A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, on Friday, 4 July, 2025, remanded a renowned philanthropist, Dr. Emmanuel Musa, and 3 others in prison custody over alleged murder of PDP Stalwart Thomas Godwin alias Zamfara, who is also an aide to Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Chief Magistrate Uwani Danladi Mohammed who gave the order, also remanded the defendants in prison custody until the adjourned date, July 7, 2025 and remanded them...

For violating the Kwara state environmental laws, some beggars and street urchins arrested were prosecuted by a mobile court in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. It was gathered that evacuation of beggars and street urchins from the streets of Ilorin was part of strategies to beef up security in the state capital. The presiding magistrate, Jumoke Bello, sentenced the offenders to community service in line with the provisions of the Kwara State Social Development Laws. The...

Some 13 passengers of Benue Links Transport Company who were abducted at Eke in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State have regained their freedom after spending seven days in captivity. They were rescued in a joint operation led by the police and local vigilantes. Recall that the vehicle, with registration number 14B-143BN, was hijacked at about 6:30 p.m. on June 22, 2025while returning to Makurdi with passengers from Abeokuta, Ogun State. The passengers were...