The Special Offences Division of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced a 50-year-old artisan, Olumuyiwa Adjoto, to life imprisonment for the defilement and sexual assault of his wife’s six-year-old niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Adjoto for the rest of his life after finding him guilty of a two-count charge of…
Five soldiers and a police officer have been killed following a terrorist ambush on troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Joint Task Force North West, along the Bingi–Kekun Waje–Gusau Road in Zamfara State. The incident occurred on Monday, while troops were returning from a series of successful offensive operations conducted between January 17 and 19 across…
Togo has extradited Burkina Faso’s former transitional president to his home country, where he is accused of plotting several attempted coups, the government said Tuesday. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in January 2022 in Burkina Faso, only to be ousted nine months later in the coup that installed current junta chief Captain Ibrahim Traore. Since…
A former Students’ Union President of Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Uthman Olawale Abdulazeez, well known as Industry has declared his intention to contest for the post of Chairman at the National Association of Nigerian Students, Oyo JCC Axis. In his declaration sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Uthman, a 400-level student of University of…
The Farmers Herders Special Court of Jigawa State, sitting in Dutse, has convicted nine herders and sentenced them to prison terms for offences bordering on destruction of farmlands and breach of public peace. The herders were found guilty on multiple counts under relevant provisions of the Penal Code Laws of Jigawa State, following a case…
Many construction workers were on Tuesday trapped while others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a two-storey building under construction collapsed along the busy Oyemekun Road in Akure, the Ondo State capital. As at the time of filing this report, it was unclear whether the incident resulted in any fatalities. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the…
Ilorin stood still on Tuesday as thousands of mourners flooded the forecourt of the Emir of Ilorin’s palace for the final burial rites of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, amid tears. From the early hours of the morning, streams of Muslim faithful, scholars, traditional rulers and political leaders converged at the…
At least six persons, mostly students returning to school, have been confirmed dead following a boat mishap at Buruku crossing in Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. Several others are also still missing after the wooden boat conveying passengers across the river sank late on Monday night. Sources in the area said the…
Popular Nollywood actress, Sarah Martins, has been hospitalised following a sudden health emergency that caused her to collapse. The actress shared details of the incident on her Instagram page, revealing that she woke up unable to feel parts of her body and briefly feared she was lifeless. Despite the alarming symptoms, Martins said she pushed…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, has granted bail to Adeniyi Kayode, the driver who conveyed former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and two members of his team before a fatal road accident. Kayode was admitted to bail in the sum of N5 million, with two sureties,…
