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…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, RT. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has asked the Commissioner of Police in Osun, Olawale Olokode to investigate a audio recording circulating on social media alleging his involvement in the cover-up of…
A Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan on Friday ordered that three men be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly setting 11 houses ablaze. The police charged Isa Omotayo, 25; Isau Adebayo, 45 and Isah Usman, 30 with conspiracy, attempt…
The troops of Operation Desert Sanity have killed scores of Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province, ISWAP insurgents in Borno State. The development followed the ongoing offensives against the terrorists in the State, particularly in the Sambisa forest.…
A 37-year-old businessman, Yusuf Mufutau, was on Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for allegedly assaulting his father, Bolaji. Mufutau, whose residential address was not provided, is charged with causing grievous harm. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Philip Amusan,…
