A suspected fake lawyer, Emmanuel Odeh, has been arrested by police operatives attached to X-Squad Section, Zone 11 headquarters in Osogbo, Osun. The arrest was made by the squad, led by the Commander, ACP Akinloye Oyegade, last Thursday within court premises in Abeokuta, Ogun, when the suspect was standing as a legal representative of an…
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has dismissed a serving officer (a Lieutenant), over charges of a “scandalous” sexual relationship with the wife of a colleague. The Lieutenant is also to serve three years’ imprisonment for the same offence. Sources confirmed that the dismissal from the Navy and punishment of three years imprisonment were awarded to the…
A 37-year-old man, Nicholas Giroux, has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus 20 years for the murder of Nigerian-American boxer, Isaiah Olugbemi, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. According to a press release by the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office which was cited by PUNCH Online on Saturday, Giroux was sentenced on Friday afternoon by…
An 18-year-old boy identified as Solomon Sunday has been remanded at a correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s two-year-old daughter. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of defilement. The prosecutor, Insp Olasunkanmi Bamikole, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Aug. 24 in Ado-Ekiti….
A man, Eze Amadi is in police custody in Ondo State after allegedly killing his neighbour’s 28-year-old son, Ifeanyi Otu, wrapping the body in foam and dumping it inside a water drum. The incident occurred in Kajola, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state on Monday. The victim’s father, Mr Michael Otu, and the suspect…
A Karu Senior Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a 29-year-old businessman, Awwal Shaibu, to six months’ imprisonment for defrauding his friend of N860,000. The convict, who resides in Karu, Abuja, had pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, theft and criminal misappropriation. The Senior Magistrate, Haruna Haruna, however, gave…
The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested a 25-year-old man over the death of his mother, whom he and accomplices allegedly attacked on suspicion of witchcraft. Sources said that on Aug. 26 at about 4:30 p.m., the suspect, identified as Jibrin Ado of Daneji Village, conspired with others – Musa Kwalle, Dan Abba, Sule Musa…
Police in Tripoli, Libya, have arrested two Nigerians for allegedly carrying out a series of robberies in the city. The suspects, both undocumented migrants, were arrested on August 25 after they were captured on CCTV robbing a convenience store. Migrant Rescue Watch, an organisation that monitors migrant activities, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday….
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Sanmori Taiwo, and her 62-year-old husband, Pastor Sanmori Olubumi Joshua, for allegedly staging her own kidnapping to extort N10 million from her relatives abroad. DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the Command’s Spokesperson, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Akure that the incident occurred on August…
The police command in Lagos State has declared a suspected land-grabber (name withheld) wanted in connection with the killing of three persons in Owode Onirin area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that preliminary investigations and available prima facie evidence linked…