A 34-year-old businessman, Cyprian Ebenezer, was on Monday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly inflicting machete cuts on his wife. The police charged Ebenezer, who resides in Oke- Odo, Lagos, with assault and causing grievous hurt. The…
A coroner sitting in Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday barred journalists and other interested parties from covering and witnessing the inquest. The case aims to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College…
The Police Command in Yobe has arrested five suspected kidnappers in the state. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, ASP Dumgus Abdulkarim, on Saturday in Damaturu. He said the police clamped down on some…
A man, Victor Onwe and his family members were attacked by some Yoruba hoodlums over the killings which resulted during the series of riots and fights between Yoruba and Hausa people in Sasa in 2021. According to information gleaned from…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure The Ondo State Police Command, at the weekend, foiled an attempted kidnap of nine passengers on the Lagos/Ore expressway. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Funmilayo Odunlami, in a statement made available to journalists in Akure…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully foiled a fresh attempt by Brazil-based drug cartels to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria in tea bags. Director, Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated in Abuja on Sunday…
The Police Command in Yobe has confirmed 10 persons killed and several others wounded in an attack orchestrated by Boko Haram insurgents in Geidam town on Wednesday. The Spokesman of the Command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident to the…
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ordered the remand of a 39-year-old man, Babatunde Fasogbon, for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman. The defendant, who lives at Ikeja Area of Lagos, is standing trial on one-count charge…
The Police Command in Imo has arrested a suspected member of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), one Simeon Onigbo, aged 50; alleged to be manufacturing bombs for the group. Mr. Mike Abattam, the Police spokesperson, said this in a statement…
A Jos Upper Area Court on Friday sentenced an applicant, Bulus Sunday, 22, to 12 months imprisonment for stealing an armoured cable and iron rods. The presiding Judge, Mr. Daniel Damulak, handed down the sentence after the convict pleaded guilty…
