divine Eta, 27, Boniface…
31 Jul
A 29-year-old lady, Margaret Sunday Udoh, was arrested for stealing $20,000 two months after being released from the Kirikiri correctional facility in Lagos.
24 May
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has sentenced Alhaji Sharafadeen Irorun to 10 years imprisonment for scamming Muslim
18 May
Operatives from the Imo State Police Command have arrested 435 suspected criminals.The suspects’ offenses ranged from murder, kidnapping, a
9 Feb
American comedian Mo'Nique has reopened old wounds in her years-long feud with media mogul Oprah Winfrey. The comedian alleged that Winfrey took movie roles offered to her and blindsided her by interviewing her estranged parents on her show without prior consent. The feud between Mo'Nique and Winfrey dates back to 2019 when Mo'Nique accused Winfrey,…
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