A 34-year-old man, Vincent Chikeluba on Tuesday, appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, accused of attempting to strangle his mother, Mrs Chinwe Chikeluba. The Defendant, who appeared before Magistrate D.S. Odukoya, pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge…
A trader, Mr Musbau Yekeen, has told a Grade A Customary Court at Mapo in Ibadan to put an end to the 12 year-old union between him and his estranged wife, Tawakalitu on ground of infidelity. Yekeen, a resident of…
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 40-year-old man, Vincent Uwala, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged N6.4m visa fraud and forgery. Uwala of no fixed residential address is facing a three-count charge of fraud, stealing and…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has rescued 65 victims of alleged human trafficking in Niger Republic. NAPTIP’s Zonal Commander in charge of Kano, Mr Abdullahi Babale, made this known in an interview…
The Police Command in Kano State on Saturday arrested a 33-year-old drug peddler, Agbo Victor, in possession of 250 parcels of Cannabis sativa. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, in Kano.…
The National Hospital in Abuja has said only the police would release the report of the autopsy conducted on late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. The Chief Medical Director of National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Jeff Momoh, explained that Nigeria Police Force…
The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command, says it has put in place high proactive security measures toward protecting lives and property before, during and after the Easter celebration. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko, told…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure No fewer than 20 armed robbery suspects have been paraded on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, by the Ondo State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps. Among the suspects were juvenile armed robbers…
Police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 42-year-old woman, Afusatu Ajenifuja, in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing property valued at N282,000. Ajenifuja, whose address is unknown, is standing trial on a count charge of stealing. The defendant…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that three herders be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly murdering their colleague. The police charged Ibrahim Tukur, 22; Ahmodu Riskuwa, 35, and Babuga Umaru, 30, with conspiracy, murder…
