Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command said it has arrested 23-yr old boy, Ikenna James at Ogijo in Sagamu local government for raping and killing a 29-yr old neighbour, Oluwatoshin Adefisayo, a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University. Ikenna, who…
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned one Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeri (NOGASA) alongside his firm, Oceanview Oil and Gas Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special…
An Edo High Court sitting in Auchi on Friday convicted and sentenced a 20-year-old man, Sufiyan Ahmed, to 21 years’ imprisonment for murder. The convict had been arraigned earlier on a two-count charge of murder and sexual assault, after sexually…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday dragged a 24-year-old man, Emmanuel Danlami, before a Federal High Court in Lagos for drug trafficking. The defendant was charged with a count bordering on drug trafficking in a file marked…
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man, Seun Sowemimo, to 12months imprisonment without option of fine for attempting to steal from ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo Sowemimo whose address was not provided pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of…
A 55-year-old cleric, Nelson Foni, was arraigned at a Kafanchan Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna State on Friday for giving false prophesy and duping a congregant, Edith Emmanuel, of N1.7 million. The cleric faced a three-count charge of extortion, criminal breach…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the killing of cows and goats in a cattle market in Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area. The incident happened on Thursday after the local government secretariat in Ekwulobia was set ablaze by unidentified…
A Shari’a Court in Kano, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 25-year-old man, Bashir Suleiman, who pleaded guilty to indecent assault. The defendant, who lives at Lokon Makera Quarters, Kano, is charged on a count of indecent assault, to…
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 39-year-old man, Ajayi Olufemi, at the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti, over alleged N2million fraud. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for fraud. The police…
The Defence Headquarters says a notable commander of Boko Haram terrorists, Saleh Mustapha, has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in the North East as 51,114 terrorists have so far surrendered. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko,…
