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Femi Falana Calls for Stronger Sanctions Against Electoral Offenders
By Bero Damilola
ABEOKUTA — Legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana (SAN), has called for stronger measures against electoral offenders, saying Nigeria...
IGP unveils 14-day operation against criminals in Benue
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, on Thursday announced a special 14-day security operation to flush out criminal elements from identified flashpoints across...
Businessman begs court to order his 25-year-old son to leave his...
A businessman, Alhaji Lawal Hamisu on Thursday prayed a Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna to order his 25 year-old son, Muhammad to leave...
Court declines to hear Miyetti Allah president’s plea to vary bail...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday declined to hear a fresh application by detained National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, Bello...
Man denies wife right to seek Khul’i, says marriage solemnized in...
A married man, Sulaiman Ahmad on Thursday challenged his wife Ruqayya Mustapha, the right to seek divorce through Khul’i, saying they got married at...
N/Delta university building department inducts 14 into NIOB
The Department of Building, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Niger Delta University (NDU), Bayelsa, on Thursday inducted 14 of its second graduates into the Nigerian...
Police arraign 2 brothers over alleged assault, threatening violence
Two brothers, Dele Oyelami, 52, and Tunji Oyelami, 45, on Thursday, appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, charged with assault and threatening violence.
The...
Man, 54, arraigned for allegedly obtaining N300,000 by false pretences
A 54-year-old man, Ganiyu Ayeni, on Thursday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for obtaining money on false pretence.
The defendant is...
NHRC tackles over 600 cases of human rights violations in 6...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Borno has received over 600 cases of domestic violence, child abuse, human trafficking and other human rights...
Navy foils crude oil theft attempt in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has foiled an attempted crude oil theft targeting critical oil infrastructure in Bonny, Rivers, reinforcing ongoing efforts to safeguard Nigeria’s strategic...
ADC mourns Amaechi’s mother, prays for family
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed profound condolences to its Vice Presidential Candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, following the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary...
Police confirm 2 deaths in Osun violence, Adeleke reacts
The Police Command in Osun has confirmed that two persons were killed in separate violent clashes in Egbatedo and Owode-Igbona areas of Osogbo.
The Police...
2 docked over alleged N29 .3m theft from bank customer’s account
Two men, Saheed Oladeji, 43, and Emmanuel Ogundare, 43, on Thursday, appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, charged with hacking a bank...
Court remands teenager over alleged defilement of 8-year-old in Anambra
An Anambra State Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Offences Court in Awka on Thursday remanded a 16-year-old boy over alleged defilement of an eight-year-old...
Father remanded for allegedly defiling 14-year-old daughter
The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court sitting in Awka on Thursday ordered the remand of a 45-year-old bricklayer, Ikenna Muojekwu, for allegedly...
Man, 33, docked for allegedly obtaining N233, 000 fraudulently
The Police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 33-year-old man before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N233,000...
Court sentences 2 to jail for stealing N1.1m generator
An Abeokuta Magistrate’s Court in Isabo, on Thursday, sentenced two men to a year imprisonment each for stealing a generator valued at N1.1 million.
The...
