A Professor of Law at Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, Hagley Okorie, has urged the Federal Government to amend Nigeria’s criminal code, penal code, and anti-corruption laws to classify large-scale corruption as a crime against humanity, punishable by life imprisonment. Delivering the institution’s 79th Inaugural Lecture entitled: “Legal Intersection between Armed Conflict, Other Situations of…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers after they collected N2 million ransom from their victim and still shot him. The suspects, identified as Chukwuebuka Nka (25), Uche Okechukwu, and Somto Chukwuma, allegedly shot the victim in the leg after discovering he did not have enough money in his account….
Obidike Chukwuebuka, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has cautioned Nigerian youths against working against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing such actions as “unpatriotic and spiritually dangerous”. Obidike, in a statement on Wednesday, believes Tinubu has rekindled hope among young Nigerians through bold appointments, people-oriented policies, and reforms aimed at empowerment, job creation,…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a nationwide alert for a Nigerian man, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted for violating conditions of release in connection with multiple federal fraud charges. Adediran, also known by numerous aliases including Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Stephen Dediyi, and Maxo Alexandre, is accused of bank fraud, identity…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, delivered Nigeria’s national statement, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, at the ongoing 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In the speech, Tinubu demanded that the UN include Nigeria as a permanent member. Nigeria’s president also urged countries hosting strategic minerals to fairly benefit from them through…
Abdul Samad Rabiu, president of BUA Group, has predicted that the naira will strengthen to between ₦1,300 and ₦1,400 to the dollar by the end of the year. Rabiu stated this while addressing journalists shortly after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. Praising what he described as…
Nigerian singer Rudeboy has vowed to go after a lady who accused him of rape on social media, saying she will be used as a scapegoat. The netizen with the X handle @chubbiedivah alleged that the singer raped and coerced his domestic staff while sending his wife and sister-in-law out of the house at the…
A U.S. federal court has handed down a second life sentence to David Deval Martin, 40, of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, for the savage 2013 killing of a Checotah woman he once dated. Martin was convicted by a federal jury in October 2024 of murder in Indian Country after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the…
Life is a journey full of twists and turns; no one knows tomorrow except the Almighty God. The photographs above capture not just moments but destiny itself. Back in 2019, during one of the most defining moments in Oyo State politics, Senator Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, former Governor of Oyo State, rallied support for Engr. Seyi…
China has announced plans to build Africa’s first-ever local insulin production facility in Nigeria, a move that could transform healthcare on the continent and improve access to life-saving diabetes medication. The groundbreaking initiative is expected to not only make insulin more affordable and widely available but also position Nigeria as a pharmaceutical hub for West…