My ex-convict boyfriend lured me into hemp business, promised me wedding with the proceeds — suspect confesses
A 31 year old Senior Secondary School 11 drop out, Mary Donejay has narrated how her ex- convict boyfriend, Henry Daniel, lured her into the Indian hemp business in Ondo state with a promise to finance their wedding with the proceeds.
Lagos CJ frees 33 prison inmates
By Henry Ojelu Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Wednesday, freed 33 inmates of three out of thẹ five Custodial Centres of thẹ Nigerian Correctional Services, NCS, in the state. Eight of the inmates were released from Ikoyi Custodial Centre, 11 from Maximun and 14 from Medium Custodial centre The inmates were pardoned […]
Alleged certificate fraud: Court summons FIIRO staff
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has summoned Abidemi Abati, an Administrative Officer of Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), to testify in the trial of a former Acting Director-General of FIIRO, Chima Igwe, or face arrest. Igwe is charged with certificate fraud by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Drugs War: NDLEA destroys 255 hectares of cannabis farms, arrests 13 in Ondo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA on Wednesday disclosed that its operatives, have in a major operation that lasted seven days, destroyed a total of 255 hectares of cannabis farms spread across five local government areas of Ondo state.
Obaseki sends criminal law, disability rights bills, others to Edo Assembly
By Ozioruva Aliu The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki Wednesday sent five bills to the Edo State House of Assembly, including the Disability Rights Bill which seeks to end all forms of discrimination against persons with disabilities. He also sent the Electricity Commission and Agency Bill that aims to increase access to electricity to […]
Alleged forced marriage: Woman drags father to court
A 25-year-old woman, Sadiya, on Wednesday dragged her father M. Usman before a Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna for allegedly forcing her into a loveless marriage. The complainant, who resides in Rigasa area of Kaduna, told the court that the marriage was her third. ”My father arranged and forced me to marry without first […]
105 CAN leaders gather in Imo, to discuss insecurity, economy
The leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, across the country will on Thursday (tomorrow) storm in Imo state, for their 67th National Executive Committee meeting to deliberate on Nigeria’s insecurity, economic issues other challenges facing the country.
Mob sets truck ablaze for killing motorcyclist, passenger in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed the death of two persons in an accident involving a trailer and a motorcycle at Asero in Abeokuta on Tuesday night. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Wednesday said the accident occured at about 8:00 p.m. Oyeyemi noted that an angry mob descended on the truck and […]
352 inmates currently on death row in Lagos – NCoS
The Lagos State Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Adewale Adebisi, says 352 inmates are on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre. Adebisi made the disclosure on Wednesday while delivering his address of welcome at the 2022 Correctional Centres Decongestion Exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Decongestion […]
Alleged forgery: Fani-Kayode has no medical records at Kubwa Hospital – witness
The Head of Medical Records at the Kubwa General Hospital, Abuja, Mr Bassey Amah, on Wednesday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, did not have medical records at the hospital.
Breaking: Matawalle appoints Hassan Gusau as new deputy governor
Mahadi Aliyu before his appointment was the Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly.
