January 2022

Unemployed man faces N1.4m theft charge

A 27-year-old unemployed man, Samuel Philip, who allegedly broke into the shops of three men and stole plumbing materials worth N1.4 million, was on Monday docked before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The defendant, whose residential address was not provided,…

NASS sets N3trn revenue target for agencies in 2022

President of the Senate,  Ahmad Lawan, on Monday said revenue generating agencies of the Federal Government were capable of generating N3 trillion  annually  if efforts were made to ensure prudent spending. Lawan made this known in Abuja when he declared…

Court remands man, 22, for alleged armed robbery

A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Monday, remanded a 22-year-old man, Muyis Shittu in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly robbing a man of his valuables worth N89, 000. The, magistrate, Mrs Sadiq Bello, ordered that the case file should…

Surgeon urges more funding for heart surgeries

A Consultant Cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr Bode Falase, has appealed to governments at all levels as well as philanthropists and NGOs to assist in funding heart surgeries to save patients’ lives. Falase, Head, Cardiothoracic Division at the Lagos State University Teaching…

Security guard gets life imprisonment for defiling teen

Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old security guard, Blessing Okon to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student. Reports state that convicting Okon, Soladoye said the prosecution had succeeded…