Man who was wrongfully imprisoned released after 34 years

17 Mar 2023

Sidney Holmes of Florida was sentenced to 400 years in prison for an armed robbery, but after serving more than 34 years in prison, the state of Florida conducted a new investigation and found that Holmes was not responsible for the crime.  Sidney Holmes, 57, was released from prison on March 13 after spending more […]

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Police arrest thug for dispossessing motorists of their possessions

17 Mar 2023

Officers of the Ijora-Badia division of the Lagos State Police Command on Monday, March 13, 2023, arrested Damilare Akinwunmi ‘m’ aged 20, a member of a gang notorious for dispossessing motorists of their belongings around the Pallet area of Ijora-Badia, Lagos The suspect got arrested when his victim, whom he had just dispossessed of a […]

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Deputy chairman Of APC Edo state arrested

17 Mar 2023

BARELY two days before the house of assembly election in Edo state, the State Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe has been arrested allegedly on the orders of the deputy governor of Edo state Hon Philip Shaibu. He was said to have been arrested in Ikabigbo his home town in Etsako […]

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Terrorist kills 10 in Kaduna

16 Mar 2023

Again, terrorists have reportedly killed 10 persons, some still missing and four others injured in a fresh attack on the Langson community in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack was coming barely three days after Ungwan Wakili was attacked leading to the loss of 17 lives in the same Local […]

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EFCC arrest 21 Yahoo boys in Abuja

16 Mar 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, March 14, 2023 arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects include Joseph Boniface, Emmaneul Okwara, Elijah Iwebie, Moses Hassan, Abdulrahman Lawal, Azu Chidubem Eugene, Abdullahi Adebola and Elijah Simon. Others are Terfa Lincoln, David Kome, Chukwudah Martinez, Adie Matthew, Canice Agabi, Abbas Aminu, Damilare James and Christopher […]

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Court order Lagos govt to pay Uber driver #5m for Assault

15 Mar 2023

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos state has ordered the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police to pay an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, the sum of N5 million as compensation. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court issued the order on Tuesday. Recall that Clement was allegedly assaulted by officials of the […]

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Landlord dies as tenant grabs his manhood over bill disagreement

15 Mar 2023

A 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, killed her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Oladele, during a disagreement after grabbing his manhood and dragging him till he died. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Oyeyemi said men of the State Police Command arrested the suspect following a […]

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Man remanded in prison for raping daughter in his shop

15 Mar 2023

A 36-year-old man identified as Roland Okajere has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre by an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ogba, Lagos State, for allegedly raping his 18-year-old daughter inside his shop in the Ikotun area of the state. On Monday, March 13, Okajere was arraigned on a charge bordering on rape, was accused […]

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Yobe’s Auditor General sentenced to five years imprisonment for fraud

15 Mar 2023

Alhaji Idris Yahaya, the Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State, is to spend five years in prison, following his conviction today, Monday, March 13, 2023, by Justice Muhammad Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court. He was convicted after being pronounced guilty of a one count of criminal misappropriation to the tune of […]

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