A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered that a 40-year-old butcher, Tunji Adeniran, who allegedly defiled his 14-year-old stepdaughter, be remanded in a custodial centre. The police charged Adeniran with defilement. Chief Magistrate, P.E. Nwaka, did not take the plea of Adeniran for want in jurisdiction. Nwaka ordered that Adeniran be remanded […]

A Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Wednesday admitted a 25-year-old man, Adekusibe Ogunlokun, who allegedly stole an Itel P36 phone worth N36,000, to bail in the sum of N500,000. The police charged Ogunlokun, whose address was not provided, with two counts of felony to wit theft. He pleaded not guilty. Magistrate T.A. Elias […]

Two men; Nicolas Asindu, 43 and Jacob Mashi, were on Wednesday, brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with fraud. The duo is facing charges for obtaining N1.5 million with the pretence of renting out a two-bedroom apartment. Asindu, 43, businessman and Mashi, 26, security guard, both residents of Ikeja, were docked a […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi The Ezi-Nkwelle people of Nkwelle Ezunaka community in Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State, have appealed to the State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano and the State Boundary Committee, headed by his Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke, to resolve the land dispute between them and the people of Osile Ogbunike, also […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted a new VIP edition of Toyota Hilux SUV that had 394 compressed parcels of illicit drugs concealed in different parts.