By Omobolaji Ayoola Alani Rafiu has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ikeja Sexual Offence and Domestic Violence Court for defiling a 14-year-old girl whose Identity is not disclosed. According to Justice Rahman Oshodi, the prosecution successfully proved every requirement of defilement in the case against Rafiu. He stated that the convict’s action demonstrated […]
A tragic and fatal head-on collision involving two Mazda commercial buses (LND 624 YE / EKY 804 YH) occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge, near Ilaje, en route to Iyana-Oworonsoki, resulting in one fatality and leaving eight others grievously injured. The harrowing incident, which unfolded as both buses recklessly engaged in a high-speed chase from […]
By Felix Kuyinu A businessman is to face court trial over allegations of a fraudulent business transaction amounting to N60 million. The case is to come up on January 14, 2025. At his earlier arraignment at the Federal High Court in Ikeja, Lagos, the accused, Olutoye John, Director of TRJ Company Limited, was said to […]
By Saheed Afolabi A Lagos Chief Magistrate Court has remanded a prominent figure in the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ganiyu Oyedepo, known as Koko-Zaria, for allegedly assaulting Nollywood actor Lawori. Oyedepo, who pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, assault, and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, was […]
Nurudeen Adebayo The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the assassination of Demola Akinloye, the first son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land, Oba Tijani Akinloye. The incident occurred on Monday, along Chevron Drive in the Lekki area of Lagos State, sparking fear and leading to the desertion of the community. According to a notice […]
Felix Kuyinu A suspect identified as Idris Danladi has been remanded in prison over allegations of rape on a one-year-old baby. Danladi was arraigned by the police at the Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya, having listened to the Police Prosecutor, Inspector Ayodele Adeosun, ordered the suspect’s remand at the […]
Felix kuyinu A female suspect is on trial over an alleged act of bitting her 15-year old housekeeper in Shasha area, Lagos. The accused, Oluchi Okoye, 51, inflicted severe body injury on the victim, as told by the Police Prosecutor, Inspector John Iberedem, at Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Iberedem stated that […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has convicted three persons for being involved in drug peddling. 40-year old Bolanle Dauda was apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA operatives at Ibiye, Badagry Expressway. NDLEA disclosed that Dauda, on Saturday 25th May 2024, was caught with 42 blocks of cocaine weighing […]
By Felix Kuyinu A school bus driver has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a three-year-old girl in Okota, Lagos. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced the offender, Micheal Mowete, at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja Lagos on Tuesday. The State Counsel, Babajide Boye, presented four witnesses during the trial, while the […]
Early this morning, Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) responded swiftly to a serious accident on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, where one life was lost. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, confirmed that one person died in the accident which took place near the Unilag waterfront […]
