A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20bn suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja-based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday at the …
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Boko Haram Terrorists Abduct High Court Judge, Wife, Aides in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted a High Court Judge, Justice Haruna Mshelia together with his wife, driver and orderly on Biu to Maiduguri road In Borno State. The judge was abducted on Monday, while he was travelling in his vehicle, with his driver, a security escort and his wife, …
Read More »No Rest For The Dead As Man Arrested For Beheading Corpse In Ogun
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a man, Lekan Akinyemi, for allegedly exhuming and beheading a corpse for ritual purposes in Abeokuta, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 24, 2024. Odutola said the suspect was arrested …
Read More »Woman Arrested For Transporting Ammunition To Terrorists In Katsina
Security forces in Katsina State have reportedly apprehended a woman, identified as Aisha Abubakar, for allegedly transporting ammunition to terrorists. The incident was reported on Monday by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama. According to Makama, the ammunition was discovered during a routine search of Abubakar’s luggage. “The authorities …
Read More »Court Acquits Ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji Of Money Laundering
A Federal High Court in Lagos has acquitted the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of a 54-count money laundering charge. The court discharged and acquitted Ikuforiji of alleged N338.8 million money laundering. The former Speaker was discharged alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode …
Read More »Police Parade Over 45 Suspected Cultists In Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested and paraded over 45 suspects for involvement in various crimes in the Edo State. Parading the suspects, the State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, said the suspects were arrested for alleged kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, and illegal possession of firearms, among others. The …
Read More »Police Arrest Suspected Killer Of Retired Army General In Abuja
NDLEA Bursts Shrine For Storing illicit Drugs, Arrests Two Women In Edo State
A snake-guarded shrine for storing illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin, the Edo State capital, has been raided by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), who detected a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall covered with wallpapers and fetish objects. Different quantities of illicit substances …
Read More »Gunmen Kill Nine Persons, Abduct 50 Others In Night Of Terror In Katsina
In a tragic and violent episode, gunmen launched a severe attack on Maidabino town in Katsina State last night. The assault began at around 7:00pm and continued until 2:00am, during which the gunmen went from house to house, terrorizing residents and committing heinous acts of violence. During the seven-hour onslaught, …
Read More »Ex-Student Leader’s killing Unconnected To Rivers LG Crisis – Police
THE Rivers State Police Command says the killing of a former student leader, Endwell Ejindu, was not connected to the ongoing clashes by political factions in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in an interview with journalists in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on …
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