A 72-year-old man Gesture Omolade, alongside 42-year-old Ayodeji Adejugbe, have been remanded in a custodial centre for the alleged rape of a Nurse apprentice in Ekiti State. The defendants were charged with conspiracy and rape. The police prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, said the defendants raped the 17-year-old several times in Ado Ekiti between July and August 2021. He said, “The defendants took her to Room Two in the hospital where she was an apprentice as a nurse, and had sexual intercourse with her with the promise of giving her N10,000…

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Alhaji Usman Galadima, a grade two teacher, who allegedly defied 14 pupils of Central Primary School, Karabonde in Niger State has been suspended by the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB).   Galadima was accused of sexually assaulting some pupils of the school and threatening to kill them should they reveal his deeds.     It was learnt that his sexual allegations came up in July 2021, when two female pupils, aged 7 and 9, reported him to the school’s Headmistress, Maimunat Tanko, who immediately forwarded the report to the Headmaster,…

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Seven men and one woman, who allegedly printed fake N98 million notes and US$1.487,700, have been remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre on the order of a Gwagwalada Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Musa Mayo, Bala Jatau, Ibrahim Dangana, Luka Daniel, Nnemeka Ude, Asebe Zainab, Sani Muhammed and Abdulkarim Ahmed are being tried on a two-count charge bordering on forgery by the State Security Service (SSS) which they pleaded not guilty to. The Chief Magistrate, Aliyu Shafa, ordered the defence counsel to make a formal bail application for their clients following…

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Four residents of Ajebamidele area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Wednesday, were allegedly kidnapped by gunmen on Tuesday. Angry residents carrying placards trooped out in large numbers as early as 7am and blocked the busy Ado-Ikere Ekiti highway, leaving commuters stranded just as business activities were paralysed. It was learnt that the kidnap occurred in Goshen community in Ajebamidele, Ado Ekiti. The residents decried the level of insecurity in the community and called on both federal and state governments to do something to save them from criminals.…

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Altine Abdullahi, mother of two, on Tuesday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Kofar Fada Zaria for allegedly converting her home to a brothel. The police charged Abdullahi and Mohammed Yasir with conspiracy, adultery and abduction, contrary to the provisions of sections 59, 230 and 368 of the Penal Code Law. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Abdullahi Sarki, informed the court that the police has concluded investigation into the matter and ready to continue with the case. However, Magistrate Zainab Garba, referred the case to the Criminal Investigation Department of the…

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The interim forfeiture of the funds and property traced to Mr Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of the Ogun State governor facing wire fraud charges in the United States of America has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The court order, which was granted on Tuesday, covered Rufai’s property at House 11, Omodayo Awotuga Street, Bera Estate, Chevy View, Lekki, Lagos, and funds in his accounts domiciled in Sterling and Zenith banks. Justice Tijjani Ringim made the order sequel to an ex parte motion filed…

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