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Court acquits man accused of defiling 17 years old girl
13 May 2024
The Ikeja Sexual Offence and Domestic Violence Court, on Friday, discharged and acquitted a trade, Jeremiah Aniede, who was accused of defiling a 17-year-old teenage girl who ran away from home. Justice Abiola Soladoye, who found the defendant not guilty of the offence of defilement, held that the prosecution could not discharge the burden of […]
Continue ReadingCustom officer shot himself dead in his apartment
13 May 2024
An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdulwahab Magaji, serving in the Federal Capital Territory, reportedly shot himself dead in his residence on Binta Street, Farm Estate area, Abuja. It was gathered from a senior law enforcement officer that the incident happened last Monday. According to the source, the family of the deceased had raised […]
Continue ReadingCable vandals bag six years imprisonment in Ogun
13 May 2024
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Wednesday sentenced three persons to six years imprisonment each for vandalising electricity cables belonging to the lbadan Electricity Distribution Company. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogbonnaya Dyke, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with PUNCH Metro on […]
Continue ReadingBenue state police threatens to impound vehicles and motorcycles with concealed plate number
13 May 2024
The Benue State Police Command has warned motorists and vehicle owners in the state against covering vehicle number plates in the state. The state command directed that any vehicle or motorcycle with its number plate covered would be impounded. In a statement titled, ‘Ban on covering of motor vehicle/motorcycle number plate in Benue State’ issued […]
Continue ReadingStop electricity subsidy, IMF tells FG
13 May 2024
The International Monetary Fund has warned the Nigerian government to remove what it called implicit fuel and electricity subsidies. In a report published recently by the IME, the organisation told Nigeria that the subsidies would guzzle three per cent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product in 2024 as against one per cent in the year […]
Continue ReadingLandlady, husband flee after dumping corpse into canal
13 May 2024
A landlord, Bola Abiodun, and her husband, identified simply as Sunday, have flown their Temidire community home in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State after allegedly disposing of their tenant’s body in a canal. Our correspondent learnt that the incident, which occurred at about 12:05 pm on May 8, 2024, led the state […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Workers stranded as labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC
13 May 2024
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Plateau State and the Trade Union Congress on Monday blocked the entrance of the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company in Jos, the state capital. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission offices located at the Gold and Base axis in Jos were also picketed by the union members, leaving […]
Continue ReadingNLC, TUC shut down Ikeja, lbadan DisCos over electricity tariff hike
13 May 2024
Workers have stormed various offices of electricity distribution companies to protest over the Band A tariff hike. The workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, thronged the offices of the DisCos on Monday, preventing workers from resuming work for the day. In Lagos, the workers were sighted at […]
Continue Reading$2.5bn fraud: EFCC to collaborate with UK prosecutors on Diezani’s case
13 May 2024
There were sians over the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to join forces with the United Kingdom prosecutors as an interested party in the trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a UK court. A team from the anti-graft commission is expected in London to initiate this process by filing […]
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