A 25-year-old farmer, ThankGod James, has appeared before an Akure Senior Magistrate's Court charged with trepass, rape and attempted armed robbery. Police Prosecutor Insp. Zakari Ibrahim alleged that the accused committed the offence on Jan. 23 at...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday announced the arrest of three suspected drug traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The Head of Public Affairs of the agency, Mr Mitchel Ofoyeju, made...
A group in Oron, the Akwa Ibom Famous Fishing Organization (FFO), has described the recent Shell’s Bonga oil spill as a setback to their occupation and marine environment. Chairman of the group, Johnson Harry, who stated this yesterday while exch...
Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Abubakar says training programmes for police personnel this year have been put on hold because facilities are in shambles. Abubakar said this Uyo on Tuesday while addressing officers and men of the ...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested some suspects including an alleged driver attached to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) , Agboola Mukaila, for their alleged involvement in armed robbery . In a police report made a...
The Ondo State government yesterday gave out N300 million in car loans to 600 teachers in its employ. The beneficiaries,who included teaching and non-teaching staff, were presented their cheques for the loan which has a 10 per cent repayment interest. ...
A policeman in Ojota area of Lagos has allegedly killed his colleague following a serious fight between the two. An eyewitness, Sunday Olajide, told LEADERSHIP that the policeman was lying face down on the road with blood from his mouth.” Olajide...
Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) National Chairmanship aspirant, Senator Muhammed Abba Aji has congratulated Honorable Seriake Dickson on his election as Governor of Bayelsa State. Abba Aji said Dickson’s victory was a testimony to the high le...
The Benue State police command is set to arraign any policeman who receives extortion fee on the high ways, even as it said that any act of corruption would not be tolerated and anyone found engaging in it would be properly sanctioned. Commissioner of ...
Football got a rough ride over the weekend, but there is hope, writes GABRIEL OLUOMO
To prevent a re-occurrence of the Aug. 26, 2011 flood disaster, the Oyo State Government has approved the dredging of 23 rivers across the state. Besides, the state government on Tuesday flagged-off the reconstruction of 50 roads at a cost of N5 billio...
Some Lagos-based lawyers have called for a better system of justice in the country with a special focus on the police, judges and the people. The legal practitioners, who spoke with the newsmen on Tuesday, argued that the current justice system was no ...
Mr Anthony Ubaike, the Deputy Controller of Prisons in charge of Onitsha prison, says only 53 out of the 898 inmates at the prison had been convicted. Ubaike said on Tuesday in Onitsha, Anambra, that 845 of the inmates were awaiting trial. He als...
The Senate has restated its determination to reject any discussion that posed threat to the unity of Nigeria as one indivisible nation. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Information, Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, reaffirmed the pled...
The Chief Whip of Kogi House of Assembly, Alhaji Suleiman Babadoko and his Deputy, Hajia Habibat Mohammed-Deen, have been removed from office, following a “vote of no confidence” passed on them. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Abdullahi Be...