Category: Metro

Okomu Oil Denies Attempt To Kidnap Expatriate Workers
May 3, 2022 No Responses

Okomu Oil Denies Attempt To Kidnap Expatriate Workers

The Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, on Monday,  denied reports of alleged kidnap attempts on its expatriate workers  The company’s Communications Officer,  Mr Fidelis Olise,  in a statement, decried the reports published in some online medium quoting Edo police command as...
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Eid-el Fitr: FRSC Cautions Fleet Operators Against Reckless Driving
May 1, 2022 No Responses

Eid-el Fitr: FRSC Cautions Fleet Operators Against Reckless Driving

As Nigerian Muslims celebrate Eid-el Fitr festival, the Jos Zonal Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised operators of fleet vehicles to abide by traffic rules and regulations.   Mr Wobin Gora, Commanding Officer of the zone ...
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Ataga: Court Dismisses Objection By Chidinma’s Lawyer To Cross-Examine Access Bank’s Employee
April 27, 2022 No Responses

Ataga: Court Dismisses Objection By Chidinma’s Lawyer To Cross-Examine Access Bank’s Employee

A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday dismissed the objection raised by the counsel to Chidinma Ojukwu to cross-examine an employee of Access Bank over the late Mr Usifo Ataga’s bank statements tendered as exhibits. ...
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Police Foil kidnapping In Ore, Rescue Nine Victims
April 24, 2022 No Responses

Police Foil kidnapping In Ore, Rescue Nine Victims

The Police command in Ondo State on Saturday,  foiled an attempted Kidnap of nine passengers on the Lagos/Ore expressway.  A  statement issued by SP Funmilayo Odunlami,Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), Ondo State Command on Saturday  explained that ...
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Police Arraign Housewife, Lover Over Alleged Adultery 
April 22, 2022 No Responses

Police Arraign Housewife, Lover Over Alleged Adultery 

The Police Command in Benue State, on Thursday, arraigned Terver Ukyagh, 35, and a housewife, Sewuese Peter, 35, before a Makurdi Upper Area Court over alleged criminal conspiracy, adultery and intimidation.  The Prosecutor, Insp Veronica Shaagee, told th...
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Court Remands School Driver For Allegedly Defiling Three-Year-Old Pupil
April 20, 2022 No Responses

Court Remands School Driver For Allegedly Defiling Three-Year-Old Pupil

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday, ordered that a 37-year-old primary school driver, Kingsley Okwumbu, be remanded for allegedly defiling a three-year-old pupil of the school.  The police charged Okwumbu, who resides in Ikeja area of Lagos...
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Taxi Driver Bags 30 Months Imprisonment For Dangerous Driving
April 8, 2022 No Responses

Taxi Driver Bags 30 Months Imprisonment For Dangerous Driving

An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced one Adelaja Ogundairo, a taxi driver, to 30 months’ imprisonment and three months community service for driving dangerously and knocking down a police officer.  The convict, during the trial...
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Man Bags Life Imprisonment For Raping, Robbing Student At UNILAG
April 6, 2022 No Responses

Man Bags Life Imprisonment For Raping, Robbing Student At UNILAG

An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a man, Collins Okechukwu, to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a 25-year-old student (name withheld) at the University of Lagos.  Delivering judgement, Justice Abiola Soladoye, ...
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Gunmen Attack FRSC Patrol Team, Kill Two Personnel
April 4, 2022 No Responses

Gunmen Attack FRSC Patrol Team, Kill Two Personnel

A team of Patrol Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FTSC) comprising of an Officer, a driver and two other staff on patrol operations have been attacked by unknown gunmen leading to the death of two personnel with one...
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Train Attack: NRC Confirms Safety Of 170 Passengers, 21 Missing  
April 3, 2022 No Responses

Train Attack: NRC Confirms Safety Of 170 Passengers, 21 Missing  

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed the safety of about 170 passengers that were on board the attacked AK9 Abuja to Kaduna train on March 28, 2022.   In a statement on Saturday, Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRCs Managing Director, explained...
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NRC Confirms Attack On Abuja-Kaduna Train 
March 29, 2022 No Responses

NRC Confirms Attack On Abuja-Kaduna Train 

The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has confirmed attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train by suspected bandits on Monday night.  Okhiria however told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that ”information concerning the atta...
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Lagos Sanctions Six Indicted LASTMA Officers
March 22, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Sanctions Six Indicted LASTMA Officers

The Lagos State Government has disciplined six officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) over misconduct while performing their official duties.  The Assistant Director, Public Affairs of LASTMA, Mr Olumide Filade, confirmed this i...
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Court Orders DNA Test To Determine Paternity Of Children
March 19, 2022 No Responses

Court Orders DNA Test To Determine Paternity Of Children

A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan, Oyo State has ordered for DNA tests on the three children of  a divorce-seeking couple, Alhaji Lukman Shittu, and embittered wife, Fisayo Shittu.  The court gave the order so as to unrave...
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Uromi Bank Robbery: Edo CP Confirms Recovery Of N37m, Five Abandoned Vehicles
February 26, 2022 No Responses

Uromi Bank Robbery: Edo CP Confirms Recovery Of N37m, Five Abandoned Vehicles

The Police command in Edo on Friday confirmed that some monies suspected to be carted away by robbers during Thursday’s armed robbery attacks on some banks in Uromi, have been recovered.  Mr Phillip Ogbadu, the State Commissioner of Police confirmed...
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