DPO removed over alleged extortion; summoned for disciplinary action
Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at Okokomaiko Division over alleged extortion of members of the…
How domestic staff plotted Tiwa Savage kidnap; police make arrests
The Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, Ikoyi in Lagos, says it has arrested some persons in connection with the alleged attempt to kidnap Tiwa Savage. The department’s spokesperson,…
UNIJOS gathers 300 scholars for global conference in Language, Literature
Over 300 participants have been scheduled to partake in an international conference being organized by the Department of English at the University of Jos. The conference with the theme: “Language,…
Court dissolves 10-year-old marriage for lack of love
A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Thursday dissolved a 10-year-old marriage between a businesswoman, Fatima Mohammed and her husband, Haruna Ibrahim, on grounds of lack of love…
We didn’t deport Anambra woman; we empowered her – Delta Govt
Delta State Government has refuted reports that it “deported ” a woman from Anambra State, who was begging for alms and constituting nuisance in Asaba. Chief Press Secretary to the…
Pastor absconds with 52 phones, cash, other items after crusade
Residents of Aponrin in Agbowo area of Ibadan are now on the trail of pastor who allegedly absconded with 52 android and iPhones, money and other valuables after a three-day…
Man, 49, docked for allegedly publishing false information on WhatsApp
A 49-year-old man, Timothy Chukwudi, on Friday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly publishing false information about two men on different WhatsApp platforms. Chukwudi is facing…
How my brother in-law’s wife “charmed” my husband with food, woman tells court
An Ibadan-based trader, Sola Famuyibo, told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan that her brother in-law’s wife, Sumbo “charmed” her husband with cooking. Famuyibo, made the allegations in…
How gunmen ambushed, killed 2 NSCDC personnel, 2 others in Imo community
Unidentified Gunmen have killed two personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Imo and two persons working on a telecommunications mast. Commandant of the NSCDC in…
We need help, Igbo cry as thugs attack, shoot kinsmen in Lagos
Igbo in Lagos have come under vicious attack with some shot in Abule Ado area of Lagos by persons suspected to be APC thugs who accused the Igbo of voting…