…To set up financial crimes agency The Ogun State government has declared war on kidnappers and fraudsters popularly referred to as Yahoo boys. According to the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State Government will soon set up its…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended two police officers over their alleged involvement in illicit drug trafficking. The officers, Sunday Ubua, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and James Bawa, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) have been handed…
A Magistrate’s Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Thursday remanded one Jimoh Mohammed, at the Correctional Centre in Oyo for alleged armed robbery. Mohammed, 22, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.…
An FCT High Court in Kubwa, on Wednesday ordered a 21-year-old barber, Isaac Clement to sweep the police station in Kwali Area Council for 90 days for cheating. Clement who pleaded guilty to fraud filed by the Economic and Financial…
…Kicks as commercial driver stabs officer Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said the agency would no longer tolerate any act of assault, physical attack or attempted murder on any of its officers. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr.…
A 29-year-old man, Dahla Babajo, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court over alleged conspiracy and grievous harm. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on three-count charge of conspiracy, grievous harm and attempt to steal.…
A 38-year-old businessman, Balarabe Shuaibu, was on Wednesday docked in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly being in possession of fake Naira notes. The police charged Shuaibu, who lives in Ungwan Dosa, Kaduna with fraud and possession of counterfeit…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday charged two men, Sunday Egbide and Emmanuel Nwaka, in a Federal High Court Lagos over alleged drug trafficking. Nwaka, 36, and Egbide 38, are being tried on one-count of unlawful transport…
A 40-year-old man, Gbadamosi Abiodun, on Tuesday was brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly defrauding a man of N885,000. Abiodun, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of stealing, fraud and conspiracy. The…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that it apprehended no fewer than 4,000 offenders for speed limit device violations in Ogun in 2021. The FRSC State Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, disclosed this to journalists in Abeokuta…
