A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, awarded a fine of N4 million against two civil servants that were found guilty of receiving exotic cars as gifts from an associate of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke,…
Four soldiers have lost their lives in an ambush in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident which happened on Thursday along Kwale road is currently creating tension as the army personnel was said to have…
An officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, Anthony Damisa has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday for alleged forgery and making of false statement. Damisa…
A butcher, Odey Omeka, was on Thursday docked in a Grade I Area Court , Karu in Abuja for allegedly being in possession of a stolen radio set and one microphone. The police charged Omeka, 42, with being in possession…
A Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, has issued a bench warrant authorising the arrest of a mechanic, Mr Christian Tubaba for alleged cheating. The complainant, Mr Mazi Amaralam had filed a direct criminal complaint against the defendant for alleged criminal…
One 29-year-old Edet Felix was on Thursday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly damaging a door and louvres at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan. Felix, whose residential address was not provided, is charged with wilful damage and housebreaking.…
An Area Court in Jos, on Thursday sentenced two friends to 12 months imprisonment for stealing a vehicle battery valued at N45,000 and its charger valued at N40,0000. The Judge, Thomas Ajitise, sentence Aliyu Bashir,18, and Ibrahim Muhammad, 29, after…
A Federal High Court in Kaduna on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Olamilekan Adirieje , to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for possession of 5.5kg cannabis sativa. In her judgment, Justice Hadiza Shagari, said “You are hereby sentenced to…
Justice Hadiza Shagari of the Federal High Court, Kaduna on Thursday, ordered that a 30-year-old man, Usman Abdulraman, be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged dealings in illicit drugs. Shagari adjourned the case until March 15 for review of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) says Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for money laundering in absentia, has finally been remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Lagos. EFCC Spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed this…
