Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
Ebonyi court arraigns, remands man for allegedly killing mother
A Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has arraigned and remanded a 30-year-old man, Oforbuike Damian, for allegedly killing his mother, Onyema.
Tragedy as mother of quintuplets dies in Kano
Tragedy struck residents of Kano on Thursday as a woman, Hafsatu Yusuf, who delivered quintuplets in the state, was confirmed dead hours after childbirth.
Court jails 2 men for trafficking biological kids, others in Calabar
he National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Cross River State Command, has secured the conviction of two men for trafficking eight children, some of them their biological children, for exploitation.
Lagos Taskforce impounds 70 motorcycles for traffic violations at Mile 2
The Lagos State Taskforce has impounded 70 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, along the Mile-2–Lagos–Badagry Expressway and surrounding areas for traffic violations.
Your selective outrage is troubling — Sowore fires back at NBA
Activist and 2023 African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to the Nigerian Bar Association following the body’s criticism of his conduct at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The activist accused the association of selective outrage, falsehood, and shielding powerful actors while targeting victims of state abuse. In a counter-statement issued on […]
