Robbery
4 Mar
An angry mob has lynched two police officers in Ikpeshi, a community in Akoko-Edo Local Council of Edo State, after their vehicle hit a motorcycle, resulting in the death of the rider and co-rider.
21 Feb
An Ondo State High Court in Akure has sentenced six individuals to death by hanging for their involvement in bank robberies that occurred in Akure and Idanre in 2011.
9 Feb
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced one Toheeb Korede to seven years imprisonment over attempted robbery.
25 Jan
Mohamed Worku, a 31-year-old resident of Chicago, is making headlines again, just days after being acquitted of a previous bank robbery charge. The unusual saga began two years ago when Worku walked into a bank, handed a teller a polite note reading, “Give me the money please, thank you.” He left the scene with approximately…
10 Jan
The Police Command in Kaduna State said it has arrested two suspected armed robbery suspects in the Hayin Malam Bello community of Igabi Local Government Area on Tuesday.
7 Dec
Lagos State Police, Sasha Area Command, yesterday, foiled a robbery attempt by five men in a white Hilux vehicle and two others on a motorbike in Shasha, Alimosho Local Council of the state. The gang had stormed the area at around about 2.00 p.m. However, prompt response by police operatives had thwarted the operation. It…
1 Sep 2023
Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paraded 66 suspects for engaging in various crimes, including armed robbery, unlawful possession of arms, impersonation, cultism, murder and other crimes.
1 Sep 2023
Yobe State Police Command has arrested two suspects for kidnapping and robbery in Tarmuwa and Bursari Local Councils.
11 Aug 2023
The launch by the Police Command in Lagos of “Operation Flush,” and subsequent arrest of 88 suspects in various parts of the state is coming at an auspicious time. The drive is aimed at ridding the city of robbers and other miscreants.
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Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit.
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Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to put Nigeria on a solid economic pedestal.
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Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday concluded a seven-day campaign tour of the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC).
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In remote Indian forests home to a decades-old Maoist insurgency battling government rule, few in farmer Ajay Kumaroya's village had ever dared anger the guerrillas by voting.
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There has been no damage to Iranian nuclear sites following explosions Friday in the centre of Iran that have been described as Israeli revenge attacks, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
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Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Air defence systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported, after the country's official broadcaster said explosions were heard near the city of Isfahan. Israel had…
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Adolphus Onyeama, an agriculture produce buyer resident in Borno State, has had several close shaves with death in the last 14 years. The Enugu State-born businessman has lived in the North for 26 years.
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The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, yesterday had the last laugh at the highly staked National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which retained its acting national chairman...
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Rising inflation and weak earnings have pushed 10 million Nigerians into poverty in 2023, the World Bank in its Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2024 has stated.