A Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting at Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 34-year-old school teacher to 12 years imprisonment for raping an 11-year- old, JSS 1 student. The defendant, Pascal Ofomata, was charged with rape and inflicting physical harm punishable under section 3(1), 4 (1) respectively of the Violence against Persons Prohibition Law,…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have ambushed an Ado-Ekiti-bound 18-passenger bus at Emure Ile, kidnapping all the passengers on board. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Emure-Owo on Sunday night, at the boundary between Ekiti and Ondo states, as the bus was returning from Onitsha. A source at the Road Transport Employers Association…
Neda Imasuen, chair of the Senate Committee on Ethics that recommended the suspension of Natasha Akpoti, has been stripped of his bar licence in New York, U.S., over allegations of multimillion-dollar fraud and gross misconduct. A document obtained by Peoples Gazette showed that Mr Imasuen had been disbarred for life in New York after he…
Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have dispersed some youths who tried to break into a store along Zoo road in the state capital. The suspects had attempted to force their way into the two storey building housing Sadaraki Stores. But the police quickly moved in to stall their action. However, before the arrival…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorist suicide bombers during an intelligence-led operation along the Guduf–Pulka axis in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter that the operation was conducted following credible intelligence and involved close collaboration between troops and local volunteer forces, leading to…
President Bola Tinubu has launched a major agricultural initiative involving the rollout of over 2,000 modern tractors and thousands of other farming equipment. The programme, unveiled on Monday in Sheda, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, is part of the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme aimed at modernising Nigeria’s farming sector. Speaking at…
Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of Osun, has met Sikiru Olaboye, the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate him during the 2006 Oroki Day celebration in the state. In an X post on Sunday, Aregbesola said he had forgiven Olaboye and that he holds no grudges against those who planned the attack. The former governor said…
Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has raised fresh concerns over the persistent problem of corruption in Nigeria, stating that the country continues to celebrate individuals who steal public funds. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Kano on Sunday, Ndume highlighted how societal values have contributed to the normalization of ill-gotten…
Michael Ikuedowoni, 25, lost his life after his girlfriend, Augustina Mowari, allegedly stabbed him following a dispute over infidelity. The tragic incident occurred over the weekend in Okitipupa Local Council of Ondo State when the lady allegedly used a pair of scissors on Michael during a heated argument in their shared apartment. According to sources,…
China on Monday rolled out the red carpet for leaders from across Africa, including President Bola Tinubu, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development. Beijing has said this week’s China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more…
