Gang members shoot policeman while gunning for rivals linked to NURTW leaders
"We did not know there were policemen in the area. It was Temidayo who fired the gun, while I was hit by bullets fired by the policemen"
Family of three found dead in Makurdi residence
By Peter Duru – Makurdi A middle-aged man, Greg Indyer his wife Linda and son Terpase were Thursday evening found dead in their residence, opposite NASME road, in the North Bank Area of Makurdi the Benue state capital. Vanguard gathered from a residence in the neighbourhood that a two-year-old member of the family was however […]
Court again adjourns arraignment of 57 for alleged homosexuality
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, further adjourned until Nov. 27, the arraignment of 57 Men charged with engaging in amorous gay relationships. The defendants are: Segun Ode, 24; Afolabi David, 20; Azeez Tunde, 22; Adedokun Pelumi, 22; Smart Joel; 25, Iyodun Ehiosun, 20; Rilwan Jamiu, 24; and Raphael Matthew, 38. The others […]
EFCC to arraign Mompha November 25
…His Lebanese accomplice, Koudeih also charged The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos office is to arraign Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha before a Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday, November 25, 2019. A 14- count criminal charge bordering on money laundering has been filed and served on the suspect who is currently […]
Why reports on whistle blowing dropped — Presidency
Mr Mohammed Dikwa, the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning says there has been a reduction in reported cases of whistle blowing due to some challenges. Dikwa said this at a national workshop to discuss the draft bill of the whistleblowing policy in Abuja on Thursday. He explained […]
Suspected kidnappers allegedly abduct medical doctor
By Jimitota Onoyume – Warri Suspected kidnappers have allegedly abducted a medical doctor around the Mosogar, Ethiope West local government area axis of the Warri–Benin road Thursday. At the time of writing, the state Police Commissioner, Mr Adeyinka Adeleke could not be reached for comment. But a top security source at Oghara Police station , […]
I did not test my daughter’s virginity, man tells court
A 37-year-old commercial motorcyclist on Thursday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that he did not use fingers to check his daughter’s virginity. The driver is facing a charge of sexual assault by penetration, contrary to Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The defendant, who testified solely for […]
Doctor tells court driver raped employer’s daughter
A medical doctor, Olusegun Bankole, on Thursday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that a 33-year-old driver, Francis Apai, raped his employer’s teenage daughter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bankole, who works at the Alimosho General Hospital in Lagos, testified at the trial of Apai for sexual assault. Led in evidence by […]
Alleged N92m fraud: Don’t grant suspected fake colonel bail, Police tell court
The Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday prayed an Ikeja Special Offences Court to deny bail to an alleged fake Colonel, Paulson Ogbonnah, who allegedly defrauded a businessman of N92 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SFU counsel, Mr E.A. Jackson, made the request while responding to Ogbonna’s […]
Mompha demands N5m from EFCC for unlawful detention over alleged money laundering
A businessman, Ismaila Mustapha, has instituted a fundamental rights enforcement suit before a High Court of Lagos State, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for detaining him beyond the constitutionally stipulated days. Ismaila popularly called Mompha, in the suit filed by his lawyers, who include: Mr Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), Ademola Adefolaju, Kolawole Salami […]
Court remands three men over alleged exam racketeering
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Three persons, Taofeek Busari, Adeyinka Adeoye and Suleiman Isah were on Thursday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo over alleged online distributions of questions and answers for private candidates. The defendants and others at large were said to have conspired to aid cheating and cause disorderliness during the […]
