Scores of fish sellers in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have kicked against the rejection of old naira notes. The fish sellers on Wednesday stormed some streets in Ibadan to register their displeasure. The fish sellers alleged that cold room…
Worried by the recurring incidents of fire outbreaks in filling stations, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has directed all filling stations to observe safety regulations or face sanctions. Alhaji Abbas Idriss, Director-General, FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), made the…
The Upper Area Court 4 in Yola, Adamawa State, has sentenced a 21-year-old man to seven years imprisonment for phone snatching. The sentence comes without an option of fine. The presiding judge of the court, Ibrahim Ulenda, convicted and sentenced…
The Katsina Police Command on Wednesday said its operatives have neutralized two bandits and rescued a kidnapped victim. The operatives also repelled several bandits in two communities. SP Gambo Isah, Command’s Public Relations Officer, in a statement said the command…
A motorcyclist and an unemployed man were on Wednesday remanded in Lagos State for alleged illegal possession of two locally-made guns. The motorcyclist – Oluwaseun Saka, 39 – and the unemployed, Elijah Adefinuola, 26, reside at 56, College Road, Itamefa,…
Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has sentenced a 51-year-old cleric, Nduka Anyanwu, to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating two biological sisters. Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted the Lagos-based pastor on Tuesday of impregnating a 13…
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, remanded a 42-year-old man, Ekene Agha, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his co-worker’s three-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Peter Nwaka, directed the prosecutor to make duplicate of the case file…
Again, an early morning fire has destroyed a three-bedroom apartment and three shops in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The fire incident which occurred at about 03.24 hours at No6 beside Atoto Press, Oko-Erin area in Ilorin West Local Government…
A two-year-old girl, Diamond Miracle has been stolen from her home in Ekete, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State and sold for fifty thousand naira. The incident occurred on Thursday 9, February 2023 in Delta. The suspect, a neighbour…
The police command in Lagos State, says it has begun investigation into the death of Miss Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student of Chrisland School in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this…
