Court remands football coach for raping 9-year-old boy
AN Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos Island, on Wednesday, remanded a 32-year-old football coach, Leodina Ahamadah, for allegedly having sexual…
Police arraign businesswoman for alleged trespass, threat to officer
The police, on Wednesday, arraigned a 52-year-old businesswoman Madina Mohammed, in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, over…
NSCDC boss condemns violence against women
THE Oyo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Iskilu Akinsanya, has stressed the need to…
Gunmen kill policeman, abduct 3 Chinese nationals in Osun
Suspected gunmen, on Monday evening, abducted three Chinese nationals at Itagunmodi in Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun State…
Court adjourns re-arraignment of former Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji, aide
The Federal High Court in Lagos State has adjourned the re-arraignment of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House…
EFCC denies dropping charges against Diezani, others
The Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied dropping corruption charges against Diezani Alison-Madueke and other persons indicted for…
My wife sleeps with my younger brother, man tells court
An Ibadan-based businessman, Mr Saheed Eniola, on Wednesday, told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan that his wife, Kafayat, was…
Task Force to prosecute 12 suspects over attack on its operatives
Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Agency (Task Force) said it has concluded plans to prosecute 12 arrested suspects who…
Man jailed 6 months for stealing N10,000 phone
A Sharia Court I sitting at Tudun Wada, Zaria, Kaduna State, has sentenced one Mohammed Abdullahi to six months’ imprisonment…
Police recover decomposed body of 65-year-old medical doctor in his rented apartment
The Anambra state police command has recovered a decomposed body of a 65-year-old medical doctor, Dr Gilbert Afam Gini, in…
Girlfriend allegedly stabbed man to death in Osun
Tragedy struck in Ilesa, Osun State on Monday when one Labake Olowokere of Ido Ijesa area allegedly stabbed her boyfriend,…
Physically-challenged persons demand free education, healthcare in Ebonyi
People living with disabilities (PWD) in Ebonyi State have demanded free education and free healthcare by the government in order…
Six teenagers docked over alleged cultism
Six teenagers were on Tuesday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged cultism. The accused Lukmon Kuwani, Basit…
Motorcyclists protest ill treatment by employers in Ibadan
ORIDE motorcyclists on Monday lamented alleged ill-treatment being meted out to them by their employer, OPay. As a result, the…
Court sentences parents for selling 2-month-old baby for N300,000
A Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced 20-year-old Stanley Sunday and his girlfriend, Onyinyechi Ikechukwu to…
Senator calls for sustainable peace in Anambra communities
THE senator representing Anambra South senatorial district, Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has urged the various communities in the state to…
Housewife in court for allegedly causing grievous hurt
A housewife Hassana Usman, on Tuesday appeared in a Grade I Area Court, in Mpape, Abuja, for allegedly beating her…
Police rescue three children, arrest suspected traffickers in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has rescued three stolen children and arrested two suspected female syndicates. The Command spokesman, SP…
Building collapse: 2 engineers arraigned in Lagos
Two engineers were on Monday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly causing the collapse…
Man in court over alleged theft of N5.1m medical products
The police, on Monday, arraigned a 38-year-old sales representative, Solomon Akevwighome, charged with stealing his employer’s medical products valued at…
