Trader jailed 2 years for stealing lace fabric A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced 26-year-old trader, Umar Ibrahim, to two years imprisonment for stealing lace fabric his neighbour’s house.. The Magistrate, Mrs Irene Pati, sentenced Ibrahim, following a guilty plea to theft. Pati gave the convict an option of N200,000 fine and also ordered…
APC feud deepens as Police summon Ondo Finance Commissioner over attempted murder, others By Dally Iyamu The Nigeria Police Force has invited Ondo State’s Finance Commissioner, Mrs Omowunmi Isaac, for questioning in connection with a criminal investigation bordering on conspiracy, assault and attempted murder. The invitation, issued by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit at…
Okitipupa family horror: Brother allegedly machetes siblings to death By Kunle Michael Residents of Okitipupa, Ondo State, were left in shock on 7th April 2026, after police confirmed that three children were allegedly slain by their brother in a tragic family incident. According to a report by Mr. Agbeye of New Site, Doctors Road, Okitipupa,…
Ekiti Man Cries for Justice as Truck Kills Son, Destroys House. An Aramoko Ekiti man, Rufus Farotimi, is seeking justice after a truck driver rammed into his house, killing his undergraduate son, and leaving his family homeless. The incident occurred on March 26, when the heavy-duty truck crashed into their home, crushing Promise, a 300-level…
Man remanded for alleged sexual assault of 5-year-old niece An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a 40-year-old man, Emeka Ani at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for alleged sexual assault of his five-year-old niece. Ani was arraigned by the state government on a one-count charge of sexual assault. He, however, pleaded…
Man jailed 3 years for hemp trafficking A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Thursday, sentenced one Monday Oliver, to a term of three years at the correctional centre, for peddling 195g of Cannabis Sativa. Justice Nkeonye Maha, convicted and sentenced Oliver based on his guilty plea as well as the evidences tendered by the…
Security guard jailed three years for stealing employer’s N6.1m A 25-year-old security guard has been handed a three-year jail term by an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan for stealing N6.1 million, with the court also directing him to pay N4.7 million in restitution. The convict, Oladipo Titilope, was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering…
Surety arraigned over failure to produce son in Court for trial The police on Thursday arraigned one Iyabo Moradeyo before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly failing to produce a defendant in court for trial. Moradeyo had stood surety for her son, Gbolagade Adedotun, in a separate criminal case but allegedly failed to…
Police arrest four suspected drug users, recover firearms in Akwa Ibom raids Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have recorded a significant breakthrough, arresting four suspected drug users and recovering firearms during targeted night raids in Eket and Okopedi. Acting on credible intelligence, operatives under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP…
Ondo police nab 4 suspected kidnappers linked to Ilu-Abo deadly attack … recover ransom The Ondo State Police Command has announced a major breakthrough in the investigation of the kidnapping and violent attack that occurred along Liberty Avenue, Ilu-Abo, which resulted in the death of one John Ofuduwa and the abduction of Oladeinde Tomilola (female),…
