A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Monday, ordered that two students be remanded in Nigerian Correctional Service for allegedly stealing car batteries. They are Isaac Amase, 18, and Mohammed Abdullahi, 18. They are residents of old Kutunku Gwagwalada, Abuja. The accused are standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, trespass and […]

A 23- year-old security guard, Daniel Oki, was on Monday docked in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing two inverter batteries worth N300,000 and a set of LG home theater belonging to his employer. The police charged Oki, who resides in Ikeja with theft and negligence of duty. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Clifford […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 794.5kg of hard drugs and arrested 107 suspects in Imo between January and September. Mr Nse Inam, NDLEA Commander in Imo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Monday that it rehabilitated four drug addicts and counselled 73 users during the period. “Six drug addicts […]

The Police on Monday arraigned one Kolawole Damilare, 35, in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly obtaining N1m under false pretence. Damilare, who is of no fixed address, is facing a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. Ekundayo Friday, told the court that the accused […]

Three school pupils, siblings, were feared killed when a commercial vehicle ran over them on Kajola/Igbominasi Highway in Ilesa, Osun State, on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the siblings met their deaths on their way to school. Residents of the area consequently blocked the highway in protest. The blockage led to […]