The ship, MV Marivia, arrested at the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos on Wednesday with two containers of e-waste is still being detained, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. An official of the Tin-Can Island Container Terminal, who preferred ...
No fewer than 30 persons, suspected to be NNPC vandals died in a pipeline fire at Arepo village, in Ogun early on Saturday, the police said. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in-charge of the Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism...
The Nigeria Customs Service on Friday arrested a Hong Kong-bound passenger at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, with 767,500 dollars. The Customs Command at the airport said the passenger was arrested while boarding Emirates flight number ...
Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have arrested a passenger at the Lagos International Airport with $767, 500. The passenger, identified as Yusuf Taofeeq Olanrewaju with passport number A03758685 was arrested while trying to board an Emirates fl...
The residents of Agase, a suburb of Gboko in Benue State, have fled their homes for fear of reprisal attacks from Boko Haram insurgents. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gboko revealed that most of the residents had fled their homes, follo...
The police in Lagos have arrested seven persons in connection with the killing of a man during a New Year party in the Ajegunle area of the state. Mohammed Ali, ACP in Charge of Area ‘B’ Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lag...
A teenager, Ganiu Nurudeen, who allegedly stabbed a man to death with a broken bottle, was on Wednesday docked at a Yaba Magistrates' Court, Lagos.
The 18-year-old artisan, who lives at No. 2, Akeem St., Ogombo, Lagos, is standing trial on a charge of murder. According to the prosecutor, Sgt. Adenike Abdul, the accused stabbed one Ganiyu Okoya with a broken bottle and he was later confirmed dead. ``The deceased requested the accused to allow him to sleep in his shop, which he rejected.
``The deceased hit the accused with a plank when he refused to grant his request. ``A fight, however, broke out between them and the accused, while trying to defend himself, stabbed the deceased with a broken bottle,’’ she told the court.
Abdul said the offence, which was committed on Dec. 2, 2012, contravened Section 221 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused’s plea was taken, and he pleaded not guilty. The Magistrate, Mr M.O. Tanimole, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
``Based on the defendant's plea and the circumstances surrounding the death of the deceased, I hereby grant him bail in the sum of N200, 000," he ruled. The case has been adjourned to Jan. 29 for mention. (NAN)
The Anti-Vandal Squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State on Tuesday recovered a yellow Toyota Hiace bus from suspected vandals. The State Commandant, Mr Clement Adesuyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...
An apprentice nurse, Miss Kelechi Nwawaka, 20, has been murdered at Ndiechi Eketube community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, with her head, private part and fingers cut off ostensibly for ritual purposes. The headless body was disc...
A 37-year old bricklayer, Oriyomi Adepoju, on Monday appeared before an Osogbo Magistrates' Court for alleged assault and shaving off his girlfriend's pubic hair without consent.
The police prosecutor, Insp. Isiaka Ajadi, alleged that the accused committed the offence on Jan. 1 at a house located on Ibokun road.
Ajadi told the court that the accused indirectly assaulted Nofisat Adedeji, shaved off the hair while she was asleep, without her consent.
He said the offence contravened sections 249(D) and 360 of the Criminal Code of Osun 2003. The accused, who had no legal representation, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read out to him.
Magistrate Habbibat Bashiru, admitted the accused to bail in N100,000 and two sureties in the like sum.
Bashiru directed that the sureties must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction and their addresses verified by the police.
She ordered that one of the sureties must be a close relative of the accused.
The magistrate also ordered that the sureties must provide two passport photographs and one year tax clearance certificate to the court.
Bashiru adjourned the case to Feb. 11 for hearing, to enable the accused to get legal representation.
The treasurer of the Delta State University, Abrakachapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Sir Martins Denedo, was yesterdaykidnappedat his residence in Abraka and promptly rescued the victim unhurt. The police authori...
Police detectives in Delta State have arrested six suspected rapists allegedly responsible for a series of rape activities in Warri metropolis. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Famous Ajieh confirmed that the suspects were arrested yesterday while us...
As the Kano State government goes tough on fake drugs and adulterated products’ sellers, the chairman of the newly inaugurated Kano State Task Force on Fake, Counterfeit, Adulterated Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Food Products, Alhaji Ali...
The Kogi State police command has arrested a 46-year-old suspected traditionalis,t Hosea Folorums, over the murder his four-month-old son. The commissioner of police, Kogi State Command, Alhaji Mohammed Katsina, who paraded the suspect in Lokoja yester...
Hell was let loose in Sagamu, Ogun State yesterday when no less than 20 inmates of Sagamu Prison escaped from the facility. The incident which occurred at the early hours of Friday caught the Warders unaware as the inmates were all set free during the ...