Scales Olatunji, a man, has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term by Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo. He was described as “a known international fraudster” by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The defendant received a 235-year sentence for money laundering and computer fraud.Olatunji pleaded “not guilty” after arraignment…
The Anambra Police Command has killed two persons alleged to be kidnappers, after a gun duel. The state police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga who revealed this in a press statement said the incident happened Tuesday night, at about 12midnight. Ikenga said: “Anambra State Police Operatives while on patrol along Obosi Nkpor road by Obosi…
The Magistrate Court in Wuse, Abuja, has granted bail to Ameerah Sufyan, The Twitter user who was charged by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command for false kidnap alarm. Ameerah was arrested on June 17 after days of search amid Nigerians’ condemnation of the government and security agencies over worsening insecurity. The citizen claimed…
Bandits attacked Sabon Gero community in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and killed two officials of the Joint Task Force (JTF) It was also gathered that the bandits also abducted many residents including a pharmacist and his wife. According to an eyewitness the incident occurred around 1 am on Wednesday, June…
A policy statement on safe abortion has been released by the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Health. The “Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications” policy paper, which is 40 pages long, outlines best practices for legal pregnancy termination in Lagos State. While therapeutic pregnancy termination is permitted by…
A group of men have r$ped a woman and her daughter after offering them a lift home. The sad incident happened in India. The pair had been visiting Piran Kaliyar, a holy site in India’s Uttarakhand province, on Friday (June 24) when the men offered to get them home safe. According to Police Superintendent Pramendra…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned that landlords who rent houses to Internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo boys,’ stand the risk of bagging a 15-year jail term. The antigraft agency mentioned this on its Instagram page. ”Okay now! What a juicy topic! E go sweet wella! Landlord way yaho-boy dey stay for…
Two civilians were hit by stray bullets during a clash between military officers and police officers at the Etegwe roundabout in Yenogoa, Bayelsa state on Monday, June 27. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Asinim Butswat, says that at about 6 pm on Monday, police officers on duty at…
There is tension in the Ogulagha community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, following the alleged killing of a 27-year-old man, Endurance Oweiye Kalaepele, by military men. It was gathered that the young man was allegedly shot twice by the military men attached to the Forcados Terminal in the area. The community youth…
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was denied bail by a federal high court in Abuja. On Tuesday, June 28, Justice Binta Nyako described the bail application as an abuse of court process, having previously denied it. Kanu, who was re-arrested on an amended 15-count charge bordering on treasonable felony,…