Barakat Sanni-Shittu

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1,500 Nigerians in prison in Italy – Italian ambassador to Nigeria

Pontesilli said there are about 1500 Nigerians in jail for various offences in Italy.

Ile Ife: man remanded in prison custody for arson

For willfully setting ablaze a residential building in Ile-Ife, an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting…

Wife seeks divorce over husband’s refusal to pray five times daily, battery

‎Angyan told the court that whenever Abdullahi is drunk, he beats her up mercilessly.

SARS officials invade AAUA hostel, harass students having a party

Many of the students reportedly suffered injuries following the alleged brutality by the operatives.

Suspected cultists kill pastor in Imo

There are suspicions that Isinwa, a farmer and father of four, may have been killed suspected cult members.

MURIC asks CAN to address Falz’ ‘This is Nigeria’ music video

The Islamic group said it wants to know CAN’s position on the video.

Driver allegedly rapes neighbour’s 15-year-old daughter in Lagos

Okoye denied the allegation, saying he only put his hand in the girl’s vagina.

Ekiti lawmaker suspended for “sleeping too much” during plenary sessions

Akinniyi was suspended for allegedly not doing anything other than sleeping through plenary sessions.

Former Chief of Air Staff told to forfeit N2.2b

EFCC said the sum is reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity.

Man kidnaps friend’s cousin to make money for Sallah in Niger state

The suspects were arrested by the police at the point of collecting the negotiated sum of N2.5 million.

“We resorted to robbery to pay our WAEC fees”- Secondary school students

Ewudo and Nwaane allegedly broke into the home of one Mrs. Chigozie Ohajiogu with the intent to rob her.

FBI arrests 2 Nigerians over N240m cyber fraud in US

Okolie and Aisosa are charged with laundering approximately $665,000 in illicit funds.

Innoson admits false information about court pronouncement in GTBank case

The company has said that the previous announcement was an error by a staff handling its social media.

TRAGIC! Nigerian pharmacist shoots wife, daughter, self in Chicago

Esho killed himself after shooting his Cameroonian wife and daughter.

Tragic! 8 returnees from Spain die in accident in Ogun

The victims only just arrived from Spain and were on their way for an engagement in Benin.

Three sentenced to death for killing, throwing herdsman in river in Adamawa

The convicts conspired and attacked three herdsmen rearing cattle, killing one of them.

Man, 28, gets life imprisonment for defiling 12-year-old girl in Lagos

Inyang was said to have threatened to assault his victim if she told anyone.

“Police extorted me for holding bottle of coke” – 24-year-old businessman

Pius said he was left with no choice but to enter the bus when the policemen became violent.