Crime
NIGERIA: Senate Passes Sexual Harassment Bill, Prescribes Up to 14 Years in Prison with No Fine Option
The Nigerian Senate has approved a major bill introducing severe penalties for sexual harassment in tertiary institutions, prescribing prison terms ranging from 5 to...
NIGERIA: Bandits Attack Convoy of Niger Reps Member, Leaving One Soldier Dead and Several Injured
Armed bandits, locally known as Lakurawa terrorists, attacked the convoy of Jafaru Mohammad Ali Damisa, the Member representing Borgu and Agwara Federal Constituency in...
NIGERIA: Woman Arrested for Allegedly Staging Her Own Kidnapping and Extorting ₦5 Million from Husband
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 27-year-old woman Chioma Success Ezebie for allegedly conspiring to fake her own kidnapping and extorting...
Nigeria: Police Commissioner Orders Probe Into Abuse Of Elderly Women By Six Men
Source: Africa PublicityThe Commissioner of Imo State Police Command in Nigeria, CP Aboki Danjuma, has asked for an investigation to be conducted into an...
NIGERIA: Abuja High Court Hands Down Life Sentence to Teacher for Sexual Assault of Pupil
In a significant victory against sexual violence, the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has handed down a life sentence to 19-year-old teacher...
Nigeria: Musician Arrested Over Large Consignment of Drug Imported From New York
Source: Africa PublicityA Nigerian musician, Godspower George Osahenrumwen, known in showbiz as Steady Boy, has been arrested by operatives of Nigeria's National Drug Law...
Nigeria: NDLEA Raid Cannabis Laboratory In Lagos
Source: Africa PublicityPersonnel of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a laboratory allegedly producing colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis in...
Nigeria: Taxi Driver Arrested For Alleged Multiple Rape, Assault and Robbery Cases
Source: Africa PublicityA taxi driver has been arrested by personnel of the Lagos State Police Command for alleged multiple cases of rape, assault and...
Nigeria: Death Row Prisoner Escapes From Jail, Police Warn Public To Be Cautious
Abba HassanSource: Africa PublicityA death row prisoner has escaped prison in Nigeria and said to be on the run, police have said.According to police,...
Ghana: Police Arrest 12 Persons For Transporting Ammunition
The Ghana Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Headquarters has arrested twelve suspects for possession and transportation of 598 cartons of BB cartridges at Nsakye near...
Ghana: 49-Year-Old Fisherman Jailed 10 Years For Raping 13-Year-Old Girl
Convict Samuel ArmahSource: Africa PublicityA 49-year-old fisherman named Samuel Armah, a.k.a Kofi Nyan, has been jailed for 10 years in Ghana for having sex...
Ghana: DVLA CEO Invited By OSP Over Ghc 4 Bribe Claim
Julius Newquay KoteySource: Africa PublicityThe Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of Ghana has extended an invitation to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...
