The Police Command in Oyo State has disclosed that no fewer than 10 suicide cases were recorded in the state between June and September 2022. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Williams made this known during an interactive session with newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. Williams said that the development was worrisome considering the number involved. He said that three people died in June; two in July while three people and two others died in August and September, respectively. The commissioner of Police gave the names of those involved to include Basiru Ayomide,18, Obed Masoyi, 28, Oladimeji John;…
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Three truck drivers were docked in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing 400 bags of cocoa beans worth N35 million. The police charged Adedayo Ajayi, 58; Emmanuel Kolade, 39; and Kareem Yusuf, 30, with conspiracy, theft, and diversion. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Kehinde Olatunde, said that the defendants committed the offence on June 17, 2021, while on transit to the Apapa Wharf in Lagos. He said that the defendants being different drivers of different trucks conspired to divert the trucks conveying 400 bags of cocoa beans worth…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Masaka, Nasarawa, on Wednesday, ordered that a 46-year-old man, Lucky Adalaki, be remanded in Keffi correction centre for allegedly biting off the outer ear part of one Tunde Adedeji. The police charged Adalaki with causing grievous hurt. The Judge, Mr Yakubu Dangawa, held that even though the prosecutor did not object to the bail application by the defendant, the court will remand him, until Oct. 4. Dangawa held that bail application by the defendant would considered by the next adjournment. He ordered the defence counsel, Mr Ohi Ebenyakwu, to file a formal application to the court for bail.…
Team captain Manuel Neuer and midfielder Leon Goretzka have tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Hungary and England. The German Football Federation (DFB) tweeted on Wednesday that the two Bayern Munich players “have been isolated from the team and will depart the hotel. “Due a to a positive coronavirus test within one of the players’ private circles, the medical team conducted a rapid antigen test on the whole national team. “All members of the coaching staff and the team are required to test negative before travelling. Confirmed contacts of both players…
Roger Federer brings down the curtain on his illustrious career later this week but the Swiss maestro has assured his millions of fans that he would not become “a tennis ghost”. Back in London, down river from where he won a record eight Wimbledon titles, the 41-year-old said he had no intention of walking away from a sport he has graced for so long. Speaking to reporters at London’s O2 Arena, where he twice won the ATP Finals title, the Swiss was emotional at times as he explained the decision to hang up his rackets. Asked what his plans were…
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation followed his screening at the plenary on Wednesday. Ariwoola, while responding to questions before his confirmation said the major challenge of the judiciary was inadequate funding of its operations. He said the judiciary must be funded,saying that judges should not been seen as begging. He urged the senate to always give expeditious approval to budgets of the judiciary to enable it discharge its duties. On allegation that some judges wrote a petition against the immediate past CJN, Ariwoola said there…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano, on Wednesday, ordered that a 47-year-old Chinese National, Geng Quanrong, be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged murder of his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22. The police charged Geng, who lives in Nassarawa GRA Quarters Kano, with culpable homicide. Chief Magistrate, Hanif Sanusi-Chiroma, who did take the plea of Geng, ordered that he should be remanded in Kurmawa Correctional Centre, pending legal advice. Sanusi-Chiroma adjourned the matter until Oct.13, for further mention. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Khalifa Auwal-Hashim, said that Geng committed the offence on Sept.16, at Janbulo Quarters in Kano. He…
Justice Mohammed S. Idris of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Jabi, has transferred the case file of a property developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe, to the Chief Judge of the court, despite reservation from the counsel from the office of the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Mr Una Matthew, that the instruction from his principal was to go on with the criminal prosecution. The absence of Osakwe in court makes it the third time he failed to appear in court for arraignment to face the criminal charge of fraud and criminal intimidation filed…
World Cup fans in Qatar caught committing minor offences such as public drunkenness will escape prosecution, a diplomat and a person familiar with Qatari briefings to foreign police told Reuters. This is under plans being developed by authorities in the conservative Muslim host nation. While the policing strategy for the competition has yet to be finalised, organisers have told diplomats and police from qualified countries they intend to show flexibility for relatively minor infringements. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is billed to kick off in less than two months from now. The signals from this development reflect the delicate balance…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi says four persons died while six persons sustained injuries on Tuesday in an accident on Kabba-Lokoja-Abuja road. Kogi Sector Commander Stephen Dawulung confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Wednesday, explaining that one person did not sustain injury. Dawulung said that the accident involved bus and that it occurred at 3.10 p.m. on Tuesday, at Km 2, Line 3, Obajana, Kogi on Kabba-Lokoja-Abuja road. He said that the injured persons were rescued by the corps’ personnel and were quickly rushed to a hospital in Obajana for…