A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja presided over by Justice Peter Affen on March 25, 2021 sentenced one Ogbelegba Emmanuel Abel to three months imprisonment for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and internet fraud. The…
A 37-year-old man, Chizoba Ifekandu, who allegedly shared details of a co-tenant’s medical result, was on Monday brought before a Surulere Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos. Ifekandu, of no fixed residential address, is being tried on a four-count charge of…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi No fewer than four persons were killed by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday at Mbatyula, Mberev Council ward in Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue State. Nigerian NewDirect reports that those killed are…
A 26-year-old sales representative, Merit Samuel and 36-year-old sales supervisor, Michael Ogar, on Tuesday appeared in a Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly stealing their employer’s N5 million. The police charged Samuel and Ogar, who reside in…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of three men in a correctional facility for alleged armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and criminal conspiracy. The pleas of the defendants, Mujaheed Saminu, 32, Ismail Yunusa, 32 and…
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested two suspects over the corpse of a young lady found in the gutter along Presidential Road, Independence Layout of Enugu metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Daniel Ndukwe, said in a…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drugs worth over N2 billion at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos and nabbed three suspected traffickers. One of the suspects, Aniede Chimezie Bright was arrested…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure The Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old woman, Blessing Jimoh for allegedly killing her mother, Ijeoma Odo. Blessing who is a native of Enugu State said she killed her mother with cutlass after her…
By Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Osun State Police command has on Monday arrested 10 suspected cultists upon receiving a tip-off that some suspected cult members are planning to carry out nefarious activities around Ikire axis in the State. This is following…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday March 29, 2021 arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Akure, Ondo State. Those arrested are Adekolurejo James, Gabriel Seyifunmi, Adekunle Joshua, Adeboyega Idowu, Olorunnayo Adewale, Akande Akinyemi, Oluwugbemgia Blessing,…
