The Federal High Court, will, on Thursday, take the bail application of Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team. Justice Okon Abang, who gave the ruling on Wednesday, however, rejected the application by the defence counsel for his client to be transferred from police custody to the Kuje Correctional Service […]

…26 suspects arrested Joint Counter Kidnapping operation conducted by the FCT Police Command in synergy with the Nigerian Army, and other security agencies have successfully smashed the notorious kidnapping gang terrorizing Kuje, Rubochi, Kwali and Abaji axis in Abuja whose victims included NSCDC personnel, a Police Inspector and several other victims. Consequently, twenty-six (26) kidnap […]

…As Joint police, army, security agencies team bust kidnap syndicates terrorizing Abuja, arrest 26 suspects arrested Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja A 65-year-old rapist, Demi Ejegi, was arrested by Police operatives from Mabushi division, Abuja when he was caught in the act of defiling a 3-year-old child. The paedophile stated that he was sharing a meal […]

Former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, Haruna Momoh and his wife Eileen, on Thursday, said, a court was misled into temporarily forfeiting N2.4 billion said to belong to them. It will be recalled that on Monday, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum, […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe Four suspected cultists identified as students of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, have been arrested by soldiers over the alleged murder of their colleague in Aba. The students; Stanley Kelechi, Kalu Ihechi Paul, Chiemeka Nwosu and Okoro Prince, were alleged to have masterminded the killing of another student at MCC Road, Aba. […]

By Rasheed Sobowale In Africa, the legal age of adulthood is 18 years. Cases of adolescent pregnancy has become a challenging situation, especially in developing countries ― higher in countries like Nigeria. A 22-year-old Nigerian trader residing in Ghana was reported to have had a consensual relationship with a food vendor assistant which led to […]

A  Kabusa Grade I Area Court on Monday ordered that a 25-year-old security guard, Jude Agyor,  charged with negligent conduct, be remanded in a correctional centre. The Judge, Ibrahim Kagarko, adjourned the case until Nov. 12 for hearing. Agyor, a security guard of Leadership Wealth located at No. 37 Julius Nyerere Crescent Asokoro, Abuja, however, […]

…I bought them for N140,000 ― Husband By Evelyn Usman The Police in Lagos has arrested a couple who allegedly stole two children of ages six and three respectively. The couple, Mr Chukwunoso Happiness and Mrs Chukeunonso Blessing, were apprehended in an alleged attempt to take the children to Anambra state, over a yet-to-be ascertained […]

By Rasheed Sobowale The Ghanaian police arrested three Nigerians, and one Ghanain alleged to have been involved in the kidnapping of two Canadians in Ghana. The Nigerians are Sampson Aghalor aka Romeo, a 27-year-old computer engineer, Elvis Ojiyorwe, a 27-year-old businessman, Jeff Omarsa a 28-year-old Tiler, and Yusif Yakubu a Ghanaian resident. According to the […]

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 52-year-old teacher, Davies Noel,who allegedly defiled his 12-year-old daughter, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. Chief Magistrate, Mr Abdullamid Lawal, who did not take the plea of Noel, ordered the police to duplicate the case file to the Ekiti Directorate of Public Prosecutions for legal advice. […]