Joint security team eliminates three armed robbers in Abuja
A joint security team comprising operatives from the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, and local vigilantes has neutralized three suspected armed robbers in Abuja. The...
Court Registrar, lawyers, officials nabbed in N20bn land fraud investigation
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has initiated a probe into an alleged N20 billion land fraud across various locations in the...
Ekiti Court strikes out defamation suit against Dele Farotimi
The Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State has struck out the defamation suit filed against human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. The court’s decision...
Three passengers nabbed for unruly behavior on Air Peace London-Lagos flight
Three individuals—Adedigba Adewale, Ashibogu Magnus, and Iwonze Benjamin—were taken into custody on Wednesday at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos following a disturbance during an...
Fashion designer lands in jail for phone theft
A Magistrates’ Court in Jos has sentenced a 38-year-old fashion designer, George Goma, to 18 months in prison for stealing a mobile phone. Magistrate Shawomi...
Driver sentenced to 15 strokes of cane for assaulting police officer
A Chief Magistrate Court in Kaduna State has sentenced a 36-year-old driver, Mustapha Aminu, to receive 15 strokes of the cane after being found guilty...
Salesgirl remanded for alleged defamation, theft
A 23-year-old salesgirl, Nifemi Friday, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre by an Eti-Osa Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defaming a businessman and...
Amotekun rescues 16 women, girls from human traffickers
The Ogun State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has rescued 16 women and girls who were allegedly trafficked and forced into prostitution....
Man arraigned for allegedly rejecting naira as legal tender
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, arraigned Precious Uzondu before Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court in...
Senate questions IGP over 178,459 missing firearms, N1.1bn contract splitting allegations
The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) on Tuesday interrogated the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over the disappearance of 178,459 firearms and allegations...