A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 27-year-old tiler, Qudus Kazeem, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly raping his employer’s wife. Magistrate Sanusi Adagun, remanded the defendant following his arraignment on a four-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, threat to life, obtaining money under false pretences, and stealing. Mrs Adagun,…
A United States federal court has sentenced Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu to a combined 30 years in prison for defrauding American citizens of $3.5 million. In a statement published on the US Department of Justice website, the duo was said to have orchestrated a romance scam, luring victims with false claims of inheriting substantial…
The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Monday convicted and sentenced a man, Akinwale Akinlabi, to 12 years imprisonment for killing his wife. The convict was initially arraigned on July 26, 2021, on a count of manslaughter before the presiding judge, Justice Oyindamola Ogala, to which he pleaded not guilty. His charge sheet read,…
A few days after a hit-and-run driver struck an unidentified woman to death on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, a similar tragic incident occurred as an unknown female pedestrian was allegedly killed by a driver along the Ijebu-Ijesha road. The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed to PUNCH Metro on Saturday that the woman died…
A 27-year-old Nigerian man, identified only as Popori, has been arrested in Grenoble, France, for allegedly stabbing a fellow citizen, Monday, to death. It was gathered that the incident occurred on the evening of Friday, November 22, when a fight broke out between two men during an altercation in a grocery store in Grenoble, Isère,…
The bustling community of Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State has been thrown into mourning after a surge in cult-related violence claimed two lives and left one person critically injured. The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, with one victim reportedly shot dead near a bank, while another body…
A farmer, identified as Adegoke, has reportedly beaten a suspected thief to death in Odigbo Council Area of Ondo State, just as other suspected thieves, alleged to have invaded his farm, located at Mile 10, in Ore, were not spared by the farmer. They were reportedly injured and presently on admission to an undisclosed hospital….
The family court division of Delta State High Court, Ughelli Division, has commenced hearing in a suit seeking justice and protection of a 15-year-old school girl (name and identity withheld), allegedly trafficked by her mother for child sex exploitation. The case which was instituted by a Delta State-based child rights activist, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, came up…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command has arrested eight teenagers for alleged conspiracy, sexual abuse and unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl at the Ijebu-Mushin, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspects are Matthew Omotayo, age 17 Mojeeb Solomon, 16 years; Olamilekan Adefuye, 18 years; Damilola…
Two revenue collectors working for the Anambra state government have been burnt to death by a mob for allegedly causing the death of a bystander. The incident happened on Friday at the old market road along Venn road in Onitsha, Anambra state. It was gathered that some revenue collectors were allegedly dragging the steering wheel…