An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, sentenced a teacher, John Osifo, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil. Delivering judgement, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against Mr Osifo beyond every reasonable doubt. Mr Oshodi noted that the convict bridged the trust that was…
A 18 year old man, Fatiyah Abdulhakeem has been arrested for stabbing a retired Permanent Secretary in the Niger state Ministry of Works, Architect Adamu Jagaba to death. Abdulhakeem who claimed to be the car painter of the victim stabbed the victim several times on the neck and head, he also hit the victim multiple…
Suspected terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, have abducted a newly wedded bride and four bridesmaids in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The tragic incident happened on Saturday at Kwaren Gamba, near Kuka Teke, a village plagued by repeated attacks from armed groups linked to notorious bandits leader, Bello Turji. Eyewitnesses reported…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested 65-year-old Ramata Bola Adeyemo over alleged drug trafficking. In a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, the suspect, a grandmother, was arrested on December 6 at Odunfa Street, Lagos Island LGA, Lagos. The agency said 20.6 litres of codeine-based syrup were recovered…
The Zone 16 Police Command has three suspects for allegedly engaging in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities. A statement on Saturday by the zone spokesman in Yenagoa, SP Gunn Emonena, said the zonal financial and cybercrime unit, based on credible intelligence, stormed the Rumukparali community in the Obio/Akpo Local Government of Rivers to arrest the…
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a pastor and woman by some gunmen in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. The spokesperson of the command, SP Usman Abdullahi, said the pastor and the woman were killed on Friday night. He said the woman was shot in the stomach while studying for examination…
An Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State has ordered the remand of a 38-year-old man, Moses Udoh, in prison, for the alleged indecent sexual assault of his daughter. Udoh was arraigned by the police on a two-count charge of indecent sexual assault of a minor and threat to life. The Police Prosecutor, Taiwo Oniyere, said…
The Police on Friday morning confirmed the attack on Wukari -Kente road allegedly involving the family of Governor Agbu Kefas on Thursday. Social media had on Thursday evening reported that gunmen attacked the mother and sister of Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area. According to the report, the…
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa, also known as Kristein Uyanwanne, to 16 years in prison for defrauding individuals of N52 million. Their church, the Temple International Church, was also ordered to be deregistered and closed for its role in the fraud. Justice…
A teenager identified as David Jonah has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing a he-goat before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Jonah with two count of trespass and stealing. Earlier, the Prosecution, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that one Samson John reported the matter at…