•Areola Abraham and Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been arraigned before the Ifo Magistrate Court. The traditional ruler, who was arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force today, faces a three-count charge of conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, re...
•Senator Sunday Marshall Katung The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, has appealed for more security presence in some parts of his Senatorial District, saying, “My life does not matter to me now if my people are not secured.” Disturbed by the renewed wave of banditry and kidnapping for ranso...
The Ogun State Police Command yesterday invited and interrogated the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73-year-old chief, Areola Abraham. This is just as the state government slammed a six-month suspension on the monarch, reports The PUNCH. Ogunjobi had sparked outrage after a viral video surfaced online showing h...
An informant to bandits, Ado Haruna, who set the criminals against his nephew, Alhaji Bashiru Anas, and his family for abduction, has narrated how he got only N200,000 from the N13 million collected as ransom. The suspect, arrested by the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), was among others recently paraded by the Force [&helli...
•Embattled former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele A prosecution witness in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said the award of contracts for the purchase of vehicles for which Emefiele is facing tried, followed due process. The prosecution witness, Salawu Gana, is a former official of the Procurement D...
•Some of the suspects in court today The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned another set of foreigners comprising Chinese and Filipino nationals before the Federal High court in Lagos on charges of cybercrimes, cyber-terrorism, possession of documents containing false pretence, identity theft, among others. The foreig...
•Policemen No fewer than seven policemen were shot during a violent communal clash between residents of Ido-Ijesa and Esa-Oke in Osun State, following the appointment of a new monarch for the Ido-Ajegunle community by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Governor Adeleke had approved the installation of Prince Timileyin Ajayi as the Olojudo of Ido-Ajegun...
•Bandits Following the infiltration of bandits, Boko Haram and ISWAP members in the South-West, monarchs in the zone say they have activated the traditional means of securing the zone. The traditional rulers also vowed to ensure that the South West would not be a haven for bandits or insurgents, reports Vanguard. We’re providing traditional su...
•Late US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne A US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, reportedly held his estranged partner and their children hostage at gunpoint for three hours before taking his own life when police arrived, his father-in-law, Francis Van-Lare, has alleged. The tragic death of the 36-year-old cardiologis...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Suspected Fulani herdsmen yesterday attacked the Amegu Nkalaha Community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, killing an unknown number of people and burning numerous houses. The Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack to our correspondent, stating that police hav...
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