Two traditional chiefs from Igbore town in Abeokuta were, on Wednesday, brought before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates Court over alleged malicious damage of the family house of one Mr Waheed Balogun. The defendants, Seyi Onifade, 50 and Kehinde Sofenwa, 57,…
The Directorate of Road Traffic Service (DRTS), has rescued a victim from an accident which occurred along Berger-Wuye road, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The National Coordinator of Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) Mayors, FCT, Dr Yusuf Suberu, said on Wednesday…
A staff of Enugu State Fire Service was confirmed dead early Wednesday morning as he battled, alongside his colleagues, to quench a raging inferno at the Enugu State Motor Spare Parts Market. The market is located at the…
A 200-level student of the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, has been apprehended by the institution’s security personnel for allegedly raping a 100-level colleague within the campus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the student…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced Michael Timothy, 40, to two years in prison for N1.8m visa fraud. After pleading guilty to the crime, Timothy was sentenced without the option of a fine by Trial Magistrate Ibrahim…
Jamila Hamza, 34, was charged in Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting her neighbour. Hamza, who lives on Daura Road in Kaduna, is facing three counts of assault, deliberate damage, and breach of peace. The prosecutor,…
By Fatai Kasali A 44-year-old Nigerian national in possession of a staggering 16 kilograms of MDMA and 500 grams of cocaine has been arrested by The Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) in India. The seized drugs are Estimated at a…
Unidentified gunmen have ambushed a convoy of Daewoo E&C Nigeria Limited workers, killing four soldiers in the escort team and two of the company drivers. The convoy was attacked Tuesday around Ahoada axis along the East-West road in Rivers State.…
By Sodiq Adelakun Lagos man, Adeyemi Adejumo, who was accused of raping a two-year-old in a church, has been discharged and acquitted by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. Oshodi stated that the prosecution…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service has launched an investigation into an incident at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, where an officer was observed soliciting a N5,000 bribe from a passenger. The NCS, in a statement by its…
