The Nigerian police have arraigned human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, before an Ekiti State court over allegations of cybercrime. Farotimi, known for his advocacy for justice and good governance, appeared before the court on Wednesday following charges brought against him by Age Babalola SAN under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015. SaharaReporters saw 16…
The Nigerian Police Force has identified most cases of missing young ladies and girls being used for ritual purposes in Nigeria connected to the prevalent hookup culture sweeping across the country. The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Omolola Odutola who was a special guest on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Wednesday, to discuss the…
Crystal Palace captain, Marc Guéhi, is under scrutiny from the Football Association after writing another “Jesus loves you” on his rainbow armband during a match against Ipswich Town on Tuesday. The England international had similarly inscribed “I love Jesus” on his armband in the previous game against Newcastle. His action prompted the FA to remind…
The British Government is set to deport popular pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, to Nigeria after losing his case against deportation at the immigration tribunal. According to PUNCH, the UK government had shut down his church, SPAC Nation, after investigations exposed a misuse of funds by the church leadership. It was gathered that the UK authorities closed…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has defended its decision not to reveal the identity of the owner(s) of 753 duplexes seized by the agency, saying it is following legal procedures. On Monday, the agency said it had seized the duplexes and other properties in an estate in Abuja, the nation’s capital. It did…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Lt.- Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, as the substantive Chief of Army Staff (COAS). This was sequel to the consideration and adoption of a report of the Senate Committee on Army, presented by its chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua (APC, Katsina), after screening the army chief. Recall that President…
The House of Representatives Committee on Polytechnics and other Higher Technical Education has discovered that the newly established Federal Polytechnic, Ugep, in Cross River State has only 142 students with about 154 academic and non-academic staff. The polytechnic has also spent about N600 million on personnel and overhead costs with another N38 million spent on…
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ika north-east LGA of Delta state has been gutted by fire. Sam Olumekun, national commissioner and chairman of the information & voter education committee, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He said INEC received a preliminary report from Etekamba Umoren, the Delta state…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly to work on concerns raised over the tax bills. Criticisms have greeted Tinubu’s transmission of the Tax Reform Bills to the National Assembly. The move has pitted the president against some governors with the most vocal criticism coming from the northern…
Operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) of the Nigerian police are currently grilling the Lead Pastor of the Harvesters International Christian Center (HICC), Bolaji Idowu, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. SaharaReporters learnt from top police sources that Pastor Idowu, who is also popularly known as the “Next-Level Prayer Conference” pastor was arrested…