The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in the Badagry community of Lagos State on Monday has said that it is prepared to intercept youth restiveness, cultism and other social vices in the area. Mr. Jogbe Emmanuel, the committee’s Chairman mentioned that plans to hold a one-day summit aimed at curbing the unease had been concluded by Read More…
Three saleswomen, from Sweet Sensation restaurant, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly stealing six million Naira from the restaurant. The defendants, Oluwatosin Owa, cashier; Esther Ogoke, frontline officer; and Juliet Madueke, also a frontline officer are aged 26, 35 and 25 respectively, and reside in Magodo, Alagbado and Berger areas of Lagos Read More…
Oluwafemi Ogunleye, a 28-year-old man, has been arraigned by the police in Lagos State on Monday at a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for theft. Oluwafemi, whose address is unknown, is facing a one-count charge of stealing. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty. ASP Clement Okuoimose, the prosecutor, informed the court that the defendant had committed the Read More…
Justice Taiwo Taiwo, a retired Justice of the Federal High Court, has advised the judiciary to remain firm and fearless in justice delivery as the Nigerian judiciary begins a new legal year. Taiwo, who recently retired said that a fearless judiciary would remain the key to effective justice administration. The Lagos Judiciary on Monday began activities Read More…
Dr. Maymunah Kadiri, a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Medical Director, Pinnacle Medical Services, has advised Nigerians to form the habit of going for quarterly mental health check-ups to ensure their mental wellbeing. She bemoaned what she described as the unfortunate reluctance of a majority of Nigerians who feel that only the mentally challenged should go for Read More…
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has applauded the Federal Government for the condition given to a foreign firm, Elon Musk’s Tesla, before issuing him a licence to mine lithium in Nigeria. Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in a statement on Tuesday Read More…
Veronica Vincent, a daycare owner who was accused of sexually assaulting a year-old baby girl in her care, was on Tuesday, discharged and acquitted by an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Veronica was charged with a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo said that as there had been no blood Read More…
Uchenna Izuka has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday for defiling a 12-year-old girl. Izuka was charged with defilement. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her judgment, said that the prosecution has succeeded in proving the charge against the convict. “The survivor testified that the defendant defiled her sometimes in Read More…
Following the resignation of Kennedy Ibe earlier on Monday, Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has received the new Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Emeka Nduka. Ibe did not give any reason for his resignation. Uzodimma received the speaker and some key legislative members at the Government House Owerri, and applauded them for the Read More…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has made assurances that the country will not suffer petrol scarcity in December and beyond, as it claims to have made adequate arrangements for supply. Umar Ajia, the Chief Financial Officer of NNPC Ltd, said this in Abuja on Monday standing before an ad hoc committee of the House Read More…
