The Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has sentenced a 42-year-old father, Ekpo Lawrence, to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter.
Justice Abiola Soladoye sentenced Lawrence to life imprisonment without an option...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, on Thursday, declared that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains the most marketable presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 elections.
Sanwo-Olu said Tinubu’s qualification rests on his demonstrated capacity in...
A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of Alhaji Azeez Adekunle Lawal, a.k.a. Kunle Poly, and two others, in the facility of the Nigeria Police Zonal Monitoring Unit, Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan-Lagos, for 30 days,...
Goods worth millions of Naira have been destroyed in a fire outbreak in Mokwa Central Market, the headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was learnt the goods mostly affected in the fire incident were foodstuffs in...
The Nigeria Police Force has countered the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) over the reported crash of the Nigeria Police Helicopter, Bell 429 5NMDA.
The AIB had announced that helicopter crashed without any fatality but with six persons injured.
However, in a...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Sokoto inaugurated a new 3 million metric tonnes per annum BUA Cement Sokoto Line 4 Factory, declaring that BUA is the largest employer of labour in the North-West region.
North-West is made up of...
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday, sentenced one Paul Owodu to six months imprisonment for internet fraud.
Justice Taiwo sentenced Owodu after he pleaded guilty to the allegation of internet fraud...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed the nation’s Armed Forces and other security services to deal decisively with any person or group undermining efforts at achieving sustainable peace, security and stability in the country.
He assured that the country will...
A helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has crashed at the Bauchi Airport.
The crash of the helicopter was disclosed via a statement signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Tunji Oketunbi,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of six internet fraudsters on charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation.
Five of the convicts – Ahmed Oguneye Abiona, Owoade Kehinde Elijah, Oriade Sunday Oluwatobiloba, Usman Adams Shehu, and Waris Adegoke Adeyemo – were...
