At least six persons died and several others were injured in an accident involving a trailer conveying tiles and a lorry loaded with soft drinks on Monday at Oke Eleshin, Amuloko, along Akanran road, Ibadan. Among the injured was a…
Sokoto State Police Command has arrested 22 suspects in connection with criminal conspiracy, theft, mischief, and receiving of stolen items. The State Police Commissioner, Ahmed Musa, made this known while addressing journalists in Sokoto on Thursday. Musa stated that the…
A 67-year-old Lebanese, Zuhier R Akar, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for sexually exploiting two teenage girls in Kano. Akar was sentence by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano, presided by Justice S. M Shuaibu, on Wednesday.…
The Police in Ogun State has confirmed the arrest of five persons for alleged burglary and theft in Ijebu Ode and surrounding areas of the state. The suspects are 32-year old Emmanuel also known as Ozon, Samuel Sunday Idoko, 39,…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has reiterated commitment to address critical challenges bedevilling the education sector in the country. Its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, stated this at the International Conference on Girl Child Education, on Thursday in Abuja.…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced three Internet fraudsters – AbdulFatai Ismail Alade (aka Hismaheel Asiwaju), Audu Ishida and Elisha Smith for fraud. They were prosecuted by Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial…
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in the Festac area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists…
Enugu State Police Command has arrested one Dr. Emmanuel Ugwumba, 52, of Ezimo-Agu community in Udenu Local Government Area over alleged child trafficking and forgery. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known in a statement on…
Honorable Justice Blessing Egwu has sentenced a 47-year-old man, Ita Okon to life imprisonment for defiling an 8-year-old minor. Ita Okon was convicted at the Family Court 2 sitting in Calabar yesterday after being found guilty of the crime. In…
The Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced fresh seizure of 94,550 litres of petrol. The seized containers of petrol, intercepted mostly at international borderlines across the country, were believed to be meant to be smuggled out of…
