COURT SENTENCES 18-YEAR-OLD TO 10 YEARS IMPRISOJFOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF FOUR-YEAR-OLD IN LAGOS
By Aishat Momoh. O. An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court yesterday sentenced 18-year-old Obisesan Saltan to 10 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a...
BORNO POLICE ARREST FIVE OVER KIDNAPPING OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GIRL, UNCLE ACCUSED OF MASTERMININDING ABDUCTION, N3M CRYPTO RANSOM
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspects over the abduction of an eight-year-old girl in Maiduguri, including her 20-year-old...
TROOST-EKONG ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL AFTER A DECADE WITH SUPER EAGLES
Agency Report Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has officially retired from international football, drawing the curtain on a distinguished 10-year spell with the Nigerian national...
TWO NIGERIANS JAILED IN U.S. AFTER ROMANCE SCAM LEADS TO DEATH OF ELDERLY VICTIM
By Aishat Momoh. O. Two Nigerians, Chinagorom Onwumere and Stephen Anagor, have been sentenced to a combined 13 years in prison in the United States...
SENATE RAISES ALARM OVER ‘WIDESPREAD’ LEAD POISONING IN OGIJO
By: Sefiu Ajape The Senate on Thursday raised a nationwide alarm over what it described as a “widespread and scientifically verified lead-poisoning disaster” devastating Ogijo,...
APC CHIEFTAIN WALE ORIADE ABDUCTED IN IBADAN; PARTY, LEADERS DEMAND URGENT POLICE ACTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Wale Oriade, has been abducted by armed men in Ibadan, the...
MILITARY RESCUES 318 KIDNAP VICTIMS, ARRESTS 74 SUSPECTS IN NATIONWIDE OPERATIONS – DHQ
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Defence Headquarters on Thursday announced that troops deployed across the country rescued 318 kidnapped victims and arrested 74 suspects linked...
APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS JUDGMENT BARRING VIO, DRTS FROM STOPPING OR FINING MOTORISTS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed a Federal High Court ruling that restrains the Directorate of Road Traffic Services...
GUNMEN KIDNAP OYO APC CHIEFTAIN
BY ALICE IDOWU Wale Oriade, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Nigeria, was abducted by armed men in Ibadan, the...
SENATE PUSH HARD ON DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS, INFORMANT, FINANCIERS
BY UTHMAN MUHAMMAD On Wednesday, the Senate dove into a heated debate over changes to the 2022 Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act. They pushed hard...