Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
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Gunmen set police station ablaze, kill 5 officers in Anambra
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi Unknown gunmen said to be numbering over seven, Thursday attacked Ajali Police Station, in Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State, killing five policemen, and setting the station ablaze. Also unidentified gunmen, Thursday, at about 3:15 pm attacked the convoy of Honorable Chris Azubogu, the member representing Nnewi North/Nnewi South and […]
Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing 2 women in Kogi
A High Court in Lokoja on Wednesday sentenced a middle-aged man, Danladi Ichado to death by hanging for stabbing two women to death. Delivering judgment, Justice Nicodemus Awulu, held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was presumed to have intended to kill the women based on the weapon he […]
Military airstrike did not kill fishermen in Lake Chad – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the report of killing of 20 fishermen in airstrike by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai at Kwatan Daban Masara in the fringes of the Lake Chad. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Onyeuko explained that the […]
Court remands man for allegedly defiling neighbour’s 3 daughters
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Christian Ikechukwu, be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s three daughters. The police charged Ikechukwu, who resides in Orile, Mile 12 with defilement. However, the court did not take Ikechukwus’s plea following the motion by the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Donjour […]
Kano CAN demands justice over killing of pastor
By Abdulmumin Murtala The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kano State Chapter has called on those arrested in connection with the killing of Sumaila town CAN Coordinator, Pastor Shuaibu Yohanna in Sunmaila local government area of Kano state According to a statement signed by the Kano CAN Chairman, Rev. Samuel Adeyemo and made available to […]
