Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has granted an absolute pardon to 130 inmates across custodial facilities in the state and commuted the death sentences of four others to life imprisonment.

The Federal Government has arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery and impersonation. Adeyemi is accused of presenting himself

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two children in Scotland. Dott, 49, was sentenced at the

Four defendants have been sentenced to death after a landmark kidnapping trial before Edo State’s Special Criminal Court, marking a major judgment for the newly established judicial panel.

A Federal High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has convicted 21 companies over the operation of investment-related businesses without valid licences from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Justice Anyalewa

Kaduna police say detectives recovered 300 rounds of live ammunition while investigating a suspected arms-trafficking syndicate operating around Giwa and the railway station axis.

Five herders travelling towards a cattle market in Jos South were reportedly killed after their vehicle came under attack in Plateau.

The UK acquittal of former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has renewed questions about the future of corruption investigations and asset-recovery proceedings involving her in Nigeria.

Police say a 25-year-old e-hailing driver was allegedly kidnapped after meeting a woman and later held while suspects demanded R4,000.

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of six Imams who were travelling towards Talata Mafara when gunmen stopped their vehicle. Officers and personnel from other security agencies have been deployed in efforts to locate the victims.