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Police on Thursday arraigned a farmer, Mufutau Salaudeen, at the Oyo State Family Court in Iyaganku, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s daughter. The police charged the defendant with blasphemy with case number MI/FC/52C/2024. Prosecuting counsel, Inspector Gbemisola Adedeji, told the court that Salaudeen violated the 11-year-old girl at Olowosokedile area of ​​Ajegunle, Saki, Saki West local government area of ​​the …

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A Ikeja, has seized contraband worth N3.6 billion, including 150 cartons of bulletproof jackets worth N1.687 billion. Speaking to journalists in Ikeja on Thursday, Kola Oladeji, the Customs Zone Controller for the unit, disclosed that the seizure was made along the Ijebu Ode-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. Each carton contained 10 packs …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has announced the rescue of a kidnapped student, Bisola Olisa, along the Ikare-Ado Ekiti Expressway, and the arrest of 24 persons suspected to be involved in various criminal activities. Commander Adetunji Adeleye of the Amotekun Corps disclosed the development on Wednesday, adding that the arrests were made for offences …

Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on Monday, July 15, 2024, ordered the final confiscation of 20 cars stolen from Canada to Nigeria. The cars were handed over to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The judge made the order following a motion for notice filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The …

The Nigerian Navy has rescued eight female victims of human trafficking in the country. Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the victims were rescued between Saturday and Tuesday. He said officers also rescued two drowned fishermen and arrested eight stowaways in Nigerian waters. According to Adams-Aliu, the feat …

At least 14 people were killed and four others injured in a horrific car accident along the Kano-Kanya road in Babura local government area of ​​Jigawa State on Tuesday. State police spokesman DSP Lawan Shiisu confirmed the accident in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse. Shiisu said a truck and a bus were involved in the accident that occurred in …

A suspected smuggler on Friday killed a Nigerian Customs officer, Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo, in Jigawa State. Customs officer killed during stop and search operation at Achilafia along Daura-Kano road in Jigawa. Public Relations Officer for the Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, Kaduna, Isah Sulaiman, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. He said the suspect had been detained by police …

At least four people were rescued from the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building in Kubwa, Abuja, on Saturday. Acting Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Mrs. Florence Wenegieme, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the building is located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan Dasuki Road in Phase 2, Bwari Area Council FCT. The …

The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has distanced itself from the discovery of the body of a man hanging from a tree not far from its office on the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway. In a statement issued on Friday, LASTMA Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Taofiq Adebayo, responded to rumors circulating online that the agency was involved in the man’s …

Nigerian prankster and comedian, Zion Ubani, popularly known as Zfancy has been released on bail following his recent arrest for sharing disturbing jokes on social media. After being arrested on July 4 in Abuja by the NPF-National Cyber ​​Crime Centre for making a prank film with false allegations of serious crimes, including rape, the Nigerian Police has verified the release …