Car dealer jailed 15 months for N3.1m fraud
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna High Court on Tuesday sentenced a car dealer, Haruna Suleiman, to 15 months imprisonment for N3.1m fraud. Suleiman was […]
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Nigeria celebrates 5 months of zero attack on waterways
The Federal Government on Tuesday celebrated five months of zero attack by pirates and sea robbers on the nation’s waterways. The Minister of State for […]
NDLEA arrests 17,647 suspects, convicts 2,369 in 18 months nationwide
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested over 17,647 offenders, convicted and jailed 2, 369 between January 2021 and May 2022. The […]
Man jailed 12 months for stealing host’s laptop, camera
A Jos Upper Area Court in Jos on Monday sentenced a 24-year-old man, e Ibrahim Tukur, to 12 months imprisonment for stealing his friend’s laptop […]
Cobbler jailed 16 months for stealing electronics
An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old cobbler, Habibu Yahaya to 16 months imprisonment for stealing electronics. The convict, who […]
Labourer bags 10 months jail term for stealing pumping machines
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 22- year-old labourer, Abubakar Isah, to 10 months imprisonment for stealing five submersible water pumping machines […]
Court orders corps member to clean church for 6 months for fraud
An FCT High Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered a 30-year-old youth corps member, Chibuike Omemgboji to clean the premises of the Winners Chapel, […]
Court jails counsellor 3 months for assaulting his mother-in-law
A Grade “A” Customary Court of Appeal sitting in Iyaganku, on Tuesday sentenced a 53-year-old counsellor, Muyiwa Ojo-Osagie to three months imprisonment for assaulting his […]
Kaduna records 4,506 TB cases in 5 months, says Official
The Kaduna State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Programme on Tuesday has recorded 4,506 TB cases in the state . The State Programme Manager, Dr […]
Kaduna fire service records 8 deaths, 118 fire outbreaks in 2 months
The Kaduna State Fire Service, said it recorded eight deaths from 118 fire outbreaks across the state between March and April 2022. The Director, Mr […]
Kano State Fire Service saves 410 lives, property worth N490.6 m in 4 months
The Kano State Fire Service saved 410 lives and property, worth N490.6 million, in 489 fire incidents recorded in the state between January and April, […]
Trader bags 6 months jail for stealing Turkeys
A Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old trader, Jamilu Abdullahi, to six months imprisonment for stealing two Turkeys worth N21,000. […]
Carpenter jailed 6 months for stealing iron rod pipes
An Upper Area Court in Karu, Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a carpenter, Ayomide Ogunyanwo to six months imprisonment for stealing iron rod pipes worth N50,000. The […]
NDLEA arrests 302 suspected drug traffickers in Kaduna in 3 months
The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said its operatives have arrested no fewer than 302 suspected drugs traffickers in […]
Cleaner jailed 6 months for stealing 11 aluminium sheets
A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State on Monday sentenced a cleaner, Abdullahi Adamu for stealing 11 aluminium heating plates belonging to the Kano Electricity […]
Businessman jailed 8 months for stealing 32-inch TV
A Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a 32-year-old businessman, Teryange Awuna to eight months imprisonment for stealing a 32-inch television from […]
POS operator jailed 3 months for cheating businessman
A Dei-dei Grade I Area Court, sentenced a 34-year-old Point of Sale (POS) operator, Jamilu Rabiu, to three months imprisonment for cheating a businessman of […]
OGIRS generates N12bn in 3 months
By Abiodun Lawal The Ogun Board of Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) has generated N11.8 billion as revenue between January and March 2022 to the coffers […]
NDLEA destroys 17 suspected cannabis sativa farms in Edo in 3 months –Cdr
The Edo command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has destroyed 17 suspected cannabis sativa farms measuring over 15 hectares in […]
Man bags 10 months for selling fake plot of land
By Uche Bibilari An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Monday sentenced a 38-year-old man, Danjuma Yaro, to 10 months imprisonment for selling a […]
NHRC receives 238 complaints in 2 months in Kano State
By Bosede Olufunmi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State, says it has received 238 complaints of human rights abuse between February and […]
Theft: Court sentences man 4 months imprisonment, grants another bail
An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a businessman, Isreal Dauda to four months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing two […]
Regulations, guidelines for 2023 Poll to be ready in 10 months, says Yakubu
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Prof Mahmood Yakubu Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the regulations and guidelines for the 2023 general election will […]
Bus driver bags 6 months jail term, community service for drug trafficking
Justice Yellin Bogoro of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, sentenced a 24-year-old bus driver, Mike Onyekachi, to six months at the Ikoyi […]
Businessman bags 9 months jail for cheating customer
By Ugochi Ugochukwu A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court in Shagari Quarters, Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old businessman, Emmanuel Dashe, to nine months imprisonment […]