An Osogbo Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of a 42-yearold man, Taiwo Olaniyi, in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly murdering three women. The defendant was arraigned on four counts bordering on murder, conspiracy among others. Police Prosecutor, Inspector John Idoko accused the defendant with others at large of killing two women, Rasidat […]
A 35-year-old man, Kamalideen Raji, have been arrested for allegedly killing a friend in the Badagry area if Lagos State. The suspect, it was learnt, stabbed his friend, who is a lot-Â tery agent, in the neck twice over a disagreement about unpaid bet debts. The suspect was arrested around 11:30am on Tuesday, August […]
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 29 Internet fraud suspects in a sting operation at Omi-Adio area of Ibadan, Oyo State. This is as the Ilorin zonal command of the agency also arrested 18 suspected Internet fraud suspects in Lokoja, Kogi State. The Ibadan […]
An Osogbo Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered a 42-year-old man, Taiwo Olaniyi to be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly murdering three women. The defendant was arraigned on four count-charge of bordering on murder, conspiracy among others. Police Prosecutor, Inspector John Idoko accused the defendant with others at large of killing two women, Rasidat […]
For killing a 7-year-old boy in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court Tuesday sentenced a pastor, Erinmole Adetokunbo, alongside his accomplice, Adedoyin Oyekanmi to death by hanging. Justice Taiwo arrived at the verdict after the convicts changed their plea from not guilty to being guilty. It […]
A pastor, Mr Gbenga Obaleye has revealed that about 20 persons were kidnapped early Tuesday morning by bandits around Kara area between Lagos and Ogun state. In a post on his Facebook page, Obaleye urged the police and other security agencies to do something urgent, saying he could not believe that the criminal […]
Chinyere Abiaziem As part of measures to combat domestic and sexual violence, the Lagos State Government (LASG), has said it’s ready to introduce compulsory Marital Effective Preparatory Counselling for intending couples in the state. This was disclosed during a one-day engagement programme of all State Marriage Registrars, organised by the Lagos State […]
Pauline Onyibe, Yenagoa In order to teach the younger generation of journalists on how well to do their job, the National Point/Foreword Communications Limited at the weekend organised a two-day media training for journalists from across the Niger Delta region. Held at Habitat hotel Port Harcourt and with support from the Wole […]
Few days after men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed ‘Amotekun’ apprehended 151 suspected invaders in Ondo State, the security outfit has intercepted another 168 suspected invaders with dangerous charms. The suspects were apprehended yesterday after they allegedly concealed themselves and 40 motorcycles beneath cows loaded in two trucks in the state. […]
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed an officer of the Ogun State-owned security agency, So-Safe Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju. Sofolahan who was attached to the Oke-Ogun division of the security outfit was shot dead on Sunday while on duty. New Telegraph gathered that, the gunmen, suspected, had stormed the a hotel, located at Soyoye in […]