ADVERTISEMENT From Our Correspondent Suspected ritualists have killed a 17-year-old girl, Chinasa Adigwe from Umueje village in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State. TheNewsZenith reports the gruesome murder has shaken the entire Umueje community in the state. Residents woke up to find the lifeless body of late Adigwe in a bush at Omasi […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchí The Police Command in Bauchi State has confirmed the arrest of two students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (ATBU), on allegations of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking and theft. TheNewsZenith reports that Ahmed Wakili, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), announced the arrest in a press statement at the weekend. Wakili stated […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi A group of lawyers under the umbrella of Lawyers for the Cause of Bauchi (LAWBA) has appealed to the Bauchi State Government to probe its former Accountant General, Saidu Abubakar for alleged corrupt practices. TheNewsZenith reports that LAWBA, through its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Bala Hussaini, at a press briefing, on […]
By Our Correspondent The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), Lagos State Branch, earlier in the week inaugurated its 2024 Legal Year with a grand reception and lecture. TheNewsZenith reports that the occasion brought together prominent personalities in the judiciary, legal practitioners and Islamic scholars. The theme of the Legal Year is “The Judge, Judgment, […]
From Our Correspondent The Police have arraigned a 27-year-old man, Taiwo Emmanuel, in Ibadan for allegedly breaking into a telecommunication company and stealing a mobile phone worth N383,000. Emmanuel, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of office breaking and stealing before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court. He, however, pleaded not […]
From Our Correspondent An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Monday, remanded a driver, Lasisi Sodiq, in the correctional facility, for allegedly causing the death of an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student. Sodiq, 28, was charged with driving against traffic law and reckless driving. He also faces charges bordering on manslaughter, driving without a licence […]
Hu ADVERTISEMENT By Our Correspondent The Police Command in Lagos, on Wednesday, said it prevented an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from going off in Ikeja. TheNewsZenith reports that Benjamin Hundeyin, the Command’s spokesman, confirmed the development in a statement. According to Hundeyin, an unknown person dropped the IED, contained inside a bag by the roadside. The […]
By Our Correspondent The new Chairman of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) in Lagos State, Ismail Adebayo, has called for unity and collaboration among members. TheNewsZenith reports that Adebayo made the call in his acceptance speech after the Association’s Shurah (Selection) Committee announced him as the new chairman. Adebayo also sought the support […]
From Our Correspondent The Police Command in Delta State has arrested three suspected gun runners in the state, according to its Spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe. Edafe told newsmen, on Wednesday, in Warri that the Command’s operatives arrested the suspects, on Tuesday, in Warri South LGA. He said the operatives, led by ASP Julius Robinson, were […]
From Khabab Omotolani, Ibadan The Police have arraigned a 55-year-old housekeeper, Sade Amoo, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan over charges of stealing from her employer. TheNewsZenith reports that Amoo is accused of stealing valuables including jewellery worth about N2.4 million from her employer. The defendant, who faced a one-count charge of stealing, pleaded […]