A 17-tear-old boy, who stole bathroom fittings on Thursday, received a one-year suspended sentence. Reports state that a suspended sentence is a legal term for a judge’s delaying of a defendant’s serving of a sentence after he/she may have been…
A 45-year-old man, Keneth Okoro, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged abduction of his two children from lawful custody of their mother. Okoro, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, allegedly committed the…
The Police Command in Edo said it had arrested a 63-year-old grandfather for defiling a two-year-old girl. The Spokesman for the Command, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor, said that the incident happened in Urhonigbe community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the…
A medical practitioner, Dr Bayo Ogunmola, has appeal to residents of Ido-Ekiti to desist from defecating in open places to prevent health hazards. Ogunrinde made the appeal in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Ido-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government…
A 31-year-old businesswoman, Grace Samson, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly failing to produce a suspect she stood as surety for in a fraud case. The police charged Samson who resides in Agege, Lagos, with conspiracy,…
Mr Babatunde Abdulkareen, Managing Director, Muhat Nigeria Limited, has called for local production of Steel in the country to reduce the high foreign exchange rates being spent on its importation. Abdulkareen, who is into equipment fabrication and general engineering consultancy,…
A Grade I Area Court, Nyanya Abuja, on Thursday , sentenced a former of vigilance group, Auwalu Abdullahi, to six months imprisonment for allegedly slashing his colleague’s finger. The Judge, Yahaya Sheshi sentenced Auwalu, 28, after he pleaded guilty to…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Gombe State command, says about 119 inmates in two custodial centres in the state have undergone vocational skills training. Mohammed Sharu, the state controller of NCS, said in an interview with newsmen on Thursday that…
Mr Ekerete Gam-Ikon, an Insurance Consultant, has appealed to the insurance industry to collaborate and work towards re-building and reinforcing the confidence of the people through health and life insurance products. Gam-Ikon told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday that the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command on Thursday aligned with the State Government’s planned implementation of trucks and long vehicles’ restrictions to night operations. The Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, told newsmen that safety of other…
