The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has voiced serious concerns about the increasing rate of vandalism and theft affecting its infrastructure nationwide. During a recent visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) headquarters in Abuja, NRC Managing Director Mr. Freeborn Okhirie highlighted the ongoing crisis. “Despite the NSCDC’s commendable efforts in protecting Critical Read More…
In a landmark move that could reshape the landscape of Nigeria’s oil industry, Seplat Energy is on the verge of concluding its acquisition of ExxonMobil’s Nigerian shallow water oil assets, valued at a colossal $1.28 billion. This development comes after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) withdrew its legal challenge against the sale, which had Read More…
It is becoming increasingly dangerous to be poor. Don’t believe the yarn that all men are equal. Is the man eking out a living on a tired patch of earth on the desert fringes of Katsina equal to his compatriot luxuriating in the cosy embrace of Abuja without a visible means of livelihood? The law Read More…
A 46-year-old businessman, Ekenedilichukwu Johnpaul, found himself in legal turmoil on Friday as the Lagos State Police brought him before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, accusing him of procuring a Toyota Hiace worth eight million Naira through fraudulent means. Residing in Igala Estate, Ejigbo, Lagos State, the defendant stands charged with conspiracy, obtaining by false pretenses, Read More…
Police in Lagos State are looking for a man who allegedly beat his brother to death for stealing school property. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a police spokesman, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. Hundeyin stated that on Monday, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ijede Read More…
Peter Onoja, a former member of the National Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE), has been remanded in custody on Thursday by an Ikeja Special Offenses Court for allegedly stealing N72.5 million from the union. Onoja is facing a six-count charge bothering on stealing, contrary to Section 287 of the Criminal Laws of Read More…
Peter Williams, a 49-year-old sales representative, was taken before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday for allegedly using his employer’s N200,000 for personal use. Williams is facing trial on one count of theft; his home location was not disclosed. To the charge, he entered a not-guilty plea. The defendant committed the offence on Read More…
Gloria Aduwo, a 42-year-old point-of-sale operator, was charged with stealing N543,867 from her company on Wednesday in Lagos’s Ojo Magistrates’ Court. The police accused Aduwo of stealing. But she entered a not-guilty plea to the accusation. The defendant committed the crime in June at the Trade Fair complex in Ojo, according to the prosecution’s attorney, Read More…
Taofeek Alabi, an unemployed guy, appeared before a Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday for allegedly robbing a pedestrian of a phone. Alabi, whose home location was omitted, is awaiting trial on two counts of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. The Lagos State Government’s charge against the defendant, however, was one 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…
