Joseph Onwukwe

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141 Nigerian migrants return from Libya

About 141 Nigerians have voluntarily returned from Libya through the help of International Organisation for Migration.

Body of missing Army General finally found in Jos

The body of missing missing Army Major-General, Muhammed Idris Alkali (rtd) has been found.

17-year-old boy assisting mother with sales drowns in pool at Police College

Ifeanyi Onyekwere drowned in the swimming pool at Police College, Ikeja, on Tuesday.

Police arrest 4 for kidnapping, selling 2-year-old boy for N500,000 in Benue

Four suspected baby kidnappers have been arrested by the police in Benue for selling a two-year-old boy.

Former Speaker of Lagos House of Assembly arraigned over murder of police officer

The court heard the murder case involving Jokotola Pelumi on Tuesday.

Suspected ritualists behead 60-year-old garri seller in Delta

A 60-year-old garri seller was reportedly attacked and killed by suspected ritualists early Tuesday morning.

Ugandan Archbishop stirs controversy for urging govt to deduct tithe from workers’ salaries

A Catholic Archbishop in Uganda has raised eyebrows after allegedly suggesting that the government deduct tithe from workers’ salaries.

Former House of Assembly speaker, others arrested for allegedly killing policeman in Lagos

A former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Joko Pelumi, is facing murder charges along with 49 others.

Court remands man in prison for killing friend over motorcycle in Ogun

Jamiu Olanrewaju has been arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly killing his friend.

Police arraign man for biting officer in Lagos

One Mafred Uchola has been arraigned in court in Lagos on Monday for allegedly biting a police officer on duty.

Ugandan woman cuts husband’s genitals over extramarital affairs

An embittered wife, Rehema Kabayana has been arrested by police in Uganda for cutting off her husband’s penis.

Bus crushes two to death in Delta after losing control

A commercial bus going to Bomadi in Delta state reportedly killed two persons inside a shop after it lost control on Friday.

Police arrest four for stealing Jeep in Ogun

Police in Ondo have arrested four robbery suspects for stealing a Jeep belonging to one Gbenga Lana in Ibafo.

Trader burns 12-year-old with pressing iron for “taking her drink without permission”

A trader has landed in trouble with the police in Lagos for allegedly burning her 12-year-old houseboy with a pressing iron.

AKURE: Boy, 20, lures 2 teenage boys with N200 to engage in sodomy

Okafor has been accused of sodomizing two teenage boys in Akure, Ondo State.

NSCDC arrests 29 suspected drug dealers in Borno

Twenty-nine suspected drug dealers were arrested on Thursday by the NSCDC in Borno state.

14 die in tragic accident at police checkpoint in Osun

At least fourteen people were reported dead in multiple accidents at a police checkpoint along Erin Ijesha-Akure road.

“She didn’t deserve to die” – Friends mourn Corps member who died on way to camp in Rivers

Alabi Oluwaseun Abigael’s dream of serving her fatherland has thrown her family in deep sorrow.