Crime

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Court remands man for assaulting police officer

A Karu area court, Abuja, on Monday, remanded a 36-year-old man, Hedges Samuel, in prison for insulting and intimidating a police officer discharging

Man to sweep court premises for stealing perfume

A judge, Malam Ishaq Hassan, on Tuesday, ordered a 24-year-old man, Valentine Nmoye, to sweep the premises of the Karu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for th

‘Over 20 special marshals killed by reckless drivers’

The Special Marshals Coordinator for Kwara, Ekiti and Kogi states, Deacon Mike Tunde Atoyebi, has said over 20 special marshals have been killed by re

Wife drags hubby to court over abandonment

A businesswoman, Sikira Deji, on Tuesday, dragged her husband, Okediji, before a customary court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, over abandonment. The petitioner,

Car thief bags 4 year jail

A 29-year-old car snatcher, Yinka Adebimoe, has been handed a four-year term by a magistrates’ court sitting in Tinubu, Lagos State, after he pleaded