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…
Ondo Command arrest man for shooting officers
Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Nwabali for allegedly shooting police officers at a checkpoint in Ipele, Owo Local Government Area of the state. The suspect…
Man acquitted over charges related to wife’s death
Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has discharged and acquitted Ikechukwu Ogbonna, popularly known as IVD, of all criminal charges related to the death of his wife, Bimbo Ogbonna, after…
Contempt: Court summons CP, DCP, others over Asaba sand mining dispute
The Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba has summoned the Commissioner of Police (CP), Abaniwonda Olufemi, alongside the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigations…
CSOs hail Acha’s acquittal in ‘unlawful possession of firearms’ case
Spaces for Change (S4C) and members of the Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS) have lauded the discharge and acquittal of Emmanuel Acha, who was detained for over 200…
Eight arraigned for alleged assaulting KAI official in Lagos
Eight individuals have been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Bolade-Oshodi for assaulting an official of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also known as Kick Against Indiscipline…
Retired judge’s murder: Police caught prime suspect, recover victim’s phone
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command, Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), have arrested the key suspect alleged to have murdered the retired High Court Judge,…
$4m fraud: US-based Nigerian confronts 25 years jail term
A 40-year-old US-based Nigerian, Leslie Mba, faces up to 20 years in prison for a $4m wire fraud conspiracy and an additional five years for making false immigration statements. According…