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 […]
Banditry: Two suspected informants arrested in Katsina
By Bashir Bello Two suspected informants of bandits terrorising Dutsinma local government area of Katsina State, Bilyaminu Ma’aruf and Sani Umaru, have been arrested by operatives of the police. Spokesperson of the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah while parading the suspects at the police headquarters on Friday said they were arrested following a […]
Mob sets ablaze suspected robber, another shot dead in Ibadan
By Adeola Badru An angry mob on Friday set ablaze a suspected robber at 110 roundabout area of Odo-Ona in Ibadan. According to an eye witness account, two hoodlums robbed a motorcycle (Okada) rider of his TVS motorcycle at Olomi area of Ibadan and took to their heels, adding that luck eventually ran out on […]
Pandemonium as hoodlums invade court, sack judge, lawyers in Bayelsa
By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio – Yenogoa Security was reinforced around the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Friday to avert a repeat of the Thursday afternoon invasion of the court by armed hoodlums. The hoodlums numbering twenty overpowered the security men on duty and forced their way into Court II […]
Appeal Court affirms death sentence for Maryam Sanda
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, upheld the conviction and death sentence that was handed to Maryam Sanda, daughter-inlaw to a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Mohammed Bello Haliru. The appellate court, in a unanimous judgement by a three-man panel of Justices led by […]
Post-COVID-19: NGO empowers physically-challenged entrepreneurs
An NGO, Project Enable Africa, PEA, has unveiled a new programme targeted at enhancing business enterprises being run by Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, in the country.
