Coming three years after their arrest, the commencement of prosecution of some suspected terrorists, who attacked the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on June 5, 2022, and killed 40 worshippers, appears to have suffered a delay; but […]
By Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 55-year-old suspected drug kingpin, Mohammed Abubakar aka Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano who specialise […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Mortgage banker, identified as Sulaiman Olayiwola Gbajabiamila has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for diverting the sum of N31 million paid to him for acquisition of a flat in Iponri area of the State. Gbajabiamila […]
By Adebisi Fatima Sogbade A 52-year-old man identified as Tijani Kazeem has been docked for falsely presenting himself as a lawyer at the State Criminal Investigation Department,(SCID) of Oyo Police Command in Iyaganku, Ibadan. Kareem was docked on Monday before […]
By Dennis Agbo The second day of the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Enugu was on Monday marked by protests calling for the release of Hon. Bright Ngene, a member of the Enugu State House of Assembly and […]
The Benue State House of Assembly has stated that the resignation of its former Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, was a personal decision and not one dictated by Governor Hyacinth Alia. The Assembly’s spokesperson, Elias Audu, stated this on Monday during an […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 50-year-old widow and mother of one for allegedly attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using a fake pregnancy as a way to escape scrutiny and detection. The […]
ABUJA — The legal representatives of Nigerian businessman and former governorship candidate, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, have formally petitioned the United States Embassy in Lagos, seeking a review of the recent visa denial issued to him and his wife, Mrs. […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned Nigerians against doing business with GVEST Global, saying the company is an unregistered investment adviser and fund manager promoting illegal schemes. In a statement yesterday, the regulator said GVEST Global also operates under […]
The Benue State House of Assembly, presided over by its Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh, has suspended four members, including the Deputy Chief Whip, Mr Alfred Berger (APC/Makurdi North), for three months for attempting to cause chaos in the house. The other […]