Proceedings at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan Division, were halted on Tuesday after Mukaila Lamidi, aka ‘Auxiliary’, collapsed inside the courtroom. Mr Lamidi reportedly slumped while seated and awaiting his case, triggering panic and prompting intervention by court officials and security personnel. “The court could not continue due to the unexpected medical emergency,” a…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Accountant General of Delta State, Mrs. Joy Enwa, amid the commission’s ongoing investigation of the state’s former governor, Ifeanyi Okowa. The EFCC is investigating the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion state funds, SaharaReporters has learnt. The commission arrested and detained former governor Okowa…
Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday as a deadly hit-and-run crash along Oke Iganmu in Ilaro, Ogun State, claimed the lives of four unsuspecting passengers. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident, which occurred at about 3:50 a.m., involving a yellow tricycle with registration number DED425WB and an unidentified vehicle that…
29 persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred on Tuesday in Niger State. The incident happened in a community called Gausawa in Borgu LGA. at about 11:30am. The boat was loaded with 90 people including women and children who were going for a condolence visit in another community. The cause of…
Nigerian-Americans, Christopher Adesoji Falade, 62, and his son Emmanuel Oluwademilade Falade, 32, have been federally charged with wire fraud in connection with a housing stabilization programme in Minnesota, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota. The pair, operating through their company Faladcare Inc., are accused of submitting inflated and fraudulent reimbursement…
Ifeoluwa Adeniyi, the 19-year-old son of Adeniyi Kayode, Anthony Joshua’s driver, has rejected claims that his father drove recklessly before the crash that claimed the lives of friends of the heavyweight boxing champion. On December 29, a Lexus SUV conveying Joshua and his team rammed into a stationary truck along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Two of…
The Thai couple, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat, who clinched the world record for the longest kiss of 58 hours and 35 minutes in February 2013, have revealed they are no longer together. Speaking on the BBC Sounds podcast, Witness History, which aired recently, Ekkachai talked about the end of their marriage, expressing pride in their…
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disclosed that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) under his leadership, inherited a debt burden of N8.9 billion. Ganduje revealed this in Abuja while speaking at the ongoing National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC. According to him, the expenses incurred…
The Nigerian Army High Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of 17 gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injury during the Niger terrorist attack. This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, met with two All Progressives Congress, APC, governors. Wike met with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State and Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State in Abuja in the early hours of Thursday. Their meeting was disclosed by Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, via his Facebook…
