President Bola Tinubu has condemned the rate of kidnapping across the country, declaring that people involved must be treated as terrorists. Tinubu made this remark on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal judiciary, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. “We must treat kidnappers as terrorists. They…
The abducted chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, has been released by his abductors. Aziegbemi was said to have arrived at his residence around 3 a.m. on Tuesday after spending about 11 days in captivity. The news of his release was broken by Senator Odion Ugbesia around 6.17 a.m., but…
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 48-year-old man, Monday Umeh, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. The police charged Umeh, who lives at 29, Ajoke St., Ago Palace Way, Okota in Lagos with defilement. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, did not take the plea of Umeh for…
The Osun State Government, on Sunday, announced its decision to set up a Cybercrime Action Committee to get the spread of fake news in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Public Engagement, Kolapo Alimi, in a statement on Sunday, said “The step becomes necessary to sanitise the governance space and ensure that politicking and…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Command, says it will impound any vehicle found carrying human beings together with animals. The FRSC Sector Commander Ogun, Anthony Uga, announced this while briefing newsmen on Friday in Ota, Ogun State. Uga said the warning became necessary due to the way drivers are transporting human beings…
The Federal Government says it has uncovered the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing. Details of the development were revealed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, in an email sent to our correspondent on Tuesday night, entitled “Designation of Individuals and…
A crane operator is undergoing an investigation in police custody after a passerby was killed after an electric cable drum fell on him on Ojo-Igbede Road in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State on Thursday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated in a post on his social media handle on…
The Ekiti State Police Command on Thursday paraded seven suspects involved in attempted murder, armed robbery, conspiracy, stealing and burglary. Addressing Journalists at the Police Headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the state Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale appreciated Ekiti residents for their timely and useful information that led to the arrests of the suspects, adding that the…
Tragedy struck in the Gbagada area of Lagos after a yet-to-be-identified woman was stabbed to death by her house help, in her apartment on 29, Kiniun-Ifa Street, Sawmill. It was not clear when the fleeing house help, identified simply as Peter, allegedly committed the murder. But the lifeless body of the woman, according to information…
Four undergraduate students of the Kwara State University, Malete, who are yet to be identified, have been arrested for allegedly beating a fellow student to death. The incident occurred penultimate week in one of the private hostels outside the school. The suspects descended on the deceased, whose identity is yet to be ascertained as of…