By Ridwan Adekunle Ahead of his sentencing in November, Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has resorted to emotional confession to US trial judge, pleading for leniency in judgement. Hushpuppi wrote a hand-written letter to the trial judge, Otis…
By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna The Federal Government has announced that the remaining 23 victims of passengers abducted from a Kaduna bound train on March 28, 2022 have been released. The Secretary to Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee (CDSAC), Prof.…
The police in Ekiti State have arrested a 32-year-old man, Olufemi Akindele, for allegedly stealing N620,115 from the offering vault of the Christian Apostolic Church Campground at Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State. Akindele, who was among 20 suspects paraded by the…
Three men, identified as Paul Faseun, Olasunkanmi Olaiye and Akeem Kareem on Wednesday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged assault and conspiracy. According to reports, Faseun, 45, Olaiye, 70, and Kareem, 59, were charged with assault, conspiracy…
A Magistrate Court in Ota, Ogun, on Wednesday ordered two brothers, Segun, 39 and Elijah Ogundeji, 20, to sweep the court premises for three months for impersonating military personnel. The police charged the convicts, whose address were not provided, with…
A Council boss in Delta State, Jite Brown has banned scrap iron collectors in his council over their alleged criminal activities. Their activities came to the fore when complaints from residents of the communities became too frequent and more aggravating.…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in collaboration with Attorney General Alliance, Africa (AGA-Africa) and the Roost Foundation has organised a two-day workshop for the training of critical stakeholders on tackling the menace of human trafficking, irregular migration, drug…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo An Osogbo Magistrate Court has ordered remand of four suspected Kidnappers in police custody over alleged kidnapping and Killing of All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, Kazeem Alli in Osun State. The suspects, Fatai Owolabi, 60; Akinola Isiaka, 59;…
By Ridwan Adekunle A Federal Capital Territory High Court has fixed October 26 for the re-arraignment of former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over an alleged N109 billion fraud. Idris was arraigned on a 14-count charges alongside Godfrey…
By Ridwan Adekunle A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a 35-year-old electrician, Jonathan Balogun, to 10 months imprisonment for cheating a businessman of N20,000. Mr Balogun, a resident of Tunga-Maji, had pleaded guilty to criminal breach of…
