Category: Legal
Court jails lecturer who assaulted student for snatching daughter’s lover
22 Apr 2023
A High Court sitting in Nasarawa State has convicted Fred Ayokhai, a teaching staff of the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) for assaulting a female student, Blessing Mathias. There was a viral video in October 2022, which revealed how Ayokhai molested Mathias by ripping off his singlet with scissors. Mathias was also flogged and dropped […]
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Gunmen kill five policemen in Imo
21 Apr 2023
Gunmen on Friday morning killed five policemen at the Okpala Junction in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State. Also killed were a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Chinaka Nwagu who hailed from Amankwo Okpala community. The incident has thrown the junction and the entire community into a state of panic as […]
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Military ready for threat against May 29 handover- DHQ
21 Apr 2023
THE Defence headquarters, yesterday, said it was prepared to tackle the threat of attacks during May 29, handover ceremonies. It also said troops fighting to rid the country of criminal elements in several theatres of operation eliminated 53 terrorists, bandits and kidnappers while 269 terrorist collaborators, oil thieves and criminal herdsmen were arrested within the […]
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172 Nigerian troops to Guinea Bissau
20 Apr 2023
The Nigerian Army yesterday completed the pre-deployment training of 172 troops for peace-keeping mission in Guinea Bissau. The troops began their pre-deployment training on March 21 at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji, Kaduna State. The Chief of Operations (Army), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, said the troops would be Nigeria’s […]
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Soldiers kill policeman for intercepting colleague’s vehicle carrying Indian hemp in Borno
20 Apr 2023
A police sergeant, identified as Ahmed Ali, has been shot dead by some soldiers in Benisheikh town, Borno State after his team intercepted a military man in a vehicle conveying Indian hemp. Locals and security sources told Daily Trust that the incident happened at the town’s entry checkpoint around 10 am on Monday. A security […]
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Five kidnapped female students of GSS escapes from kidnapper’s den
19 Apr 2023
Kidnapped female students of GSS Awon Kachia LGA escape from terrorists’ den -El-Rufai expresses delight, praises students for sheer courage The eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon – who were kidnapped by terrorists on Monday 3rd April 2023 in the Awon general area of Kachia LGA – have escaped from the terrorists’ den. […]
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Police Force demote policeman for slapping and beating a citizen
19 Apr 2023
As IGP Tasks Officers on Professionalism, Respect for Fundamental Rights Subsequent to complaints and findings on video evidence widely circulated on Sunday 9th April, 2023, on social media of assault, discreditable conduct, and incivility to members of the public, at Emouha, Rivers State, and a follow-up orderly room trial of the affected policemen by the […]
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Court restrains PDP from suspending or expelling members loyal to Wike
19 Apr 2023
A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling members perceived to be loyal to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The order followed a ruling in a suit filed by Siminlalayi Fubara, Rivers PDP Governor-elect, and his Deputy, Dr. Ngozi Odu, alongside others. The plaintiffs had sued […]
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Police arrest four suspects over involvement of the murder of 25 years old Uber driver
19 Apr 2023
The Ondo State Police Command has paraded four suspects arrested over their alleged involvement in the murder of a 25-year-old man, Temitope Olorunfemi, who was lynched in Akure after being accused of being a ‘Yahoo boy’ Recall that an angry mob on Monday April 10, stoned Tope to death, when his alleged reckless driving caused […]
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