Lagos Govt intervenes after alleged threats against widow, arrests suspect
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has intervened in the case of a 28-year-old widow, Tosin, who allegedly faced threats, intimidation and attempts to dispossess her of her late husband’s property eight days after his death. The intervention followed a viral video shared on Tuesday by activist Harrison Gwamnishu on his X handle, in […]
Police arrest five robbery suspects terrorising Ogun community
James Ogunnaike Operatives of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police have arrested five armed robbery suspects terrorizing Osiele and its environs in Ogun State. A statement by the command spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, stated that the suspects were arrested in the early hour of 24th of July […]
Daughter of suspect who died in police custody petitions IGP
Ola Ajayi – Ibadan Daughter of a suspect, Mr. Kehinde Omotosho who allegedly died in the detention of the Oyo State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Miss Khadijat Omotosho, through a lawyer, Mr. Oluwasina Ogungbade stated that the arrest, detention, and eventual death of her father, Mr. […]
Woman docked for allegedly breaking landlady’s leg
By Shina Abubakar Osogbo One Abiola Oseyemi, 30, was on Monday docked before an Ile-Ife Magistrate’s Court, Osun State for allegedly breaking her landlady’s leg. Abiola was said to have assaulted her landlady, Maria Atewolara, by pushing and caused her to fractured her leg, an offence that contravened section 355 of the Criminal Code, Laws […]
SON secures conviction of businessmen for engine oil adulteration
By Innocent Anaba A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted two men, Uche Johnson and Kingsley Meteke, for producing and distributing substandard engine oil. Trial judge, Justice Oluremi Oguntoyibo convicted them after they pleaded guilty to the offence. They are to serve two years imprisonment each. They admitted to having adulterated 128 drums […]
We took to robbery because no one wanted to loan us N1.6m ― Suspects
By Evelyn Usman Attempts by two suspected members of a robbery gang to snatch a car form an Uber driver weekend, in Anthony area of Lagos has been foiled by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS Lagos State Police Command. The suspects: Sule Abdulkareem and Celestine Joseph, who were former dispatch riders with an […]
