Ex-bankers diverting pension funds bags 12 years jail
The Enugu State High Court on Friday sentenced two former bankers, Sani Aferokhe and Hillary Odo, to a combined 12-year jail term for criminally diverting N10.3m belonging to pensioners. The…
ASF France lauds clemency as Adamawa gov frees farmer sentenced to death
After 11 years on death row over an incident of self-defence, the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has granted clemency to a farmer, Sunday Jackson. Jackson was attacked…
Court remands six for assault, battery LASTMA, KAI officials in Lagos
The Lagos State Mobile Court has remanded six of the seven suspects arrested for allegedly assaulting personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Kick Against Indiscipline…
NCoS boss cautions defiant officers against contraband trafficking, compromise
The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche, has warned the men and officers of the Service to desist from acts capable of damaging the image of…
Mobile courts order remand of 6 over assault on LASTMA, others
The Lagos State Mobile Courts, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of six suspected notorious miscreants apprehended for a violent assault on personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)…
Firm donates police outpost to boost security architecture in Rivers
An energy firm, Solewant Group, has donated a modern police outpost to the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in Alode, Elemé, Rivers State, to improve security in the community. The outpost,…
COAS orders relentless offensive against arsonists, bandits, criminals
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of 2 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR) to intensify offensive operations and decisively flush out all criminal elements operating…
Illegal refuse dumping land Lagos resident in three months jail
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority says it has secured the conviction of a 48-year-old man, Makinde Rasaq, to a combined jail term of 13 months’ community service for dumping…
FCCPC caution Nigerians against arbitrary fare hikes
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has issued a stern warning to inter-city road transport operators against arbitrary fare increases during the ongoing yuletide travel period, following a spike…
Man, 48, arrested for dumping refuse on Lagos road
A 48-year-old man, Makinde Rasaq, was arrested on Sunday by the Lagos State Task Force over an allegation of indiscriminate disposal of refuse. This was disclosed in a post made…