Man sentenced to death, accomplice 14 years for killing twins
A High Court sitting at Asaba, the Delta State capital, has sentenced one Onuwa Ijie to death while his accomplice, Nwanozie Uzor, bagged 14 years imprisonment for murder and conspiracy to murder twin boys, Chidalu and Chigozie Agwunobi. The court…
Police nab Ogun kidnappers, discover victims’ shallow graves
The Ogun State Police Command said that it had discovered the shallow graves of 71-year-old farmer Adekunle Ifelaja and Ogunyemi Femi, who were allegedly killed by suspected kidnappers in the Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State. This follows the arrest of…
Woman, son beat 14-year-old boy to death over missing N1000
A yet-to-be-identified woman and her son, known only as Chukwuemeka, have allegedly beaten a 14-year-old boy named Testimony to death at their home on Delta Street, Ayanre, off Ibiye bus stop, Badagry, Lagos. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased was…
Policemen accused of phone theft arrested in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command said it has identified the officers allegedly fingered in a viral video of telephone theft in a community in Otuocha Local Government Area of the state. In a video that circulated on social media on…
N33bn fraud trial: Drama as courts remands ex-Power Minister Mamman in Kuje prison
There was drama in Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday as former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, was remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his bail application after he had earlier collapsed at the premises of…
Bizman bags life jail for raping daughter in Lagos
The Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 34-year-old businessman, Oluwafemi Asekeji, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter. This was disclosed in a statement by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual…
Suspect in killings of BBC commentator’s wife, daughters found – Police
A man wanted in connection with the murder of three women on Tuesday evening – the wife and two daughters of a BBC journalist – has been found following a manhunt. Kyle Clifford, who police warned may have been armed…
Woman nabbed for attempting to smuggle drug to Abuja inmate
A woman identified as Precious Yusuf has been arrested by officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service while attempting to smuggle drugs to an inmate at the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja. The suspect was said to have disguised…
Police arrest motorcycle thieves in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested one Kabiru Abubakar who specialises in motorcycle theft together with some of his accomplices. According to a statement signed by the spokesman for the command, ASP Ahmad Rufai, and made available to newsmen…
N80.2Billion Fraud: Court Rejects Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s Bid To Transfer Case to Kogi
Justice John Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, has rejected a request by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to the Kogi division of the court. The Chief Judge…