Man docked for alleged theft, impersonation
THE police on Monday arraigned one Zeheed Ibrahim in a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja for alleged theft…
Court remands 2 persons over alleged armed robbery
AN Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, remanded two persons in Ilesa Prison over alleged armed robbery and unlawful possession…
IGP’s Special Force nabs six alleged notorious kidnappers in Port-Harcourt
A Special Force, raised by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, code-named "Intelligence Response Team, IRT" under the leadership of…
Divorce seeking wife says husband not living to responsibilities
A housewife, Fatima Mohammed, on Friday asked a Sharia Court in Minna to dissolve her marriage to Abdulrasheed Ogundipe because…
‘I don’t love my husband, I was forced to marry him’ ―Divorce-seeking wife tells court
A housewife, Hadiza Ibrahim, has pleaded with a Sharia Court in Minna to dissolve her marriage as she does not…
Trader in court for bolting with N685,000 from sales of disinfectant
A 40-year-old trader, Joseph Orji, who allegedly obtained 16,485 cartons of Dettol disinfectant worth N685,000 by false pretences, on Friday…
Four killed in fresh attack in Southern Kaduna
FOUR people were reportedly killed, while several others sustained injuries when gunmen stormed Bakin Kogi village in Kaninkon chiefdom of…
Police arrest Pastor for armed robbery in Ogun
ONE Pastor Daniel Onwugbufor has been arrested by the men of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS), in Ogun…
NAPTIP seals up baby factory in Abuja
OPERATIVES of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has sealed up a controversial illegal maternity…
Teenager in court over alleged criminal intimidation
A 17-year-old boy, was on Friday arraigned in a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for alleged criminal intimidation and…
Hubby wants to kill me with sex, dissolve our marriage now, woman tells court
A 32-year-old businesswoman, Adenike Bolarinwa, has urged an Agege Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her eight-year-old loveless marriage, citing sexual harassment…
Families of freed lecturers, policewomen laud FG for their release
MRS Hassana Ibrahim, a relative to one of the freed University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) lecturers, Yusuf Ibrahim, has expressed joy…
Court jails herb seller in Osun for theft, burglary
A Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo, on Tuesday sentenced a 33-year-old herb seller, Mr Quammarudeen Abdulfatai to 28 months imprisonment…
Woman in court over alleged assault
A 48-year-old trader, Ronke Animashaun, was on Thursday docked at an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over an alleged assault.…
My husband beat me up for voting in 2015 poll in Ekiti ―wife
A housewife, Folasade Fatunla, on Thursday told an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court that her husband, Gbenga, beat and stabbed her after she…
Police rescue three kidnap victims in Ondo
ONDO state Police Command, on Tuesday, rescued three people who were abducted by dare devil armed men who robbed at the…
Ondo police arrest two receivers of stolen vehicles
DETECTIVES from the Ondo State Police Command, on Wednesday, paraded two suspects, Sunday Fatoki and Adamu Mohammed, who are serial receivers of stolen…
Man, 2 others sent to prison for alleged rape of 14-yr-old girl
An Ado Ekiti magistrate's court has detained three men, Samuel Farotimi (27); Sunday Ajimoko (40) and Sunday Ilugbo (30) in prison for allegedly gang-raping…
Task Force impounds 196 okada, to prosecute 72 riders in court
OPERATIVES of the Lagos State Task Force with officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) on Tuesday impounded 196 motorcycles…
More than 300,000 displaced Nigerians taking refuge in neighbouring states —Minister
Mrs Zainab Ahmad, the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, on Monday, says no fewer than 300,000 Nigerians displaced…
