Son sets mother ablaze over witchcraft allegations in C’River
By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar CALABAR — A middle-aged man, identified as Emmanuel Akposi, has been declared wanted after allegedly dousing his elderly mother with fuel and setting her ablaze at Ojo community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. The victim, identified by family sources as Mrs Atim Akposi, also known as Atim […]
Man in court for alleged visa fraud
A 38-year-old man, Okorafor Kehinde, who allegedly collected N600,000 to secure a UAE visa for a businessman, on Thursday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti The police charged Kehinde, whose address was not given with fraud. The prosecution Counsel, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in November […]
As husband’s whereabouts is unknown, wife seeks divorce
A teacher, Mrs Farida Muhammad, on Thursday approached a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State seeking a divorce. Muhammad who resides within Kaduna metropolis said this was because she could not establish whether her husband, Ahmad, is still alive or dead. ”He has been on admission in the hospital receiving treatment. He was […]
Trader gets 6 months jail term for stealing cooking gas cylinder
A Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a trader, Mutari Bala, to six months imprisonment, for stealing a gas cylinder. Bala, of Orange Market Mararba, Nasarawa State, pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and theft and begged for leniency. The Judge, Gambo Garba, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of […]
4 security guards face trial for alleged diesel theft
Four security guards – David Onatola, Johnson Oduola, Tope Eniolorunda and Oluranti Oludare – on Thursday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 2,500 litres of diesel valued N700,000. Onatola, 56; Oduola, 52; Eniolorunda, 47 and Oludare,43, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the […]
Trader in court for allegedly stealing 40 pairs of trousers
A 24-year-old trader, Jamilu Adamu, on Thursday appeared in a Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing 40 pairs of trousers valued at N164,000. The police charged Adamu, who resides in of Dei-dei, Abuja, with theft. The prosecution counsel, Mr Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant, Mahmud Usman of Alkwandaw shopping complex […]
