A Benin High Court on Wednesday sentenced one Emmanuel Esene, 24, to two years in prison for Internet fraud. The Presiding Judge, Justice Williams Aziegbemhin, also ordered that he should forfeit one IPhone 14 pro max, the instrument with which he committed the crime to the Federal Government. The judge said he should also forfeit…

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has neutralised 16 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers and also arrested 300 suspects over criminal offences in two months. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu, said this during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Disu said…

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) is urgently appealing for greater local support as it faces a severe funding crisis. It said with sustained financial backing from federal, state, and local governments reducing, the organisation had been left heavily reliant on foreign aid to carry out its vital humanitarian work. Mr Oluyemisi Adeaga, President of…

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo, on Wednesday warned contractors handling projects in the state to work according to specifications and timeline or face contract termination. Okpebholo, who gave the warning while inspecting ongoing road projects and drainage in Benin, expressed disappointment over the slow pace of some projects. He particularly criticised the contractor handling Orior-Ozolua…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lexpressed concern over the proposal by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) for the death penalty for those involved in the sale of counterfeit drugs. The Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Dr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, while presenting the commission’s dashboard report on Wednesday, said…