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Abuja based lawyer and activist, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, commends President Tinubu over rehabilitation of Port Harcourt and Warri refineries.

Deji Adeyanju bags first class degree in law

To God alone be the glory. I suffered so much to get here. I have always known the law as…
Court of Appeal affirms 4-year jail term of two officials of the Sokoto government, Kabiru Bello Mr. Bashar Garba for fraud by lower court

Appeal Court upholds 4-year jail term for 2 Sokoto officials

Mr. Bashar Garba, before his conviction by the lower court, was the State National Union of Teachers (NUT) treasurer, while…
Innocent Ezeonwuka: ex- treasurer with the Anambra Ministry of Finance to spend 11 years for defrauding pensioners of N66.5m

Anambra civil servant Ezeonwuka jailed 11 years over N66.5m fraud

Ezeonwuka committed the offence between June 2009 and June 2011 when he diverted the entire N66.5 million released by the…
Erelu Okin

Petrol souvenirs: Erelu Okin appears in court

Ogbolu was arraigned on a four-count charge of conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, endangering human life by…
Deadly Ogun robbers busted

Five deadly Ogun robbers smashed after snatching Corolla

The suspects, Moruf Abidogun, Usman Adeyemi, Fisayo Aliu, Afees Adesina, and Dauda Lekan were arrested following a distress call received…
Kano lawyer, Musa Tudunwada ask Hisbah Board boss to clarify how bags of rice donated by the state to his officers and staff were distributed

44 commercial sex workers arrested by Hisbah in Jigawa

The suspects were arrested on Monday in the popular ‘Gujungu’ town by operatives of the command in collaboration with the…
Tanko Abdullateef and victim Miss Mabel Okafor-Mang

How body of slain banker Mabel Okafor-Mang was found

Tanko, who had just spent two weeks on the job, pleaded not guilty to the charge against him. After he…
Chiamaka Odo strangles toddler, says cult demanded victim’s blood

Babysitter strangles toddler, says cult demanded victim’s blood

Chiamaka Odo, a 14-year-old babysitter, has confessed to strangling her mistress’ son, Jayden Osokolo, to death.
Nigerian Army

Four feared dead as army, youths clash in Edo

Some members of the community, however, claimed that two soldiers were also killed by arms-bearing youths, bringing the number of…
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

Stakeholders raise alarm over increase in ritual killings in Ogun

They expressed their worries at a Security Submit in the state organized by the Police Community Relations Officers (PCRC) in…
The convicts

Welder, barber, four others jailed in Ilorin for Cybercrime

The defendants, who were prosecuted on separate charges before Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin,…
Court sentences Pastor Ayodeji Oluokun of RCCG City of David Parish, Lagos to 2 years imprisonment for issuing 1.6 million dollar dud cheque.

$1.6m Scam: Court fixes date to rule on Lagos Pastor’s No Case Submission

Oluokun was arraigned alongside his company, Peak Petroleum Industry Nigeria Limited, on charges bordering on issuance of dud cheques, stealing…
Court sentences Kamilu Olona to eight months imprisonment for stealing items belonging to his father’s tenants at Bodija Market, Ibadan.

Edo father Oisamaiye accused of defiling 15-month-old daughter

Justice Geraldine Imadegbelo of an Edo State High Court has ordered the remand of one Yahaya Oisamaiye, in Oko correctional…
Osondu Igwilo, second left and the other accomplices arrested by EFCC

End of the Road: EFCC nabs FBI wanted Nigerian Osondu Igwilo over $100m fraud

Igwilo, 52, has been on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, since 2018, He is the…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Idris Musa, 40, docked for impregnating 14-year-old-girl

The girl told her father that Idris Musa called her into his room two times and had sexual intercourse with…
Mu’azu Magaji

Court orders rearrest of ex- Kano commissioner Mu’azu Magaji

Mu’azu Magaji allegedly posted a picture of Governor Ganduje with a yet to be identified woman, claiming that both were…
Murder

Udoka Umeofia docked for stabbing trader to death

He alleged that the defendant had stabbed the deceased, Chijioke Onwuajuegwu, on his neck with bottles and knife, which led…
LAWMA CEO, Ibrahim Odumboni

LAWMA to increase waste bills of estates that fail to sort waste

The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni, who spoke at a stakeholder’s meeting on solid waste management across LCDAs in…
The vehicle

Saloon car plunges into river in Lagos (Photos)

Oke-Osanyintolu said the sole occupant of the vehicle was rescued and taken to the hospital for further treatment.
Fuel Scarcity

Buhari endorses plan to end fuel scarcity

The source said the plan, which was presented to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) last week, had been signed off…
LASCOPA

LASCOPA to commemorate World Consumer Rights Day

The Agency’s General Manager, Afolabi Solebo disclosed that the event would provide insights in knowing one's rights as consumers, make…
Prof. Enyi

Babcock lecturer, Prof. Enyi arraigned for allegedly stealing two cars worth $20, 000

Enyi was charged before the Igbosere Magistrate Court sitting at the Ebute-Metta Magistrate’s Court Oyingbo, Lagos on a three count…
The suspect, Yahaya

Ogun robber Yahaya smashed during shootout with police

The suspect was said to have been arrested following a distress call received by the DPO Isara divisional headquarters, that…
The two suspects, Bello and Suleiman

Deadly kidnappers Bello, Suleiman busted in Ogun

The duo were said to be arrested in the early hours of Saturday, 12 March, 2022 following a painstaking technical…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu approves increment of 100 per cent on bursary payable to students of Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions

Bamise: Lagos residents send message to Gov. Sanwo-Olu

According to them, a transit-tech could be deployed to make operations better and safer for commuters, to avert a repeat…
Dr Ramatu Aliyu

FCT Minister Aliyu urges Apo-Karshi road contractors speed up pace

According to the minister, the completion of the road would bring huge relief to the FCT residents when completed.
Adeboye and Oyedepo at the site of the $200M Ark Legacy Project

Adeboye visits Oyedepo’s $200m Ark Legacy Project

The Ark, an ultra-modern church auditorium, will accommodate 109,345 worshippers and cost well over $200 million on completion
An accident involving a bus and an articulated vehicle claims 12 lives at Ezillo end of Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja highway, Ebonyi State

Updated: 13 Katsina-bound travellers burnt to death in Hummer bus, truck collision

Preliminary investigation revealed that the Hummer bus coming from Lagos was driving against traffic at the above-mentioned point--Kwara Police.
Walk Against Building Collapse by Institute of Building in Lagos

Collapsed buildings killed more Nigerians than COVID-19

Atumonyogo urged the state government to collaborate with BCPG which has a network of professionals across the 37 Local Government…
Battered cop Sgt Helen Onoja, right, in the guardroom

Enugu police boss probes assault on Sgt. Helen Onoja by ACP Okenla

A policeman who witnessed the incident said Okenla and his orderly publicly beat Helen in front of the area command…