A Kwara High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Thursday, has convicted a serving corps member in Kogi, Sam Abiola, over offences bordering on attempted cheating and love scam. Convicted along with Abiola was one Sodiq Adebiyi. The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on February 1 arraigned the convicts, […]

A Central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Friday sentenced a 15-year-old student to six months in prison for stealing two dogs. A panel of two magistrates, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan, who sentenced Ibrahim after he pleaded guilty to the offence, however, gave him an option to pay a fine of […]

A 44-year-old man, Saheed Olatunji, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, after allegedly defrauding a woman of N400,000 to provide ”spiritual” solutions to her problem. The police charged Olatunji, with obtaining money under false pretences and stealing. Olatunji pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution counsel, ASP Benson Emuerhi, told the […]

A 33-year-old man, Damilola Ologunmeta, on Friday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for alleged N2 million visa fraud. Ologunmeta, who resides at No. 17, Bale St., Ikorodu Road, Maryland, Lagos is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, ASP Benson Emuerhi, told the court that […]

A salesman, Jacob Godwin, was on Friday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Ogudu, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N38,000 belonging to his employer. Godwin, 31, who resides in Ketu area of Lagos, is charged with obtaining under false presences and theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Prosecutor, Insp. Donjour Perezi, told […]

An Upper Area Court in Zuba, Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a vendor, Hashirmu Babagida, to 12 strokes of the cane for stealing tubers of yam worth N596,000. The police charged Babangida, who resides in Dankogi Garage, Zuba, with theft. Delivering judgment,  the judge, Gambo Garba warned Babangida to change his ways. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, […]

A Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Friday sentenced a labourer, Aminu Maila, to six months imprisonment, for stealing caterpillar spare parts. Maila, 25, of Zuba Fruits Market, Abuja, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing and begged for leniency. The Judge, Gambo Garba, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of […]

An Upper Area Court in Zuba, FCT, on Friday, sentenced a trader, Abdullahi Sani, to 12 strokes of cane for stealing a phone worth N35,000. The police charged Sani, who resides in Mabloba, Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja with theft. He pleaded not guilty. The Judge, Gambo Garba, said that the light punishment was because Sani saved […]

***They threatened to wipe out my family – Septuagenarian By Emem Idio – Yenagoa Following a series of attacks by suspected gunmen, many natives of Obiate Community in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have deserted their homes to seek refuge in neighbouring communities. It was gathered that after the first attack on midnight […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri There was palpable tension at Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State has unknown assailants chopped off a farmer’s head and private parts. The farmer, identified as Isreal Ihenacho, was suspected to be dismembered by ritualists. The incident which happened around the Orodo Market in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, early […]