By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command has arrested a couple residing at Ilara Remo, in Remo North Local Government Area of the state for selling their one-month-old baby for N50,000 . DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) was on Saturday honoured with an award for “Diligent Investigation” at the 2021 Security and Emergency Management Awards (SAEMA). Presenting the award in Abuja at the event organised by the…
By Abimbola Abatta Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 27-year-old pregnant woman, Eze Joy Chioma, with 1,442 kilograms of imported skunk during a raid in Lagos State. The pregnant woman was arrested on Friday…
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has seized 320 herds of cattle for destroying farmland in Molai village near Maiduguri. The State Commandant, Mr Musa Farouk, made this known to newsmen on Friday in…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Some gunmen suspected to be bandits have again attacked and razed an automobile shop in Madamai village in Kagoro Chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Nigerian NewsDirect gathered that the auto shop razed on…
A 52-old man, Olalekan Ajayi, on Thursday appeared before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly beating-up a mother and her daughter. Ajayi, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of assault and stealing, to which he…
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives arrested 305 suspects for banditry, armed robbery and kidnapping between January and November 2021. A statement by the command said 242 of those arrested are being prosecuted by various courts within…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted 12 out of the 15 suspects linked to the invasion of the residence of the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, to a bail in the sum of N5 million each. Justice…
The Lagos State government has closed its case against Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, who is facing trial at an Ikeja Special Offences Court over allegations of defilement. The Lagos State Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecution…
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 42-year-old farmer, Seyi Osanipin at the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti over alleged kidnap. Police prosecutor, Insp. Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that a small boy, suspected to have…
