The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought Mustapha Mohammed, the Chief Executive Officer of MB Lugga Global Travels and Tours Limited, before Justice T.G. Ringim of the Federal High Court in Gombe. Mohammed faces three charges related to fraudulent activities, including obtaining N144,162,500 (One Hundred and Forty-Four Million, One Hundred and Sixty-Two Thousand,…
Five individuals were arraigned on Thursday before a Magistrate Court in Ago-Iwoye, located in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, for allegedly assaulting a secondary school teacher, Mr. Akeem Soyingbe, of Mamu Community Comprehensive High School, Ago-Iwoye. The defendants—Sunday Matthew (19), Salisu Sulaiman (32), Ojenugba Philips (34), Sunday Abu (45), and Joel Sunday…
A Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa has sentenced four men to death by hanging for conspiracy and kidnapping. The convicts—Manager Etonzor, Daniel Derietiedei, Inimotimi Rufus, and Tari Firstman—were found guilty by Justice Patience Diri on Wednesday, January 29, under Section 2(1) of the Bayelsa State Law 2013, in case number YHC/43c/2021. According to the…
The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested Christiana Ibanga and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, for allegedly trafficking their child and selling the baby for N450,000. At a press briefing on Wednesday, January 29, at the command headquarters in Ikot-Akpanabia, Uyo, the state capital, the police spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, said the pair were apprehended…
Unknown gunmen attacked an ambulance along the Egbe-Ogbe-Ponyan road in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday, January 25, killing the director, Segun Adekoya. Adekoya and his team were returning to Egbe in Yagba East after officiating at a funeral in the Ponyan community. They had transported a body from a hospital…
A man has allegedly severed his wife’s hand in Nsukka, Enugu State. Enugu media figure, Senator Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, shared the news in a Facebook post on Sunday, January 26, 2025, revealing that the victim is currently battling for her life at Keoetochukwu Hospital in Nsukka, where she was rushed for medical care. The details surrounding…
Bandits have killed 27-year-old Piti Ezekiel and abducted five others in Akansan Garmadi, Rumaya Community, Kwassam ward in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Danbaba Katuka, National Secretary of the Kauru Local Government Area CDAs Forum, shared the details in a phone interview with The Punch on Friday, January 24, 2025. The abducted victims…
A yet-to-be-identified man was electrocuted while attempting to vandalize a transformer in the Akute area of Ogun State on Friday, January 24. The state police command spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident, explaining that the man climbed into the transformer house and was electrocuted while trying to cut a wire. The incident was reported…
The Police command in Niger state has arrested Jamilu Saidu, a resident of Kumbashi District, Mariga Local Government Area, for allegedly k!lling 30-year-old Iliyasu Aminu during an altercation at a wedding ceremony. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the state police command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the incident occurred when a fight broke out…
Troops from Sector 7 of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have apprehended a notorious gunrunner and his son, seizing a large stash of weapons and ammunition during an operation in Kaduna State. The operation took place on Sunday, January 20, 2025, following intelligence gathered about the suspects. According to sources, the individuals were identified as 62-year-old…
