Crime

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says whenever he wants to sack a public official that has been found to be corrupt, he gets many calls from religious and political leaders not to do so. Speaking on at 24th Nigerian Economic Summit plenary on corruption and rule of law, in Abuja on Monday, the vice-president said the Nigerian elite are often times in …

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Anger, confusion and apprehension are pervading the top hierarchy of the Nigeria Customs Service after a long-scheduled promotion examination for the next generation of top management personnel was abruptly cancelled after all the 1,164 officers were already gathered at the Abuja headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at 7 o clock this Monday morning. Officers from the …

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The immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court, Lagos, charged with N30.8 billion fraud. Fayose is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd on an 11-count charge of N30.8 billion fraud. He, however, pleaded innocence of the offences. The defence counsel, Mr Kanu …

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folake Sokoya Suspect A 23yr old man Taiwo Olatokunbo was yesterday, 20th October arrested for killing a man simply identified as Christian over a bottle of beer. The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police at Igbeba Division from one Temitope Adedayo who runs a beer parlour at no 4 Ijagun road ijebu ode. She reported …

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A mentally-challenged beggar was on Thursday arrested with about N200,000 in her possession by officials of the Anambra State Government. Southern City News learnt that the state government officials had about a month ago set up machinery, through the Office of the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, to rid the state of such people. The woman, said to be …

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Folake Sokoya A 35-year-old man, Ayegunle Adekunle, was arrested on Wednesday by men of the Ogun State Police Command for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a three-year-old girl (names withheld). The suspect, who is a co-tenant with the parents of the victim at 29, Ore Meji Street, Oriokuta, in the Otta area of the state, was arrested following a report …

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In bid to recover a debt of N8,856,570,029.81 from Lister Flour Mills Nigeria limited a company promoted and predominantly owned by a deceased Ibadan based businessman, Alhaji Arisekola Alao, who died on 18th of June 2014,  First bank of Nigeria limited has refiled a suit against two directors of the company Mrs. Khadijah Alao -Straub, Mr Ismail Alao and a …

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said the murder of the second health worker held hostage in Nigeria is a despicable act of cruelty. ICRC Regional Director for Africa, Patricia Danzi,said in a statement on Tuesday that “it’s utterly devastating” that the humanitarian organization had to write the sentence announcing the killing of Hauwa Mohammed Liman. Hauwa …

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A 46-year-old pastor, Joseph Lawson, yesterday appeared at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos charged with the theft of a car valued at N1.2 million. Prosecutor Clifford Ogu alleged that the accused committed the offence on October 1 at Oko-Oba, Lagos. He alleged that the accused ran away with a car belonging to Mr. Chikwukadibia Udeh. “The complainant approached the accused …

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An Oshogbo based legal practitioner in Osun state south-west Nigeria Mrs. Abosede Folasayo Fagbola, who alleged that her property situated at 3 Ayoola Adeyefa street (Plot 4 Block N) Oroki Estate, Oshogbo sold by Stanbic IBTC Plc was vitiated by fraud has dragged the bank before a Federal high court in Lagos. Joined as a co-defendant is one Olusegun Akanji …

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