Crime

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Court remands Osinachi’s husband in Kuje prison over singer’s death

A high court sitting in Wuse, Federal Capital Territory, has ordered the remand of Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel artiste, Osinachi N

Customs arrests 14 smugglers in S/West

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, of the Nigeria Custom Service, on Thursday, said it arrested 14 smugglers in the South West states in the m

Kwara farmer remanded for sexual assault

A 59-year-old farmer, AbdulGaniu Mohammed, has been sent to a correctional facility for having carnal knowledge of a girl in Ilorin, the Kwara State c

Teenager remanded for defiling girl

A 15-year-old boy was on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja magistrates’ court for defiling a 12-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje, di

Man, 29, jailed 10 years for rape

A high court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has sentenced a 29-year-old farmer, Owajulu Tobi, to 10 years imprisonment for rape. According to the