Category: Metro

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old homeless man, Adewunmi Adebanjo, to one month in prison for breaking into a couple’s residence and stealing N1,840. Chief Magistrate Oluwatoyin Oghere sentenced…

Fishermen in Dadin Kowa community of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area, Gombe State, have cried out over the increasing attacks of hippopotamuses. Malam Sa’adu Adamu leader of the fishermen in the…

An Ondo state High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced Seidu Adeyemi to death by hanging. He got the sentence for killing Khadijat Oluboyo, daughter of former deputy governor of…

  A policeman who allegedly raped a woman at an ATM gallery at night in a bank in Awka, Anambra State, has been arrested. Anambra State Police Commissioner, Rabiu Ladodo,…

The Lagos State High Court has  sentenced Lekan Shonde to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ronke. Lekan Shonde, a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State,…

The Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos has charged the managing director and chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, with 21 counts of conspiracy and stealing before…

Tede Nigerian Railway Corporation  Gives Update On Railway Project The 156-kilometre new Lagos-Ibadan railway will be ready in May this year, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Fidet Okheria, has…

A prosecution witness on Wednesday told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant on Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan collected N702 million from government’s…

  The Police Command in Enugu state says it has commenced investigation into the alleged murder of an All Progressives Congress (APC) supporter, Ishienyi Onah in Nsukka axis of the…

Phillip Iyiola, 43 has been remanded by An Iyaganku  Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, for  allegedly raping  his two daughters. Iyiola has been remanded pending legal advice from the…