A bricklayer, Michael Taiye, has been sentenced to death by hanging by by an Effurun High Court, in Delta state for armed robbery. Taiye, 21, was convicted on a three-count charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms. According to the prosecution, Taiye was arrested by men of the [...]
A prophet with a white garment church in Lagos state, Michael Wanami, has been charged to court for allegedly defrauding a lawyer, Mrs. Mary Adepeju Omotayo, to the tune of N3.5 million. Wanami, 36, alongside his accomplice, Mr. Michael Diepreye, 31, reportedly obtained the said sum from the victim for a landed property in Lagos [...]
A truck driver, Bilal Bello, 23, of Tiper Garage in Nyanya, was yesterday arraigned before a Karu Chief Magistrates’ Court, on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and assault. The Police Prosecutor, Cpl. Umar Mohammed, told the court that the offences were contrary to sections 342 and 264 of the Penal Code. Section 342 says [...]
The Chairman of Suleja local government council, Alhaji Yunusa Adamu, has approved a committee tasked with the responsibility to eliminate traffic congestion on Suleja roads. Speaking with Blueprint yesterday in his office at Suleja, Adamu charged the committee to ensure that all motor parks are devoid of all encumbrances and all illegal structures are cleared, [...]
A man who was parading himself as a Superintendent of Police (SP) has been arrested by soldiers with 100 kilogramme of Indian hemp along Bauchi-Kano road in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi state. Blueprint gathered that the man was arrested at a military road block along Ningi road wearing a police uniform and with [...]
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court has remanded a businessman, Joseph Osawe, 34, in prison, over his alleged involvement in a robbery. The Magistrate, Mrs. Olufunke Hamzat, who gave the order, said the accused should be kept behind bars, pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The prosecutor, Inspector Roman Unuigbe, told the court [...]
Four men have been arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court over allegations of raping a 27-year-old sex worker. The accused, Solomon Obamiro, 28, Adebayo Fagbemi, 25, Soliu Obalowu, 27, and Oluwatosin Akomolafe, 22, were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and sexual harassment. The prosecutor, Barth Nwakaoye, said that the accused and others [...]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Akwa Ibom state command, has arrested three undergraduates for trafficking in illicit substances suspects to be banned drugs. The Eket Area Commander of the agency, Mrs. Imaette Umoumana, stated this in an interview with journalists in Eket. Umoumana said the suspects were students of Maritime Academy, Oron, Heritage [...]
The Edo Police Command has arrested at least 25 kidnap suspects in a renewed effort to stem the tide of kidnapping in the state as well as rid the state of other forms of crimes. The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Foluso Adebanjo, made this known while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Benin. According [...]
In a bid to equip Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs) with requisite professional skills and knowledge in the face of rising extremism and terrorism the Nigeria police has organised a 4-day workshop on Capacity for the PROs. A press statement by Deputy Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr. Frank Mba, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), [...]
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