Crimes

A lecturer in the Department of Engineering of the University of Benin, Prof. Paul Otasowie was on Wednesday night assassinated by unknown gunmen in Benin City, the Edo State Capital. The university don was reportedly shot dead at the entrance to his house as he attempted to enter the house …

An Ado Ekiti High Court has jailed a 35-year-old man, Olowo Ismaila, for 14 years for raping a minor. Justice Dele Omotoso, in his verdict, said the prosecution has proved the case against Ismaila beyond reasonable doubt. Omotoso in his judgment averred that the evidence before the court including the …

A former chairman of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Stephen Alao, Woman Leader of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Esosa Amadasun and three former board members of the Edo SUBEB were on Thursday remanded in prison by an Edo State High Court. …

The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that over 2,295 teachers lost their lives and 19,000 people were displaced in the North-East since the Boko Haram insurgency started in 2009. Also, the organisation, in a statement issued by its Deputy Executive Director, Justin Forsyth and obtained by our correspondent, noted …