The parents of Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwola, who was kidnapped on Feb. 26 in a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus and later found dead said that all the family wanted was justice. Mr Joseph Ayanwols and Mrs Comfort Ayanwola, the…
A Grade I Area Court in Dei-dei, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced six unskilled men, to nine months imprisonment each for assaulting their friend, Musubaliu Baita. The police charged Zilani Nuhu, 30; Anans Hudu, 26; Hisbilahi Aminu, 28; Sefilahi Sani, 32;…
A 22-year-old man, Damilare Babatunde, on Wednesday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly entering into a car to steal a Samsung and Techno Mobile phones valued at N140, 000. The police charged the defendant, whose address…
The police command in Ogun on Wednesday said that no life was lost during the clash between some youths in Lafenwa Market, Abeokuta on Monday. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in a statement confirmed that…
By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta No fewer that 15 persons were on Tuesday, arrested by operatives of the Ogun State command of Nigeria Police Force following deadly clash which broke out between street urchins and scavengers said to be Hausas in…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it seized eight trucks laden with suspected adulterated petrol and diesel in Rivers in a week. The trucks were impounded between March 1, and March 7, while attempting to distribute the…
By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Barely six weeks after the gruesome murder of Olu of Agodo, Oba Ayinde Odetola, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, unknown assailants again reportedly early Monday morning burnt to death Chief Akin Muideen, Baale…
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of Salawu Adams (21) and Odeleye Tobi (21), in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling a minor. The defendants, of unknown addresses, are being tried for alleged rape.…
Two men were on Monday docked in an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting a police officer. The police charged Yusuf Akanni, 21, and Kafaya Yusuf, 42, with conspiracy and assault. The Prosecution Counsel, Dr. Simeon Uche, told…
The Police on Monday arraigned a 32-year old mechanic, Abubakar Sadiq, before a Makurdi Upper Area Court, for alleged theft of a Toyota Corolla car exhaust valued at N850,000. The defendant, whose address was not given, is facing a three-count…
