A high court in the Eastern Cape division of South Africa has acquitted Timothy Omotoso, a Nigerian televangelist, accused of raping young women in his church. Omotoso and his two co-defendants were arraigned on a 32-count charge bordering on rape and human trafficking. The co-defendants are Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho. Several young women had…
Two domestic staff of Mrs. Olakunbi Adene, the late CEO of Kitchen Country in Akure, Ondo State, confessed to causing her death. One of the suspects revealed that he, along with the Driver and a Personal Assistant and another friend visited their boss’s house on that fateful Thursday. Mrs. Adene had prepared a meal for…
The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Organising Committee has demanded the dismissal of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, in response to the killing of protesters. This demand was made during a candlelight symposium held in honour of the victims at the Rights House in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Friday. Recall that the committee, based at the…
The police in Rivers has confirmed the death of a couple who reportedly died from inhaling generator fumes in their apartment. The unidentified man and his partner had powered a generator inside their home, which led to their untimely demise. An eyewitness identified as James said on Wednesday that the incident occurred in the Port…
An Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State has ordered the remand of a 38-year-old man, Moses Udoh, in prison, for the alleged indecent sexual assault of his daughter. Udoh was arraigned by the police on a two-count charge of indecent sexual assault of a minor and threat to life. The Police Prosecutor, Taiwo Oniyere, said…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have killed two policemen and abducted Ada Anioma Joan Onyemaechi, a former female commissioner, during a church service in Asaba, Delta State. The assailants targeted The King Jesus and I Church, located off DBS Road, on the evening of Tuesday, July 30, 2024. They opened fire on the two policemen…
In a groundbreaking clinical trial, researchers have successfully used patches of muscle grown from stem cells to repair a failing heart in a 46-year-old woman. The woman, who had suffered a heart attack in 2016 and later developed heart failure, underwent an operation to implant 10 patches of 400 million cells on the surface of…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has assured President Bola Tinubu that the Igbo ethnic group will give him more than 70 per cent votes in the 2027 election. Kalu said it would be one of the ways of repaying the President for his commitment to the development of Igbo land….
Mike Bamiloye has claimed that several pastors are currently enduring their marriages rather than enjoying them. In a post via social media, the founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries International spoke about wives who make their marriages difficult. He said some pastors’ wives believe they can use their husbands’ spiritual calling to manipulate them. He…
Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disassociated himself from campaign posters on social media, claiming he would be contesting for the presidency in 2027. In a statement on Sunday by Edwin Olofu, chief press secretary (CPS), to the APC national chairman, Ganduje said the campaign posters are “malicious pieces…