There was a mild drama at the Federal high court in Ede yesterday as workers and students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) force the judge,Oladimeji David to reverse his earlier order that OAU’s ex acting vice chancellor,Prof. Anthony Elujoba should be kept in Ilesha prison. This reversal came after …
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed July 13 for hearing in a N300m fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, against the Inspector-General of Police. Evans, through his lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, filed the suit last week urging the court to order the …
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A Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, on Thursday sentenced two men- Kabiru Ibrahim and Yusuf Danjuma, to two months imprisonment each for smoking cannabis sativa (a.k.a.Indian hemp). The judge, Ibrahim Shekarau, said he convicted the defendants as they admitted committing the offence. He, however, gave the convicts N2, 000 …
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Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday assured residents that his administration would curtail the activities of the notorious group known as ‘Badoo’ in the Ikorodu axis of the state. Ambode, who gave the assurance while commissioning a rehabilitated fire service station in Epe also promised to ensure the …
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Six men alleged to have burgled the home of former Super Eagles captain, Mr. Segun Odegbami, were, on Thursday, arraigned before the Igbosere Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos. The accused men are Oke Moses, 18; Abdul Azeez, 22; Ajibade Rahmon, 24; Isaac Okenuga, 29; Olusola Orisansope, 22; and Daramola Abiodun, 22. …
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The Nigeria Communications Commission has apprehended four suspects involved in selling pre-registered SIM cards in Jigawa. The NCC’s Head of Enforcement Unit, Mr Salisu Abdu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Dutse on Thursday. Abdu said that the suspects were arrested at Hakimi Street and Dutse new market, Dutse, …
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FORMER Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, and two other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olanrewaju Otiti and Senator Ayo Adeseun who are standing trial over N650m allegedly collected for the funding of the 2015 election in Oyo State were Thursady granted bail by a Federal …
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The Plateau Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Victor Dashit, who allegedly strangled his eight months pregnant wife, Irene. “Victor is in our custody and investigation is on-going. We shall soon take him to court,” its spokesman, Terna Tyopev, said in Jos. He said that …
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Mr Frank Mba, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, has described baby factory or child harvesting as another phase of human trafficking. Mba spoke at a seminar organised by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) to mark the International Day against …
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The woman accused of aiding suspected kidnap king George Onwuamadike (alias Evans) to escape justice in 2006 is still in the police, The Nation learned yesterday. It was gathered that the woman, simply identified as Tina, is now a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP). She was unmasked by a Special Investigation Panel …
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