A magistrates’ court sitting in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced a man, Gambo Adamu, to 12 months in prison for deceitfully contracting a marriage between his mother-in-law, Sa’adatu Aliyu and former President Muhammadu Buhari. The plaintiff, who is a divorcee, approached the court that her son-in-law extorted money from her …
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THE Borno State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, the husband of murdered daughter of a Borno House of Assembly member representing Ngala Local Government Area. Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, 31-year-old, was arrested for allegedly killing his 25-year-old wife, Fatima Alhaji Bukar. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Command, on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Shehu Khalifa before Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State. He was jailed after pleading guilty to one – count charge bordering …
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A member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Grace Chalya Silas, has been stabbed to death by criminals suspected to be armed robbers in Kaduna State. According to the PPRO, the deceased was having an early morning exercise when some hoodlums ambushed her with the intention to steal her …
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THE alleged political thugs working for the former Governor of Osun State and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, have reportedly launched violent attacks against the member of the”Omoluabi Progressives Caucus”, Mrs. Tutu Olanrewaju, belonging to the camp of the former State Governor and immediate past …
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THE Bauchi High Court 1 has sentenced four persons to 45 years imprisonment each in the state. They were convicted after being found guilty of a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, robbery and kidnapping. The four convicts identified as Abdullah Abubakar, Ismail Musa, Usman Isah, and Umar Abdullahi were convicted …
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A Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Wednesday, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Babatunde Shittu, to one year in jail for engaging in and benefitting from $5,000 cryptocurrency fraud. Newsextra24 reports that Shittu had claimed to be an investor in cryptocurrency, and produced fraudulent documents in that regard …
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THE wife and two children of a member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, who were abducted on Tuesday, have been set free. They were released on Wednesday according to sources close to the family of the lawmaker, Mr Lawal Ayansola, a current member of the State House of …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Wednesday, quizzed Oyo kingmakers over bribery allegations. Newsextra24 had reported that the stool of the Alaafin of Oyo became vacant after the passing of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi in April last year. More than a year, a new Alaafin has not …
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THE Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the immediate removal of the divisional police officer in Meiran for allegedly extorting N200,000 from a phone dealer. The state’s police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this via the microblogging platform, X, on Wednesday, where he said the officers culpable have been …
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