Crime

Court of Appeal replaces non-custodial sentences with four years' youth detention after ruling the original punishment was unduly lenient Two...

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, Nigeria, Mr Okpoziakpo Eloho,...

A Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Thursday granted bail to a 19-year-old man, Aliyu Saidu, following his...

High Court in Ubiaja adjourns proceedings in the murder case of 57-year-old farmer Saturday Ojiewa after hearing and cross-examining witnesses...

The Nigerian Correctional Service reports 1,271 offenders currently serving non-custodial sentences across the country, with community service the most common...

Three suspects have been arraigned in Osun State for allegedly stealing and selling 300 insecticide-treated mosquito nets meant for free...

Former Edo Governor Adams Oshiomhole has endorsed the death penalty proposed by Governor Monday Okpebholo for kidnappers and bandits, as...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested seven suspects in a series of Ogun police arrests targeting armed robbery, one-chance...

Agency says it seized illicit drugs worth over ₦1.5 trillion and secured 5,225 convictions in 18 months as Nigeria intensifies...

Kwara police arrest 2 suspected cultists and recover a locally fabricated firearm during intelligence-led operations in Ilorin Khe Kwara State...