A 39-year-old man, Bassey Ikpi, accused of posing as a forex trader, was arraigned on Thursday before the Lagos State Chief Magistrate Court in Ebute-Metta for allegedly defrauding several individuals and companies of large sums in multiple currencies. The defendant,…

A legal practitioner, Olusegun Agunloye, was on Thursday arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, over allegations of forgery. The lawyer was accused of presenting a fake testamentary instrument also known as the Will of…

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, and the Central Market Complex Development and Investment Company, Donez Global Services Ltd, Joe Jonny Joyson Enterprises Ltd,  and Nigerian Export-Import Bank have been restrained as defendants either through their agents, servants, assigns,…

The family of a man, Isaac Bristol Alagbariya, have accused men of the Rivers State Police Command of illegally arresting and torturing their son after breaking into his hotel room along Ada George on the outskirts of Port Harcourt. The…

An Enugu Magistrate Court sitting in Enugu North Magisterial District has remanded a 40-year-old man, Osita Igwe, at the Enugu Correctional Centre for alleged robbery. The charge marked MEN/541/2024, which our correspondent obtained on Wednesday, shows that Igwe was arraigned…

The Lagos State Task Force impounded 106 motorcycles during enforcement operations at the Iyana-School bus stop, First gate bus stop by Igbo-Elerin, Iyana Iba-LASU Expressway, Megida bus stop and Ayobo roundabout areas of the state. The Senior Special Assistant to…

The Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, Amadein Tibiebi, has been arrested by men of Zone 16 of the Nigeria Police for alleged illegal possession of firearms. PUNCH Metro gathered that Tibiebi, an ex-militant, who…

A 13-year-old boy simply identified as Christian has been seen selling tickets to commercial tricycle operators at Jigbale market in Udu LGA of Delta State. The development has raised concerns about child labour, with many questioning how a kid could…

Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State has inaugurated a taskforce saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the “cleanliness and environmental beauty” of communities in the council area. The task force is also “to stem road obstruction occasioned by motorists…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized 60 jumbo bags of Ghanaian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 2,400kg in Lagos. NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, announced this while decorating eight Marine Command officers with new ranks and…

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have neutralised a notorious kidnapping kingpin and leader of the Bling Bling Marine Strike Force, one Ubong Effiong Archibong, alias ‘Condiment.’ The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, disclosed this in…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has neutralized one Ubong Archibong alias condiment- a dreaded Kidnap Kingpin/ Sea Pirate terrorizing Uruan/Oron waterways of the state. It said the suspect was neutralized during a gun battle with operatives of…

The National Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command, on Wednesday, said it had commenced a probe into the circumstances surrounding the abduction of a five-month-old baby on a farm in Agbeye town. The security agency said the child…

Ogun State police command has confirmed the death of 23-year-old Ayodele Gabriel, who was found unconscious in his bathroom after a fire broke out in his apartment at Sakura Estate, Sagamu, Ogun State. The Command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, on Thursday,…

Three men,  Joshua Oladele (believed to be a Nigerian), Micah Hines, and Ali Alamiri, have been handed life sentences for the murder of 25-year-old Hamza Iqbal in London, United Kingdom,  according to multiple reports. Hamza was said to have been…