A 33-year-old civil servant, Suleiman Farouq, was on Tuesday arraigned in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly defrauding 15 job seekers of N3.2million. Farouq, who resides in Tudun Wada in Kaduna, is charged with fraud. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel,…
A 51-year-old man, John Agbetonzo, who pleaded guilty to stealing a car, was on Tuesday remanded in prison on the orders of a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Agbetonzo of No 25, Animashaun St., Ijeshatedo, Surulere Lagos, pleaded guilty…
The Kwara State police command has confirmed that one person was killed in the suspected cultists’ attack in Ilorin, the State capital on Monday. According to the spokesman of the command, Mr. Okasanmi Ajayi, in Ilorin on Tuesday, “one victim,…
A First Bank of Nigeria PSC, Omoniyi Victor, was on Monday docked in Ikorodu, Lagos State for allegedly conspiring with others to steal N303,000. Omoniyi, who is charged with conspiracy and theft, pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Aminu…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared counterparts of Chief Sunday Adeyemo known as Igboho, Olayera Segun a.k.a Opomulero of Ile-Ife wanted. In a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect, the Nigeria Police Force said that its office is investigating…
The Police Command in Benue on Monday arraigned one Kakule Aondonyega, 18, before a Makurdi Upper Area Court for alleged abduction and rape. The Police Prosecutor Insp. Rachael Mchiave told the court that the case was received at Criminal Investigation…
A 32-year-old man, Yusuf Muritala, on Monday, appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with stealing an iron door and window frames The defendant, whose address was not provided, pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing. The Prosecutor,…
One Daniel Monday and Oluwaseyi Akinosi, accused of belonging to an unlawful society and being in possession of a pistol, were on Monday, arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendants, Monday, 25; and Akinosi, 26; who…
Two NewsDirect staff were attacked by a group of armed robbers yesterday at Sterling bank’s Automated Teller machine in Ijoko Sango Ota. While explaining their ordeals yesterday, one of the victims, Abayomi said they were trying to make use of…
…Drug kingpin excretes 95 pellets of heroin The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted tons of tramadol and cannabis sativa in five states across the country. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy,…
