Nigeria pushes for prisoner transfer deal with Tanzania over 30 Nigerians in jail
By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Government has said it will pursue prisoner transfer agreement with Tanzanian authorities as part of efforts to secure the return of the over 30 Nigerians currently serving jail terms in the East African country. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this yesterday in response to Vanguard’s […]
Alleged P&ID Scam: Court grants ex-director, Grace Taiga, N30m bail
By Fortune Eromosele Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja, Wednesday, granted bail to former Director of Legal Services, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Grace Taiga, for an alleged multiple fraud case involving Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID). Taiga is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on nine […]
Man electrocuted while vandalizing cables in Kano
By Bashir Bello A man, yet to be identified has been electrocuted while vandalizing cables from a transformer belonging to Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO. The ugly incident was said to have happened in the wee hours of Wednesday when the man alongside his accomplice stormed the disco’s premises located along Dawanau – Dawakin Tofa […]
Court remands man for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered that a 25-year-old man, Kole Ajagunla, who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old girl be remanded in a correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti. The police charged Ajagunla, whose address was not provided, with defilement. Magistrate Abdulhamid Lawal, who did not take the plea of Ajagunla, directed the police to return […]
Gunmen abduct eight in Ekiti, demand N50m Ransom
By Rotimi Ojomoyela Eight people were allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday at Itapaji Ekiti, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. This is coming a week after four persons were kidnapped in Ayebode-Ekiti, in the same local government. The kidnappers were said to have demanded N50 million ransom from the family of the victims on […]
Man, minor son docked for allegedly stealing tubers of yam
A 36-year-old man, Akanro Bode and his 11-year-old son, were docked in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing tubers of yam worth N250,000. The defendants, who reside in Ajebamidele Area in Ado-Ekiti, are charged with conspiracy and theft, The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendants committed the offence […]
