Tag Archives: local news from Nigeria

Chijioke was arrested on 9 April 2007 and subsequently charged with trafficking 2,604.56 grammes of cannabis. He was found guilty and sentenced to death by the High Court in November 2008. Under Singaporean law, trafficking more than 500 grammes of ...

According to a report by his employer, NAIJ.com, Adeparusi, was involved in a motorcycle accident in Abuja. He died on the spot. He was last seen alive when he stepped out of his apartment at about 1.00 pm in Kugbo ...

Today, the FG formally filed a 15 count criminal charge against a serving Judge of the federal High Court- Justice Adetokunbo Ademola, one of the serving Judges who was arrested on 8th October, 2016 by the DSS and his wife ...

Today, the House of Reps asked the EFCC and the CBN to immediately go after the promoters Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, otherwise known as ‘MMM’ in Nigeria. Lawmakers strongly opposed the investment scheme, which promises 30% return on investment for any ...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Mahmud Mohammed, yesterday said the  decision of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to suspend seven judges accused of corruption, showed the desire of the judiciary to preserve its independence.  He explained this on ...

Abdulahi Anaruwa and Mohammed Suleiman were arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing another herdsman, whose cattle they were trying to steal, at Itadodo area of Ofada in Obafemi-Owode LGA Area of the state. The state Police ...

Today, a Kano Magistrates’ Court odischarged all the five suspects, who allegedly killed a trader, Mrs. Bridget Agbahime, in Kano on June 2 over allegations of blasphemy. The suspects, Dauda Ahmed, Abdulmumeen Mustafa, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdullahi ...

Police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Obehie in Abia State have arrested a police officer identified as Sergeant Matthew Elah for allegedly snatching a motorcycle from its owner at gunpoint, Punchng reports.   It was gathered that Elah, ...

Police in Borno said nine persons were killed on Tuesday in Maiduguri in a vehicle explosion. Spokesman of the command, Mr Victor Isuku, said in a statement that the dead were all in the vehicle when it exploded. Isuku said ...