Ogun State Police Command has arrested singer, Habeeb Okikiola (well known as Portable) following his refusal to turn himself in for questioning. On Tuesday, Portable was 72 hours to submit to the police. Policemen from the command stormed his bar on Tuesday over an allegation that he assaulted a man, but the singer resisted and instead went live on Instagram. …

A medical doctor, Kadev Kenneth Kelvin, has been remanded at the federal correctional facility in Makurdi on allegation of cyber stalking. He was remanded by a Benue state Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi the Benue State capital. The accused was reported to have made a Facebook post on March 12, 2023 where he revealed that he stitched the lacerated anus …

A 54-year-old Innocent Udoh on Friday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing 70 phones worth N1.75 million. Udoh, whose address was not provided, is charged with conspiracy and theft. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, ASP Sikiru Ibrahim, told the court that Udoh and others at large committed the theft on …

Suspected herders reportedly broke into the Community Grammar School, Alaropo Nla, in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State on Thursday injuring both students and teachers. The herders, numbering over 20, allegedly invaded the school with their cattle and injured some of the students and teachers, including one Mr Paul Olabode, inflicting wounds on them with sword and machete cuts, while …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court have sentenced a class teacher, Peter Jacob to life imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old pupil with special needs. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had efficiently proved the charge of defilement against the defendant. According to her, the evidence of the respective prosecution witnesses were cogent, compelling and believable. The judge …

For about two decades, CEO of Superior Mobile Investment Limited and iClick Gadgets, Dr. Helen Eto has been doing business peacefully at Ikota shopping complex, which borders Victoria Garden City, Lekki Peninsula, Lagos. The shopping facility is run by HFP Engineering Limited. However, robbers struck at the complex that has about 1,850 shops in the early hours of 7th March. …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  has arrested 23 suspects who are allegedly involved in internet fraud in Enugu. Internet fraud, also known as “yahoo yahoo” in Nigeria, has become a widespread problem in the country. It involves using the internet to deceive people into sending money or providing sensitive information, often through email scams, social media scams, or …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected kidnappers of couple in Bisodun village in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Wednesday, police spokesperson in the state, Superintendent Abimbola Oyeyemi said that the suspected kidnappers had reportedly invaded the community on Tuesday and abducted a couple, Mr and Mrs Ojo. Oyeyemi …

The Justice Department of the United States has announced the final resolution of two civil cases seeking the forfeiture of various luxury assets that were the proceeds of foreign corruption offenses and were laundered in and through the United States. Documents from the Justice Department showed that the laundry cases involved former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, and …

Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf (popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said that his wives and children would not have any role in the governance of the state. In his acceptance speech after receiving his certificate of return on Wednesday, Yusuf alluded to the perceived overreaching influence of the first family of …