A security guard named Daniel Okon has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. The 42-year-old was found guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl in a toilet. Justice Abiola Soladoye, who presided…
Two men, Emmanuel Thomas and Adamu Hassan on Wednesday appeared before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing and receiving hotel property worth N1.7 million. Thomas and Hassan, aged 31 and 26 respectively, were arraigned on a three-count…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Gwagwalada on Tuesday sentenced a man, Jeffrey Umahon, to one year imprisonment for internet fraud when he pretended to be a Chinese American businessman. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) docked Umahon…
The Benue State Police Command has arrested four persons for alleged involvement in banditry and kidnapping activities in the state. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, and made available…
An Islamic teacher, Obasanmi Waliyullahi, is to cool his heels at Kirikiri Correctional Centre for 21 years for attempting to commit sexual assault by penetration and also engaged in indecent treatment of his 15-year-old pupil, (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi…
No fewer than 17 persons are feared to have been killed in a clash between two rival cultists group in Sagamu, Ogun state. It was gathered that the latest supremacy battle between Eiye and Aiye confraternities which started on Friday,…
The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, made the disclosure while briefing journalists in Warri on Monday. Edafe said that the suspects were nabbed on Thursday by the command’s tactical team in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area. The police spokesman…
A 37-year-old engineer, Timothy Gwom-Pam, appeared in court on Monday for allegedly stealing machines from a construction company. Gwom-Pam, who resides in Zamani Village Airport road, Abuja, was charged with joint act and theft. However, he pleaded not guilty to…
…Seizes methamphetamine, skunk at Lagos Airport Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have rescued five pregnant teenage girls who are suspected to have been trafficked in Owerri, Imo State. Director, Media & Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi…
By Sodiq Adelakun The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully prevented members of transnational drug trafficking organizations from exporting methamphetamine and skunk through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and courier companies in Lagos. One individual, Ugwu Peter Tochukwu,…
