Category: Metro

Cocoa Farmers In Ondo Protest Alleged Sale Of Farmland To Chinese Company
May 10, 2022 No Responses

Cocoa Farmers In Ondo Protest Alleged Sale Of Farmland To Chinese Company

Cocoa farmers in Ofosu in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday protested against alleged sale of their farmland to a Chinese company by the state government.  The protesters barricaded the Lagos/Benin Expressway, carrying placards with different demands. ...
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Police Confirm Abduction Of Catholic Priest In A’Ibom
May 10, 2022 No Responses

Police Confirm Abduction Of Catholic Priest In A’Ibom

The police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of a Catholic priest, Alphonsus Uboh, at the church premises in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state.  SP Odiko Macdon, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this...
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How I Was Raped By BRT Driver – Witness
May 10, 2022 No Responses

How I Was Raped By BRT Driver – Witness

A prosecution witness in the rape and murder trial of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, on Monday narrated how she was allegedly raped by Ominnikoron after boarding BRT.  Ominnikoron is standing trial on a five-count charge bordering.....
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Broadcaster, 40, Docked For Allegedly Sharing Chrisland Student Sex Tape
May 9, 2022 No Responses

Broadcaster, 40, Docked For Allegedly Sharing Chrisland Student Sex Tape

A 40-year-old broadcaster, Uche Igwe, who allegedly shared on Twitter, video of a 10-year-of Chrisland Schools student, who engaged in sexual intercourse, was Monday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.   Igwe, who resides at No......
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Man Docked For Wearing Military T-Shirt  
May 9, 2022 No Responses

Man Docked For Wearing Military T-Shirt  

A man, Victor Memga, was on Monday docked in an Upper Area Court in Makurdi for wearing a military T-shirt.   The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Veronica Shaagee, told the court that the case was transferred from the Headquarters of Operation...
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Nzeribe: Family Begins Consultations For Funeral Rites
May 9, 2022 No Responses

Nzeribe: Family Begins Consultations For Funeral Rites

The family of late Sen. Arthur Nzeribe has commenced traditional consultation for the funeral rites of the late business mogul and politician.  Late Nzeribe died at the age of 83 years on May 5 following protracted illness.  The family made...
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Court Remands Two For Allegedly Exhuming Boy’s Corpse
May 6, 2022 No Responses

Court Remands Two For Allegedly Exhuming Boy’s Corpse

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded two men in a correctional centre for allegedly being in possession of human head, exhuming and cutting off head of a six-year-old boy.    The defendants, Lukuman Kusimo, 55, and Oluwaseyi Olojede, 5...
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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 mediu...
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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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