…impound vehicles for breaking curfew By Tobi Adetunji The Lagos State Police command has arrested one Johnson Godday, in the Nigerian Army Uniform, for attacking and robbing some commuters in Lagos. Godday was arrested at about 11pm Sunday night at …
A widow, Dorothy Nnabode on Monday told the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) panel that the police shot and killed her husband in front of her. The NHRC independent panel is investigating alleged violations of rights by the disbanded SARS and other police units.…
The ongoing trial of Erastus Akingbola, a former Group Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank, continued on February 19, 2021 before Justice A.O. Faji of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos with a witness of the Economic and Financial…
By Tobi Adetunji The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday set aside the interim order through which the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) seized property belonging to a businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, for an alleged N69.4 billion debt. Justice Okon Abang,…
By Tobi Adetunji. A 22-year-old man, Tunde Akeem on Monday, appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly breaking into a shop to steal sewing machine and other items worth N77,000. Akeem, whose address was not provided at…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court has remanded three persons for allegedly slapping a monarch, Alabudo of Abudo, Oba Morufudeen Olawale. The accused persons are; Tijani Wasiu, 35, Akangbe Tairu, 35 and Samad Mutairu 30. The trio allegedly committed the…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 40-year-old man, Adeboye Moshood, over unlawful possession of human parts. The accused person who committed the offence on February 16, 2021 around 9:00 am at Gbongan in Osogbo pleaded not…
A Sagamu Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, remanded a 30-year-old man, John Sunday in a correctional service centre for allegedly raping a 20-year-old lady. Sunday, who resides at Tejuwogbo Lukosi area in Sagamu, is facing a count charge of having unlawful…
A Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti on Monday remanded three suspects: Ariyo Bamidele, 42; Adeniji Kayode, 33; and Adeyeye Kayode, 25 at the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti, over alleged armed robbery. The defendants whose addresses were not given are facing a…
A Saleswoman, Ifeoma Ugwumba, on Monday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N2.8 million sales proceeds belonging to her employer. Ugwumba, who was charged on a count of theft, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, ASP Ben Ekundayo,…
