Crime

Security guard gets life imprisonment for defiling teen

Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old security guard, Blessing Okon to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student. Reports state that convicting Okon, Soladoye said the prosecution had succeeded…

Court remands two men over alleged robbery in Kano

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, remanded two men, Bello Ahmed, 31 and Aminu Abubakar, 23, in a Correctional Centre for robbing a man of his properties worth N355,000. The police charged the defendants with four-count charge bordering…

Man arraigned over alleged theft of drilling machine

A 37-year-old man, Blessing Nneji, on Friday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a drilling machine. Nneji, who was arraigned before Magistrate M. I. Dan-Oni, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing. The…

NAFDAC uncovers 80 bags of adulterated wheat in Gombe

National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control has uncovered adulterated wheat in Gombe markets. NAFDAC Gombe State Coordinator, James Agada, made this disclosure on Friday, during a media briefing organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture. According to…

Robbers attack bullion van in Delta

By Dave Okpogadie, Asaba Daredevil armed robbers yesterday attacked a Bullion Van belonging to a yet to be disclosed bank. It was gathered that the Bullion Van was attacked along Otor-Owhe on the Ughelli-Asaba dual carriage way in Isoko north…

Court remands man for alleged murder of employer

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday ordered  remand of a 43-year-old man, Femi Joseph, who allegedly killed his employer. The court ordered that the defendant should be kept at a correctional centre in Ado Ekiti pending advice…

Amotekun Corps arrest suspected fraudster

By Abimbola Abatta The Osun State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps has arrested a 25-year-old suspected fraudster, Wasiu Oderinde, for allegedly defrauding residents by buying goods, collecting money from Point of Sale (POS) operators with fake bank alerts.…

Court remands businessman for alleged N84m fraud

Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has remanded Edrian Ididia, a businessman, at a Correctional Centre for allegedly defrauding one Mr Mark Umeh of N84 million. Solebo ordered Ididia’s remand on Wednesday, following his not guilty plea…