An Igbosere High Court in Lagos, on Monday sentenced an ex-staff of an oil company, James Onuoha, to 15 years at the correctional centre for raping his tenant’s 14-year-old niece. Justice Adedayo Akintoye sentenced Onuoha, 42, and an engineer, without an option of fine. On Jan. 14, the court had adjourned the case until March 25, for judgment, after the parties adopted their final written addresses. But judgement could not be pronounced due to the...

Mr Nwachuckwu Enwonwu the new Oyo State Commissioner of Police has assumed office in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Enwonwu took over from Mr Shina Olukolu who was deployed to the Force Command Investigation Department (FCID) Lagos State. Speaking shortly after taking over on Monday, Enwonwu urged officers and men of the command to maintain high level of discipline. “I want you to extend the same cooperation you have shown him...

Adamawa State police command has again made breakthrough as it nabbed 69 suspected kidnappers, Shila Boys,  and other men of the underworld as it also recovered a cache of arms including 3 AK 47 rifles, 2 locally made pistols, 1 dane gun and 162 rounds of live ammunition. Olubenga Adeyanju, commissioner of police in the state, while parading the suspects on Monday said from the time he assumed office, the command has made tremendous achievements...

Pandemonium broke out at Onikan area in Lagos on Sunday when a Policeman allegedly opened gunfire on his colleagues, killed one Sergeant, escaped in a police patrol vehicle to another location and made attempts to break into a property. The policeman who was later identified by the Lagos Police Command as Inspector Monday Gabriel, was said to suddenly shoot at his colleagues. While some escaped uninjured, one Sergeant Felix Okagbo was killed. The inspector escaped...

The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Nasarawa state chapter, Bishop Joseph Masin, who was abducted by gunmen on Thursday in Lafia has regained his freedom. Mr Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state confirmed the release of the CAN chairman to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia. Longe said that four suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction and that investigation was ongoing to arrest all those involved. He, however, denied...