An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti, on Thursday, ordered that two men – Gesture Omolade, 72, and 42-year-old Ayodeji Adejugbe – be remanded in a custodial centre for the alleged rape of a minor. The defendants were charged with conspiracy and rape. The police prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, said the defendants raped the 17-year-old several times in Ado …
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four policemen caught in a viral video extorting money from residents. The arrest of the policemen awas ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu after viewing the viral video. A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu late Thursday said the attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn …
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Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT ) at Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, have dragged two robbery suspects before the Tinubu Magistrate’s Court for allegedly firing gunshots at an American, Jordan MC Crackin inside his car in a bid to kill him and rob him of his $2,000 and other items. The suspects, Olamilekan Abdulateef, 23, who claimed to …
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Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has raised alarm over a fakewebsite for passport applications, AgencyNews has reported. In a notice issued on Wednesday, the consulate warned Nigerians against using unauthorised websites and the need for them to seek proper guidance on passport applications. “The attention of the Consulate has been drawn to the operations of a website, www.nigerianpassports.com purporting to be …
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Senator BalaNa’Allah has disclosed details of a conversation he had with his son hours before he was murdered. The senator’s eldest son, Captain Abdulkareem Bala Na’Allah, was found dead in his bedroomat Malali in Kaduna State on Sunday. The 36-year-old pilot, who was said to have recently got married, was strangled while his assassinsescaped with his vehicle and personal belongings. Speaking at his Gwamna …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has sacked the Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this on Wednesday. He said the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar has been redeployed to the Ministry of Agriculture while the Minister of State for Works, …
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A federal high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has granted an order restraining Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki, and the state government from restricting unvaccinated persons from attending mass gatherings from September. Governor Obaseki had mandated people of the state to take the vaccine; warning that, as from September 15, anyone who has not been vaccinated will not be allowed …
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After 61 gruelling days in the custody of the Department of State Services, eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, have regained their freedom, The PUNCH has learnt. The secret police released the eight detainees on Monday, their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, told our correspondent. The secret police, however, refused to release the remaining four detainees. Those …
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Three Senior Advocates of Nigeria have tackled the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, despite meeting all bail conditions. The senior advocates – Femi Falana, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa and Ifedayo Adedipe …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union. The union is giving the government till month end (Tuesday) to reach out or it will activate the procedure of embarking on strike. The …
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