A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Maryam Sabo on Friday, jailed one Shamsu Adamu to 14 years imprisonment with sundry work in a correctional centre for defiling girl. The convict, Adamu, an adult resident of Kunture in Ungogo Local Government Area, was found guilty of rape contrary to section 283 of the…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two Chinese brothers for allegedly attempting to export some solid minerals to China without requisite permit. The Chinese brothers, Jiang Wang and Richard Wang were arrested alongside two Nigerians, Donatus Agupusi and Michael Benneth Agu in Enugu, according to a statement posted on the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an interim injunction restraining human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and others from organising or participating in the planned October 20 protest calling for the release of the detained Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The order followed an ex parte application filed by the Federal Government…
Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has declined a N30 million cash donation from Kebbi Governor Mohammed Nasir Idris. The offer was made during a large outdoor crusade hosted by the church in Kebbi State. A representative of the Governor, who was invited to speak at the event, publicly announced the donation…
A woman, Ayisat has told Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State that she is no longer interested in her wedlock to her husband, Surajudeen, whom she stated was in the habit of beating her. Ayisat stated that Surajudeen not only beat her but that he also broke into her room and carted away…
Richard Adamu Tallen, the only son of Dame Pauline Tallen, the former Minister of Women Affairs, has passed away at the age of 42. He died on Sunday morning at Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja after being admitted for a brief illness. The family has confirmed that Richard was placed on oxygen support in the…
The students of Federal College of Education, Abeokuta has called for protest over bad condition of Osiele-Camp axis of Abeokuta/Ibadan Expressway, In a press release by the Students Union, the peaceful protest is scheduled for Thursday 23 and Friday 24 of this month. FCEASU also call on students and indigenous Osiele youths to join the…
Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, accused former presidential candidate, Reuben Abati of hypocrisy. Olayinka disclosed that Abati was once a governorship running mate to a wanted drug lord. In 2019, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
Gunmen have again attacked Catholic’s Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School, Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, kidnapping three students in the process. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday night, at about 9 pm. The daredevil hoodlums who unleashed terror, killed an operative of the Nigerian Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), attached to…
A policeman identified as Inspector Collins Wilson has reportedly killed three individuals in an attempt to cover up a theft committed by his girlfriend, known only as Esther. The incident occurred on Monday, August 26th, when Esther was accused of stealing a phone from a tricycle driver who had been transporting her. Eyewitnesses report that…