An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that an alleged serial burglar,  Shefiu John, who allegedly broke into a policeman’s house and stole three cell phones, be remanded in prison. John is charged with breaking and entry and theft. Magistrate Mary Bamidele ordered that John be remand in Mandala Prison Ilorin, pending when the … Continue reading Alleged serial burglar steals policeman’s phones →

An Appeal Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has affirmed the decision of a High Court that sentenced a former employee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Godwin Elewana, to death by hanging for murder. Mr. Elewana in suit No. CA/C/278C/2018 had appealed against the ruling of Calabar High Court which sentenced him to … Continue reading Ex-NNPC employee to die for killing daughter’s lover, Appeal Court affirms →

A petitioner, Mrs. Mabel Alli, had approached the court to end her 41-year marriage to Richard for impregnating her sister and their daughter. Stating her case before the court, Mabel had said, “My husband sexually molested all three of our daughters. After impregnating my sister, he took one of our daughters to the hospital to … Continue reading Court dissolves 41-year marriage as wife accuses husband of impregnating her sister, daughter →

A gospel artiste with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Michael Arowosaiye, has allegedly committed suicide. Arowosaiye, who regularly performed at RCCG programmes, was said to have hanged  himself with his belt on Tuesday at Sunnyvale Estate, Lokogoma District, Abuja. It was learnt  that the deceased, who ministered during a recent youth praise event at … Continue reading Gospel artiste commits suicide →

One of the suspected killers of the two Bureau-de-Change operators whose corpses were dumped inside a septic tank in Ikorodu area of Lagos has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS attached to Ipakodo, Ikorodu. The suspect is identified as Kenneth Ebuka, a 23 -year-old electrician. He was arrested Monday, in Ilisan … Continue reading Murder of Bureau de Change operators: SARS arrest additional suspect →

Insecurity has shoved the poor economy aside to occupy the top spot on the priority list of Nigerians, as violent crimes threaten to overwhelm the country. After the general elections, the murderous herdsmen are back in full force. The “bandits” that had held Zamfara State by the jugular have spread their mayhem into adjoining Niger, … Continue reading Saving Nigeria from violent crimes →

A 24-year-old woman (name withheld) on Wednesday narrated to an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how she was allegedly drugged by her friend in a nightclub and was gang-raped in a hotel in Lekki, Lagos. Journalists gathered that the woman, the first prosecution witness, testified in the trial of two dropouts of Babcock … Continue reading How I was drugged, gang-raped in Lekki hotel, woman tells court →

A final year student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Chukwuemeka Akachi, has committed suicide after stating the reason for his action on Facebook. Akachi, a native of Eha-Alumona in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, was said to have battled dementia for over two months. PUNCH Metro learnt that following an earlier threat to take … Continue reading UNN undergraduate commits suicide after Facebook note →

The police on Wednesday arraigned a taxi driver, Saheed Yusuf, in a Grade I Area Court, Nyanya sitting in Mpape, Abuja, for allegedly cheating a businessman of N42, 500. Yusuf, who lives in Arab village Mpape, Abuja is charged with cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Noel Omeji, told the court that Mr Oyeleye Clement reported … Continue reading Taxi driver in court for allegedly absconding with car, N42, 500.00 →

A member of the feeder team of the popular Ibadan-based Shooting Stars Sports Club, aka 3SC, Dayo Oginni, was on Monday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office, for alleged involvement in Internet-related offences. Oginni was arrested alongside his brother-in-law, Alabi Okikiola; and his friend, Jonas Okwuwe, at a location on … Continue reading Footballer, two others arrested for Internet fraud →