President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the military and other security agencies not to give breathing space to terrorists and criminals operating in various parts of the country. The president gave the charge when he visited personnel of the Armed Forces…
Three men, Okiki Raji, 21, ThankGod Okelia, 20 and Seun Ademakin, 27, suspected to be members of Eiye confraternity, were on Thursday remanded in a correctional centre, for alleged murder. The trios were remanded by a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos,…
Prof. Nse Essien, Vice Chancellor, Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) on Thursday said the National Universities Commission (NUC) had approved full accreditation of 38 of its 42 academic programmes. Essien, a Professor of Sedimentology, disclosed this at a news conference…
A 42-year-old man, Joseph Ikegwu, on Thursday appeared in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter. The defendant is facing a three-count of defilement, unlawful touch of private part and assault The Prosecution Counsel, ASP…
A 26- year-old man, Moses Olaitan who allegedly impersonated a traditional ruler and defrauded a woman of N51 million on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Olaitan, a barber who resides at Iyana Governor Road,…
The Lagos State Athletics Association will be holding athletics meet June 24 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, newsmen reports. Yussuf Alli, the Director for the Lagos Open Athletics Championship, said that arrangement was in top gear to have an elite…
Gunmen on Wednesday abducted four workers of a Chinese company handling the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway project and killed a policeman in Ogun. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the incident in a statement on…
The Oyo State Chairman of Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Mr Olawale Ajani, says poor rainfall, crop pests, and herders/farmers clashes are causes of maize scarcity in the country. Ajani spoke on Thursday with the newsmen in Ibadan. Reports said…
A Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Thursday ordered that a 19-year-old man, Jacob Utambe, charged with armed robbery be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police also charged Utambe with illegal possession of firearm. Magistrate Cynthia Ikpe…
The Police on Thursday arraigned one Oluwabusola Oluwatosin, 40, in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N6.95 million. The defendant was charged with three counts of alleged conspiracy, falsification and theft to which she pleaded not guilty. The…
