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Police arrest 873 kidnap suspects in Kano

The Kano State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed that it arrested no fewer than 873 suspects so far for alleged robbery, kidnapping, and other crimes during the just-concluded nationwide protests. All the suspects, who were detained from across the state, were paraded before newsmen on Monday at the command’s  Bompai. The Commissioner of Police, Salma Dogo, who made the disclosure, said the arrests were made possible through the command’s efforts to maintain law and order,...

Prophetess, teacher arraigned for fake charm, N8m theft

A prophetess, Folake Olasode, 35, and a schoolteacher, Damilola Aboloyinijo, 31, were on Monday arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Tinubu for allegedly preparing a fake charm of protection and obtaining N8m from their victim. The duo are facing five counts of conspiracy, stealing, obtaining, unlawful assault, and breach of public peace, preferred against them by the police. The Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Francis Igbinosa, told the court that Olasode and...

Wife may bag jail term for tearing husband’s passport at Lagos airport – NIS

A Nigerian woman named Favour Igiebor, who tore up her husband’s passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, could face a jail term as punishment for her actions if found guilty, according to the Nigeria Immigration Service Act of 2015 (as amended). The NIS had on Monday revealed that it had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of a man’s passport by his wife, identified as Favour Igiebor, stating that she had...

Mohbad’s family opposes late singer’s anniversary event

The family of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has appealed to organisations and individuals planning to celebrate the first anniversary of his death to suspend their plans. This was contained in a statement signed by Monisola Odumosu, a member of the family’s legal team and obtained by PUNCH Metro on Monday. The family expressed their desire to mourn their son in peace, without elaborate events that might affect their emotions. “It has come...

Two children, three others die in Abia auto crash

Two children and three other passengers were confirmed as casualties of a fatal auto crash on Sunday involving an Abia Line Network Sienna vehicle and a Mack truck near the Umuika Junction along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway while the Sienna was going from Abakaliki in Ebonyi State to Aba in Abia State. The Abia State Police Command and the state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the casualty figure on Monday at a...

LAGESC officials bust styrofoam warehouse in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have uncovered a warehouse of banned styrofoam in the Idumota area of the state. The state Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed this in a video shared on X.com on Monday. He wrote, “Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) discovered a styrofoam packs warehouse in Idumota. “The product has been confiscated and taken to the Taskforce Office for incineration.” This...

Four arraigned for assault, theft in Osun

Four residents of Osun State were on Monday arraigned before a State Magistrates Court, sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, for allegations bordering on a fight in a pub, destruction of properties and theft. The defendants, Abdulgarfar Opeyemi, Micheal Abayomi, Opadotun Taiwo and Azeez Abiodun, had appeared before a presiding Magistrate, Olusegun Ayilara, on five-count pressed against them by the police. The counts include conspiracy, assault, malicious damage, breach of peace and theft. Giving further...

Two stabbed in London’s Leicester Square

Two people were stabbed in London’s Leicester Square, a popular tourist destination. The victims, an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman have been hospitalised, according to Westminster police. New York Times reports that authorities have arrested a man who is currently in custody. Police confirmed that they do not believe there are any other suspects involved in the attack. “We don’t believe there are any outstanding suspects,” the police said. A courageous hero, identified as...

Gunmen kill six in Taraba highway attack

Gunmen on Monday morning killed six people, including the driver of a commuter vehicle along the Takum -Wukari highway in Taraba. It was gathered that the commuter vehicle departed Takum for Wukari around 6 a.m. and was ambushed at a village near Sai in neighbouring Benue state. The Chairman of Takum LGA, John Ali, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday. According to the Chairman, “I arrived in Jalingo yesterday for a meeting, but this...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application seeking an order of interim injunction restraining Nigerian protesters under different platforms from continuing with the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests. Justice Peter Lifu dismissed the motion ex parte, marked FHC/ABS/CS/1149/2024, on Monday, August 12, 2024. Some Nigerians had filed the motion ex parte (dated August 12, 2024) seeking the enforcement of their fundamental rights against the organisations involved with the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests.  The applicants sued organisations such as...