Friday, 23 September 2016

Panic as kidnappers abduct man, vanish into Kogi’s ‘ghost forest’


More than two months after 51-year-old Dr. Akinyele Eniolorunda, a staffer of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Lokoja, Kogi State, was abducted along with his cousin, Chief Joseph Ajinihi, nobody has heard anything about him even as Ajinihi was eventually released.

Fraudsters hold businessman hostage, force him to sign N8m cheque


The police in Abuja have arrested three suspected fraudsters, who held a businessman hostage at Durumi, Area One, seized his property documents and forced him to sign a Diamond bank cheque for N8,050,000.

Villagers desert homes as cultists invade Imo community


Two rival cult groups operating under the names, ‘Asland and Deegbam’ have invaded Obitti community in Ohaji/Egbema Council Area of Imo State chasing away residents.

Police arrest boy, 15, others for burning nine houses


The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old boy, Ismaila Suleiman, and his accomplices for setting nine houses in different areas in the Bauchi metropolis ablaze.

NDLEA nabs man with N9.8m fake currency


The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Kwara on Friday said it arrested Mohammed Adamu for possessing N9.8 million fake currency notes.