Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man, Ojo Oladeji to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old minor three times, in an uncompleted building. The judge held that the prosecution was able to prove the charge of defilement beyond reasonable doubt against Ojo. Oshodi said that the confessional statement …

The Lagos Police Command has arrested one Adepoju Ifedayo for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old sister. This was made known in a statement shared by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin, on his X account on Saturday. Sharing a picture of the suspect, Hundeyin wrote: “Adepoju Ifedayo reported to the police that his neighbour allegedly defiled his 13-year-old …

Officers arrested a man who crashed a car into the gates of London’s Buckingham Palace over the weekend, police said on Sunday. The Metropolitan Police said the car “collided with the gates” of the royal residence at 02:30 GMT on Saturday. Armed officers arrested the man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and he was taken to hospital, …

A 49-year-old, Gbolahan Aina, has been reportedly crushed to death by a truck driver identified as Godwin Donatus around Henry Carr Street, Guinness Plc in Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. It was also learnt that the truck with number plate KJA-74 XQ was said to have reversed and accidentally crushed …

A yet-to-be-identified man has been crushed to death by a truck driver at Mile 12 Market along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday. According to a statement made available to Newsmen by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, the driver of the containerised truck with number …

A 37-year old security guard at Prestige International College, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State, Nuradeen Shehu, has reportedly committed suicide. The State Police Commissioner, Hussaini Gumel, told newsmen on Tuesday that the incident happened inside one of the classrooms of the college. He said that on 28th January at about 10:30 am, one Abdullahi Abdulsalam of Rijiyar Zaki, …

A shuttle bus driver, Philip Fiama, of Sobande Close, Alagbole, Ajuwon in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been reportedly stabbed to death after confronting a co-tenant, Ikem Emmanuel, over an allegation of sleeping with his wife. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday, around 6.30pm. Fiama, an indigene of Adamawa State, was said to have …

The Bauchi State Police Command has said that its detectives have arrested a 35-year-old man in the Bauchi metropolis, who allegedly tried to kill his wife with a pestle. According to the police, he intended to kill his wife, sell off the television set in their house and use the money to furnish his shop. This was disclosed in a …

One Ulim Amos Udo of Udianga Enem village, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has lost his life while trying to steal electric cables belonging to the community. It was gathered that the electric pole crashed with the suspected cable thief to the ground, killing him in the process. Community sources told Newsmen on Sunday that the …

A 25-year-old man, Gaiya Usman, arrested for alleged involvement in kidnapping, has confessed to spending his N470,000 share of N8 million ransom on clothes. Usman is the only one arrested so far out of a five-man gang suspected to have participated in three abductions that yielded a total N8 million. He was arrested after a man-hunt by operatives of the …