A 21-year-old security guard, Mohammed Yunusa, told a magistrates court in Kubwa, Abuja, that he stole one bag of rice and maize because he didn’t have any food to eat. Yunusa, who lives in Dawaki area of Abuja, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and theft. “My boss, retired Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Ali Janja, employed me as a security guard because the former guard, Aminu Haruna, travelled in December. ”My boss travelled to Kaduna and left me with his children at home. The children do not give me food to eat. I stole one bag of rice and one bag of…
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Lawyers and judges in Imo State have vacated the Justice Chukwudifu Oputa building of the state high court due to fears of an imminent collapse. Speaking at the court premises on Friday, Chris Ihentuge, Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch, revealed reports of the building vibrating during court sessions prompted the decision. Ihentuge stated that he had informed Governor Hope Uzodimma two weeks earlier about the building’s deteriorating state. The governor reportedly promised to send engineers for an inspection. Concerns over structural defects were raised during the building’s construction but were never addressed, Ihentuge noted. As a…
Parents of late Miss Zina Ugwu, a four years old girl who was murdered in her sleep in Nsukka, Enugu State, by a suspected drug addict, Chukwuemeka Nweke, has pleaded with the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that their daughter gets justice on her gruesome murder. According to the traumatized parents, the drug addict, Nweke, had on August 18 2024 after an alleged illicit drug over dose charged into their residence, along Orba road Nsukka, at about 11:30 pm, ravaged their entire premises, made into their flat after forceful collapse of their door, held up the four…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the postponement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration until Monday, February 3. The registration, initially scheduled to commence on Friday, January 31, was postponed to “allow the Board to implement essential adjustments to its registration templates.” The Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, announced this via its official X handle on Friday. “These adjustments come in light of the recent suspension of certain law programmes at selected universities, as submitted to the Board by the Council for Legal Education. “Additionally, the Board discovered that some Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres had…
The Chairman of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, Prof. George Chima, has been abducted at his residence in Okigwe, Imo State. Sources told Vanguard that the gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, numbering four, had stormed the ABSIEC chairman’s residence while he played host to some lecturers from Abia State University, Uturu, and seized him. The gunmen were alleged to have attempted to take him away in his car, which his driver was washing. However, the car failed to start despite efforts by the gunmen to drive it. An eyewitness said the gunmen later snatched an on-passing vehicle carrying logs…
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Balogun Mujaid, to a combined jail term of seven and half years for stealing and other offences. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the convict was sentenced by a Chief Magistrate Court to three years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing an Itel A50 phone valued at N98,000 while on community service in the court. The Chief Magistrate, Dolamu Babalogbon, also ordered the convict to pay N130,000, as a restitution fee to the dominant complainant on the matter. Mujaid was also sentenced on two other cases for three years with labour…
Four soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks in the Morocco area of Shomolu in Lagos are feared dead, and others were injured after a suspected drunk driver rammed into them. PUNCH Online gathered that the driver rammed into the soldiers during their monthly road jogging outside the barracks in the early hours of Friday. Speaking with our correspondent, an eyewitness named Priscilla, who lives in the area, said the Toyota vehicle had three young men as the occupants, running at full speed before ramming into the soldiers. She said after the accident happened, the young men attempted to run away but…
A fire outbreak occurred at a filling station in Dutse, the Jigawa state capital, on Thursday evening. The incident happened at about 8pm at Shakkotu along Kiyawa Road, Dutse. According to eyewitnesses, the fire erupted when a fuel tanker exploded while offloading fuel at the station. They described the scene as chaotic, with people running for their lives. One of the eye witnesses, Baba Nura, told our correspondent, “I was nearby when I heard a loud explosion. I rushed to the scene and saw that the fuel tanker had burst and the fire surrounded almost everywhere in the filling station.”…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has introduced tougher penalties for individuals involved in cult-related crimes within the state. On Thursday, the governor signed the Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Bill, 2025, into law, effectively repealing the Edo State Secret Cult Prohibition Law, 2018. The new law, which was recently passed by the Edo State House of Assembly, came into effect on January 24, 2025. The legislation outlines severe punishments for anyone found guilty of cult activities. Under the new law, those who harbor cultists or allow their properties to be used for cult-related purposes face up to 10 years…
A group of lawmakers from the Lagos State House of Assembly recently visited the Department of State Security (DSS) office in Magodo following the detention of two of their colleagues. The visit was prompted by the detention of Hon. Lanre Afinni and Hon. Sylvester Ogunkelu, who had been invited for questioning in connection with matters concerning the state assembly. As of the latest reports, one of the detained lawmakers has been released, while the other remains in DSS custody. Among those who visited the DSS office to express solidarity were Hon. Abiodun Tobun (Epe constituency), Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti-Osa constituency…