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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun State Command has achieved the legal conviction of 20 drivers for differing traffic infractions within the state. The violators were sentenced during the Phase II of FRSC Mobile Court proceedings held at the Itori unit command, overseen by Her Worship, Chief Magistrate O.T. Odunsaya. As stated in a press release disseminated on Friday by the Corps Public Relations Officer, Odunsi Afolabi, the offenders were brought to court and subsequently found guilty. “The session witnessed 20 individuals being charged and subsequently convicted, without any acquittals reported. A total of 40 violations were recorded, 39 of which incurred various penalties and none was subjected to imprisonment,” he remarked. Afolabi mentioned that the enforcement operation co...

The Anambra State administration has apprehended a well-known spiritual figure from Nnewi referred to as De Young Chief Priest. This apprehension ensued after the administration’s initiative to target traditional practitioners and herbalists accused of concocting charms for offenders. Law enforcement officials detained De Young Chief Priest on Thursday within his office in Nnewi due to purported illicit activities. As per reports, the individual is presently being questioned by officials as part of a continuing inquiry into alleged spiritual aid offered to wrongdoers in the area. The administration has not yet disclosed comprehensive information regarding the accusations against the herbalist. NAIJATAB also discovered that the detainment is thought to be linked to the state administrati...

Combatants of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, allegedly sprinted in chaos on Friday after forces of Operation Hadin Kai, aided by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, successfully thwarted an attempted assault on a military installation in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno. This information was shared in a post on X by counter-insurgency and security specialist in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama. As per Makama, intelligence sources revealed that the insurgents initiated the attack in the pre-dawn hours of Friday, advancing in substantial numbers in a bid to overrun the military unit. He mentioned that the troops promptly confronted the militants in an intense gunfight, effectively countering the offensive and preventing the insurgents from breaching the base. Accord...