The police on Monday arraigned one Sabiu Isa and Mohammed Ma’aji in Abuja for allegedly stealing electric cables. The defendants, who reside in Kurudu area of Abuja, are facing charges bordering on joint act, criminal trespass and theft. They, however, denied committing the crime. The Prosecutor, Ayotunde Adeyanju told the court that the complainant, Ikenna […]

Nigeria Customs Service intercepted fake and contraband goods worth more than N120 million in July and August in its Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’. The unit covers Abia, Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Rivers, Edo, Delta and Akwa Ibom. The zone’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Jerry Attah, made the declaration on Monday in Owerri. He quoted […]

A 23-year-old woman, Firdausi Sulaiman, on Monday, dragged her husband, Haruna Haruna, before a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking divorce on grounds that he beats her and says she eats too much.

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded Akeem Azeez, 28, and Olarenwaju Adekoya, 29, in Kirikiri Correctional centre for alleged theft and possession of stolen items valued N1.48 million. The police charged the two defendants with conspiracy, burglary, theft and receiving stolen property. Magistrate Folashade Oshikoya gave the order following a motion by the prosecutor, […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a pregnant woman, a fake soldier and an Italy-bound lady for drug offences. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement in Abuja, noted that the operatives had continued their nationwide “offensive action” against drug traffickers in the past week. […]