Kayode Adelowokan An Appeal Court on Monday in Abuja, threw out, for want of merit, the application by two members of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan and Boniface Emenalo to dismiss bribery charges against them on grounds of insufficient evidence. Farouk Lawan and Boniface Emenalo, erstwhile Chairman and Secretary of a House committee, were […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state police command on Monday arrested one pastor Johnson Uneabunso, of Truth and Salvation Ministry Iwollo, in Ezeagu Local Government area of the state for allegedly raping a twelve year old girl. Disclosing this to African Examiner in Enugu, the state police public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ebere Amarizu, said the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Owerri The police in Imo state on Thursday nabbed two students of the Federal University of Technology (FUTO) Owerri, for their alleged involvement in armed robbery and kidnapping. According to the state police command, the suspects, Chijioke Benjamine, (male), resides at God’s Lodge Eziobodo, while Emma Amanze also male, lives at Shalon Lodge […]
Kayode Adelowokan Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos have arrested a trader with 9.375kg of compressed cannabis hidden inside foodstuff. The suspect was apprehended while attempting to board an Ethiopian Airline flight to China where, a country where drug trafficking attracts capital punishment. Chairman/Chief Executive […]
Charles Okah, who is currently being detained at Kuje Prison has dragged the prison authorities to court over various acts of inhuman treatments asking the court to award him N500 million as damages from the prison authorities. The case has been assigned to Justice A.S Adepoju of the FCT High Court No. 31, Kuje and […]
Los Angeles Clippers Coach Doc Rivers said tonight that the NBA’s decision to ban owner Donald Sterling for life and fine him $2.5 million after he was recorded making racist comments about African-Americans can “begin the healing process” for the team, the league and the country. “These last three or four days have been very […]
As part of efforts to becoming better citizens after serving jail terms, 48 prisoners awaiting trial at the Ikoyi Prisons who were enrolled for the November/December 2013 General Certificate of Examination (GCE) have passed the examination. Deputy Comptroller of Prisons, Mr. Emmanuel Bamidele, who made this known on Monday while receiving members of the Ikeja […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Operatives of the Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Enugu state police command Tuesday invaded a kidnappers hide out located in a forest within the state, and rescued some of the victims unhurt as well as arrested a member of the syndicate. The state police public Relations officer PPRO, Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed […]
…Kill 2 members of their Abductors IGNATIUS OKPARA in Aba The Anti Robbery Unit of the Aba Area Police Command, Abia state on Saturday killed two of the kidnap suspects that recently abducted a Chinese national and her husband in the commercial city. Apart from the abduction of the foreigner, Mrs Tang Bing, married to […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Lagos State Police command said on Thursday that it has nabbed a four-man Chadian armed robbery gang in Ikoyi area of the state. A statement issued by Lagos PPRO DSP Ngozi Braide reads: “Police patrol team attached to Ikoyi Division while on patrol on the 3rd of February, along Lugard Avenue Ikoyi […]
Agabus Pwanagba Unknown gunmen have attacked Soro Divisional Police Station in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, shooting a police corporal before freeing four suspects in police detention on Sunday. This attack is coming barely a week after gunmen destroyed the Divisional Police Station in Giade with guns and explosives and freeing a suspect […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos A recharge card thief arrested by the police in Dass area of Bauchi State has reportedly died at the General Hospital in Dass where he was receiving treatment as a result of alleged drug overdose. According to information obtained from the police, the deceased was identified as Mutaka Adamu, a resident of […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Six suspected armed robbers were on Wednesday paraded at the Lagos police Command, Ikeja for robbing members of a church of their church offering on cross over night on December 31st, 2013. According to Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, DSP. Ngozi Braide, Adewale Osoja, Ahmed Boladale, Abbey Edward, Bala Yahaya, Hasan Ado […]
…As NGO Trains Five Communities On Procedures For Filing Cases IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu President, Customary Court of Appeal, Enugu State, Hon.(Mrs) V.N. Nebo has frowned at the neglect of customary courts in Nigeria, including Enugu. She regretted that governments had over the years, continued to lay much emphasis on the conventional or regular courts, while […]
A 45 year old man was on Friday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court in Ikeja, for his alleged involvement in procuring fake travelVisas and obtaining money from people by false pretence and stealing. Prosecutor Barth Nwaokoye told the court that Charles Adejumo and others at large at Ikotun area of Lagos, on 13th July, 2013 obtainedthe […]
By Ruth Bamidele 19-year old Andrew Ayuba and three others were on Thursday docked before a Lagos Magistrate sitting in Ikeja for robbing Ajay Malhotra,an Indian national of his property worth N3,279,000. Peter Maina, 24 Paul Dauda 23 , Andrew Ayuba 19 and Ali Abubakar 21 were arraigned before magistrate Oshodi Makanju on a six count chargeof […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos 19year old, Abigail Alex and six other persons, were on Monday charged with unlawful possession of Indian hemp and therefore appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate Court . Bolu Ogunleye, 35 Aliu Giwa, 28, Lanre Sarumi, 37, Emmanuel Victor Ndoreyem, 36 Adanlawo, 47, and Friday Agbosa, 43 were all charged with the offence. […]
A middle-aged man, Yakubu Davids popularly known as ‘Ologbo’ was on Friday night murdered in cool blood by a notorious and robbery youth gang called ‘O Strong’, of the popular ‘Oju-ina’ base in Agarawu area of Lagos Island, for trying to debar the bandits’ activities. Also, several people were seriously wounded and unaccountable millions of […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka Anambra State Police Command Tuesday disclosed that it arrested a total of 518 criminal suspects for various offences last year 2013. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the state, Mr. Gwary Akila made this known to newsmen in Awka, the Anambra state capital. He announced that 281 robbers were arrested during […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 40- year old Handicap Kenneth Okpe, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N1.7million by false pretence. The defendant, who was on Monday docked before Magistrate Eniola Fabamwo, is facing a two count charge, bordering on obtaining by false pretence and stealing, preferred against […]
