Eight men on Monday appeared in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 121 bags of PVC materials worth N102.5 million. The police charged Benjamin Effiong, 30; Giwa Olayemi, 30; Michael Igbudu, 30; Ranti Akinola, 32; Sunday Elien, 32; Opeyemi Abidemi, 31; Benjamin Akachukwu, 20; and Azeez Alao, 40 with conspiracy and theft. They Read More…
Two hundred and sixty-six inmates were freed on Sunday after heavily armed gunmen raided a jail in Kabba, Kogi State, blowing up the perimeter fence, authorities have said. Two officers – a soldier and a policeman – were killed in the attack and two guards went missing, the interior ministry said. It is the second Read More…
Keeps mum over attack on military installation The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued 75 children who were kidnapped by abductors from their school in Zamfara State according to a spokesman for the Zamfara State government. The spokesman who attributed the rescue to the latest military crackdown against bandits in the area, said no ransom was Read More…
If you are a Lagos parent, it is becoming imperative that you keep a close eye on your children because they may have been or will soon be sexually molested. This is the result of global studies cited by the Lagos State Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo that one out of four girls or Read More…
Four persons are to face the wrath of the law for allegedly tampering with environmental pollution evidence. They were arrested by men of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), in Ikorodu. According to a statement issued by the Chief Public Affairs Officer of Read More…
These are not the best of times for a 70-year-old man of the cloth as he has been docked for allegedly duping a businesswoman of N870,000. The clergyman, Emmanuel Bello, on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos in a case of alleged fraud. Bello, who resides in Idimu, Lagos State, was charged Read More…
Ikeja, Aug. 25, 2021(NAN)An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 44-year-old trader, Anthony Odita, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly sexually assaulting his two daughters. The police charged Odita, who resides in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Lagos State, with sexual assault. Magistrate O.A Layinka, who did not take the plea of Odita, ordered Read More…
A 50-year-old man, Akinbode Raphael, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing motor parts valued at N300,000, when he appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State . Raphael, whose address was not provided, was arraigned before the court for entering the premises of Primero Transportation company and stealing a cam Read More…
For allegedly attacking the Moserekogo community and causing malicious damage to various properties, a 38-year-old man, Fatai Oniwaya, on Tuesday, appeared before Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. But Oniwaya pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, malicious damage and assault. According to the prosecutor, ASP Rita Momah, the defendant committed the offences with Read More…
Gunmen attacked a project site in Assa, Imo State on Monday, killing a police officer, six employees of an oil and gas services company, police have said. The oil and gas workers were employees of the Nigerian oil and gas services company, Lee Engineering. Monday’s latest attack marks a crescendo of attacks on oil and Read More…