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Woman Jailed For Buying Stolen Blocks

A Grade 1 Area Court in Kuje, FCT, on Monday sentenced a 31-year old business woman, Mary Ajayi, to three…

Fake Doctor Remanded

An Isheri Senior Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Monday remanded a 42-year-old man, Akintolure Stephen, of 69, Alagbo-Ile Road, Ojodu, Berger,…

Ogun Pays N1.7bn To Retirees

The Ogun Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Local Government Pensions, Mr Ayo Kolawole, said the bureau had paid over N1.7 billion…

Female Robbery Suspect Denied Bail “To Protect Her”

A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, on Monday denied bail to Esther Ihedime, 25, who allegedly attempted to rob another woman…

Mechanic Faces Trial Over Theft At Ikeja Shopping Mall

A 33-year old mechanic, Abimbola Oluwole, who allegedly stole a Blackberry Torch and an I-phone, worth N125,000 from a shopper…

Man Arraigned Over Theft Of 8 Goats

The police in Ogun on Monday arraigned a 33-year old man, Shakoni Adeniyi, over alleged theft of eight goats. Adeniyi…

Alaba Market Traders Fight Over Election

The chairmanship election of the General Electrical Dealers Association, Alaba International Market, in Ojo Local Government, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…

Suspect Tries To Strangle Policeman With Handcuffs

A 34-year old man, Emmanuel Ubong, has been charged to court for allegedly attempting to strangle a Police Sergeant, Oyewo…

Amaechi reports police boss to rights commission

Nnamdi Felix/ Abuja Rivers state Governor Rotimi Amaechi on Friday explained his petition to the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC,…

Car scandal minister: Falana petitions EFCC, threatens court action

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Nigerian state makes kidnapping capital offence

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Convicted kidnappers in Edo state, southern Nigeria, will henceforth face the death penalty, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said.…

N255m car scandal: Aviation authorities change story

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s aviation authorities on Friday changed an earlier version of a story surrounding the purchase of two…

Oduah, car scandal minister sets up panel to probe leak

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s embattled minister of aviation, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, has set up a panel to investigate how…

Police Recover Abandoned Baby

The Police Command in Benue has recovered a newly born baby abandoned in a bush near the Gboko General Hospital.…

FG Launches $150m World Bank Education Project

The Federal Government on Friday launched the State Education Programme Investment Project (SEPIP) with Ekiti, Anambra and Bauchi as the…

Teenager Jailed For Selling Cassava-Stuffed Nokia Phone

A 19-year- old street trader, Emeka Chukwumuata, was on Friday sentenced to two months imprisonment by the Special Offences Court,…

Man Jailed For Stealing Blocks

A Grade One Area Court in Kuje, FCT, on Friday sentenced a 27-year old labourer, Suleiman Lawal, to four months…

Woman Charged With Defrauding 109 People

For allegedly defrauding 109 accommodation seekers of N14 million, a 34-year-old landlady, Taibat Aruna, was on Friday in Lagos charged…

Man Faces N180m Fraud Charge

A 48-year old man, Eneyi Ogosi, was on Friday in Lagos charged with N180 million fraud at an Ikeja Chief…

Northern Governors’ Forum Salutes Gowon At 79

The Northern States Governors’ Forum has paid tribute to a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, as he attains…

Robbery: Police Boss Begs Banks For Gadgets

The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olufemi Adenaike, on Friday urged banks operating in the state to support policemen…

5 Men Arrested Over 22 Months Abduction

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa has arrested five suspects who allegedly abducted two girls since…

Funeral Of Patience’s Mom Begins 31 Oct.

The final burial ceremonies of the late Madam Charity Oba, the mother of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, will…

Baby Born With 4 Ears, No Genital Dies

A baby born in Makurdi on Thursday with four ear lobes and no genitals has died, a hospital official said.…

How Ooni Of Ife Lost 3 Daughters In Six Weeks

Within just six weeks, the family of former Ooni of Ife, the late Sir Adesoji Aderemi, lost three women, all…

No Reprieve For Female Robbery Suspect

A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, will on 21 October rule on a bail application by Esther Ihedime, 25, who allegedly…

Guinness Tasks Nigerians On Regular Eye Checks

Guinness Nigeria Plc has lent its voice to the global war against surmountable sight problems, urging Nigerians to take advantage…

Police Arrest Fake Lagos Doctor

The police in Lagos on Thursday arrested a suspected fake Surgeon and Gynaecologist, Adeyemi Akintolure, 40, who claimed to be…

Odimegwu quits as census chairman

Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja Eze Festus Odimegwu, the Chairman of National Population Commission, NPC has resigned after a brief tenure marked…

Tambuwal, Amosun Pledge Support For Ijebu State

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE8cuDjXAKc Abiodun Onafuye/ Ijebu Ode The Speaker of Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has pledged support for…