By Joshua Hussain To forestall crime and improve surveillance along the Kaduna-Abuja-Kano expressway, the Nigerian Police on Tuesday added 16 pickup trucks to its arsenal. The vehicles, manufactured by Nigeria’s first automobile manufacturer, INNOSON, were donated by the Nigeria Sovereign…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced a 21-year-old internet fraudster, Faisol Kareem, to six months imprisonment for $2,300 internet fraud. In her judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh said that she convicted and sentenced Kareem based on the evidence before…
The Police in Kwara on Tuesday arraigned two brothers, Abdullateef Adekanye and Yusuf Adekanye, before an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly exhuming their father’s corpse for ritual. The defendants, whose house addresses were not given, are facing two count charges…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a 41-year-old man, Emmanuel Eguazor, to 15 years imprisonment for being in possession of 300g of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) and 8.5g of cocaine. The convict had been arraigned by National…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta At least eight people were said to have been killed on Monday in Sagamu during rival cult groups clash, allegedly involving Eiye Confraternity and Aye otherwise called Black Axe. The killings in Sagamu reportedly began on Sunday…
Operatives of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos, have arrested George Ewere, 62, and his wife for alleged cyber fraud involving N52 million. The Spokesperson of PSFU, SP Eyitayo Johnson, said in a statement on Monday that the suspects…
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court on Monday, remanded one Tejumade Makinde, 37, for allegedly defrauding contributors of a thrift society of N1,913,900.00. The Prosecutor, Insp Adesina Elijah, told the court that the defendant committed the offences between January 2020 and March…
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Monday sentenced a teenager, Sadiq Raji, to three months in prison for stabbing a man. The magistrate, Mrs A.O. Adeyemi, did not give Raji (18) an option of fine. Adeyemi said that prosecution…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said that two drug traffickers have excreted a total of 165 wraps of cocaine following their arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted substantial quantities of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Cannabis sativa packaged for export to five countries, including Australia, China, Qatar, Ireland and Thailand through some courier companies in Lagos. This is contained in…
