A 43-year-old man, Akpotohwase Davidson, appeared before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court, Benin, for allegedly beating up a policeman. The defendant is facing a one-count charge of serious assault. The Prosecutor, ASP Violent Soyemi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Feb. 14, at Second East Circular Junction in Benin. Soyemi said that […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, arraigned 34 traffic offenders before the Mobile Court as the enforcement of traffic rules began in the territory. Mr Wadata Bodinga, the Director of FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), addressing newsmen in Abuja, noted that the enforcement would continue until motorists abide by traffic rules […]

A 35-year-old man, Tayo Onalaja, who allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman by punching her in the face and pushing her down, on Monday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Onalaja, whose address is unknown, is facing a charge of assault. The Prosecutor, Insp. Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that the defendant committed the […]

A businessman, Iliyasu Ibrahim, on Monday dragged his neighbours, Hadiza Abdullahi and her son, Abubakar Abdullahi, 18, to a Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for allegedly calling him a thief and a bastard. Ibrahim also told the court that the defendants called him an unprintable name. “On Feb. 5, Abdullahi, a Mechanic, brought […]

A mother of four, Mrs Janet Ayoola, lost her 39-year-old marriage to her husband, Olajide Ayoola, for denying him sex for seven years. An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Monday granted the request of Janet’s estranged husband, Olajide, for dissolution of the marriage. The Court’s President, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, said that since the petitioner […]

An Oredo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin, on Monday sentenced one Adamu Gaji, 31, to three years imprisonment for stealing two cows. The Chief Magistrate, Awawu Osayande, sentenced Gaji, after she found him guilty of the one-count-charge of stealing filed against him. Osayande, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N180, […]

The police on Monday arraigned two men, John Ayika, 48, and Olatunji Olasesan 52, in a Chief Magistrates Court in Surulere, Lagos for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. The defendants, who reside at Mushin area of Lagos, pleaded not guilty to rape. The Police Prosecutor, Anthonia Osayande, told the court that the defendants committed the […]

The Police Command in Borno, has confirmed the arrest of a 21-year-old  suspected burglar (name withheld) for allegedly stealing 100 books at religious places of worship in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Maiduguri that the suspect was apprehended by worshipers while trying to […]

By Perez Brisibe THE Delta State Police Command has faulted media reports that eight persons were killed in series of renewed attacks by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Uwheru kingdom of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State describing it as moves by some individuals to cause apprehension in the state. Members […]

By Emma Una WOMEN in Ovonum, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State on Sunday morning took to the streets to protest over the violence that rocked the community on Valentine’s Day. The women led by the Women Leader, Mr Agnes Osam lamented the resort to the use of machetes and guns by youths […]