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The mother of the girl uncovered the act after she discovered a whitish slimy substance on her daughter’s underwear while doing laundry, Osun Police Command spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi said

Bishop docked for rape, forcing 16-year-old girl to take oath

Duruebube who is facing two charges of defilement and forcing the girl to take an oath with him was arraigned…
Ebube Oba arrested for beating mother of four to death in Anambra State

‘How Ebube Oba beat mother of 4 to death in Anambra’

Trouble started on that Saturday when her sister wanted to leave but was denied access by their Landlord’s son who…
Minister of Defence, Bello Matawalle

Why we directed citizens to acquire guns – Matawalle

The statement explained that the governor’s directive was part of the administration’s efforts to tackle protracted security challenges in the…
Ogun government rolls out figures to disprove claim of diversion of funds allocated to LGs in the state from Federal Govt by Gov. Dapo Abiodun

Abiodun wades in to resolve striking Ogun workers’ demands

The workers had on Tuesday, following the expiration of seven days ultimatum issued on June 21, asking the state government…

Court jails Borno man Modu Ali for N20m fraud

Kotoko was first arraigned on January 1, 2021 and pleaded not guilty to the one count charge preferred against him,…
The suspect paraded

Cross River woman Aniebet smashed with three explosives

Commandant of NSCDC in the state, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, who paraded the suspect at the command’s headquarters on Tuesday in…
Stella Achebe

Court convicts Lagos woman Achebe over N10m dud cheque

The defendant, who said she was a lawyer called to the Nigeria Bar in 2002, also took to the dock…
Court sentences Kamilu Olona to eight months imprisonment for stealing items belonging to his father’s tenants at Bodija Market, Ibadan.

Kano lawyer Hanga jailed two years for forgery

Hanga was jailed on Friday, June 24, 2022, after being found guilty of forgery based on four-count charges bordering on…

34 Gombe teenagers arrested for engaging in ‘illicit dance’

Goni who disclosed that some of the suspects came from neighbouring states, also said that some of them were married…
Chief Babatunde Abegunde,

Fayemi mourns TESCOM Chairman Abegunde

The governor said Abegunde’s death came as a shock, adding that the late TESCOM chairman did not show any sign…
Court sentences Lagos man, Eniola Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for forcefully having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend

Sola Lawson remanded in Kirikiri for defiling 17-year-old daughter

The prosecution counsel, Insp Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that Lawson committed the offence between 2019 and 2021 at his…
The three suspects arrested plucking of two eyes of a 16-year-old Bauchi boy, Uzairu Salisu

3 arrested for plucking eyes of Bauchi teenager Uzairu Salisu

Police operatives recovered the eyeballs in a calabash, following a prompt search of the prime suspect’s house.
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo

Oyo, Osun collaborate to build Osogbo-Ibadan highway

The commissioner said that although Osun government was being controlled by All Progressives Congress (APC) while Oyo is being governed…
Scene of the killing of Aondohumba Terkula by the sergeant

Sgt. Aondona arrested for killing truck driver over N3000 bribe

According to human rights activist, Ukan Kurugh, the trailer driver offered to pay N1500, stating that he didn’t have a…
Police receive 43 rape cases in Gombe in 7 months

‘How Lagos vulcanizer raped 15-year-old sister-in-law’

The survivor said the defendant, who was her sister’s husband and had been living with them for five years, allegedly…
EFCC raises Special Task Force against dollarisation of economy, currency mutilation

Ekiti Election: EFCC opens up on detention of pregnant woman 

The commission, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on Monday said its attention had been drawn to some…
Police say 24-year-old Joshua Kosoro hangs himself after telling his relatives that he was hearing strange voices in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi

4 Ekiti men to die by hanging for armed robbery, murder

The four convicts had at Ijoka Area of Ado Ekiti conspired and robbed one Ibrahim Isiaka of his phone and…

HEFAMAA steps up regulatory oversight of public hospitals

She stated that in the last few weeks, the agency visited public health facilities across the State, including primary, secondary…
defilement

Abideen Akinbola remanded for defiling 13-year-old daughter

Adebisi said that defendant will remain in the correction centre, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The killer-herdsman arrested

Herdsman in horrific stabbing of man to death in Lagos over cow’s death

It was gathered that two cows in a fleet of cattle had strayed into the road as a vehicle conveying…
The convicted fraudsters

Three fraudsters sent to jail, forfeit N17.2m in Oyo

Consequently, Justice Agomoh convicted and sentenced Abiodun to nine months imprisonment, Samson five months imprisonment while Abiodun bagged seven months…
Zulum

Zulum swears in 19 commissioners

The governor urged the new officials to exhibit exemplary leadership and diligence in the running of government affairs.
Sunday

Kano man Abdullahi Idris docked for sodomising 13-year-old boy

Police said Idris lured the 13-year-old boy into his living room situated in Sheka Baranda Quarters Kano and sodomised him.
Court sentences Kamilu Olona to eight months imprisonment for stealing items belonging to his father’s tenants at Bodija Market, Ibadan.

21 drug dealers jailed, 71 others arrested in Niger

The agency also disclosed that the 71 drug traffickers were arrested with 2,022.368kg of various illicit drugs and 2.4437 litres…
Rev. Father Christopher Odia

‘How Catholic priest Christopher Odia was killed by kidnappers’

The Edo Police Command has explained how the parish priest of St Michael Catholic Church, lkhabigbo, Etsako West local government…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Sunday Peter sent to jail for stealing cat fish

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Sunday Peter, to one-month imprisonment for stealing live catfish
Activist lawyer Malcom Omirobo in Court in Lagos dressed in combination of a legal practitioner and native doctor (olokun) attire

Barrister Omirhobo storms Lagos court in Olokun robe (photos)

Akin Kuponiyi Again, human rights lawyer and activist, Barrister Malcolm Omirhobo causes a stir at Federal High Court on Monday…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila

Orelope-Adefulire congratulates Gbajabiamila on 60th birthday

The former Lagos State Deputy Governor congratulated Gbajabiamila for piloting the affairs of the House in the 9th Assembly in…
Omotola and Onigbanjo

Property mogul Omotola threatens to sue Lagos AG for calling him fugitive

Omotola had recently accused Onigbanjo of using forged police document to file criminal charge against him in court and  tendered…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

Taraba confirms 77 new HIV cases

36,396 victims of HIV in Taraba were already under regular treatment while 20,200 others had been virally suppressed.