Operatives of the Edo Police Command have arrested nine persons for allegedly attempting to murder two persons in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the suspects, said to be cult members, on June 15 attacked one Festus Osagie, 40, and Olusola Esimaje, 39, at Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state. They were said to have opened fire on their victims and injuring them in the process. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the arrest to NAN in Benin. Nwabuzor said the victims reported the incident at the Ologbo…
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The joint petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar came to a premature end on Tuesday, over the presentation of unsorted documents before the Presidential Elections Petition Court. The parties are challenging the outcome of the February 25 election wherein Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress emerged as the elected president as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Respondents in the suit are INEC, the president, Tinubu, and his party, the All Progressives Congress. During the resumed hearing in the matter, the lead counsel for the PDP, Chris Uche SAN, tendered the certified…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has decorated the newly-appointed acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, with his new rank. Shettima performed the decoration on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu had, on Monday, appointed new service chiefs, acting inspector-general of police I-G and acting Comptroller-General of Customs. NAN also reports that the decoration was witnessed by Egbetokun’s wife, Elizabeth, outgone I-GP, Usman Alkali and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF), Sen. George Akume and…
A 30-year-old man, Hamza Umar, has been arrested by the police in Bauchi State after he poured kerosene on a girl and set her ablaze on the allegation that she was a witch. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in Bauchi, SP Ahmed Wakil. The police said the suspect committed the crime when the victim entered his house in Rafin Albasa area of Bauchi metropolis, claiming that she was sent by her older sister to kill the suspect. ”The suspect said that he attempted to make the girl leave his house but he said that…
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his Wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and wife were said to be kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m. Mr Abdulrasak Asiru, Yagba East Local Government Council Chairman, who confirmed the incident to NAN, described it as “very shocking” and “sad”. The Asiru said that he was still in shock over the incident which had not happened in the area for almost two years. “I as the council chairman and the people…
A 35-year-old company manager, Anita Ohoghor, was on Tuesday arraigned in Ikeja for allegedly stealing a customer’s N440,000. The defendant, who resides at Dopemu, Lagos State, is charged with stealing but she pleaded not guilty before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The prosecutor, ASP Clara Olagbayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence from November 2022 to February 2023 at Vyne Multipurpose Global Venture located at 24, Opebi St., Dopemu, Lagos. Olagbayi told the court that the defendant converted to her personal use, N440,000 that was to be paid to a customer, Mrs Vivian Essien. The prosecutor said the…
A 34-year-old headmistress who allegedly stole the sum of N24,000 common entrance levy, belonging to her employer, was on Tuesday docked in an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant who is the headmistress of Jesebel International School, located in the Imude area of Ojo Lagos, is arraigned. before Magistrate L K J Layeni. She pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Dr Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 30. He alleged that the defendant converted N24,000 being money realised from the school’s common entrance levy tp her personal use. He…
A 28- year-old suitor, Muhammed Nasiru, was hauled before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, for allegedly beating up his lover and threatening to kill her for refusing his marriage proposal. The defendant, a trader who resides at Agip area, Agege, Lagos , is being prosecuted by the police on charges of assault, threat to life and causing a breach of peace. The prosecutor, ASP Clara Olagbayi told the court that the offences were committed on May 15 at Agip area, Agege, Lagos. The prosecutor said that the defendant beat up his lover, Miss Aminat Adeosun during an argument. Olagbayi…
The Police on Tuesday arraigned two brothers, Wahab Afeez, 26; and Shuaibu Afeez, 23, in Lagos State, for alleged conspiracy, rape, breach of peace and threat to life. The defendants, whose addresses are unknown, are standing trial before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on a four-count charge. The prosecutor, ASP Ikem Uko, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on June 14 at 2.30 p.m. at Oluwo Compound, Imeke, Badagry. Uko said said that Wahab had sexual intercourse with a 20-year-old lady without her consent. “He threatened to kill the lady with cutlass if she should inform anybody about…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a man, Eniola Ibrahim to life imprisonment for raping his girlfriend. Justice Rahmon Oshsodi found Ibrahim him guilty of having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend without her consent. Oshodi in his judgment, held that the prosecution had proved the necessary ingredients to establish the offence of rape. According to him, the prosecution was able to demonstrate the application of force, intimidation and threat when the defendant had sexual intercourse with the survivor. He said that the defendant’s landlord’s testimony was sufficiently corroborated and also the weight of the medical report. “We have…