An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced 22-year-old Jamiu Malomo to death by hanging for stabbing a sex worker to death. Malomo, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, was convicted on a one-count charge of murder. Delivering his judgment, Justice .O. Ogunfowora held that the prosecutor proved his case beyond reasonable doubt that Malomo…
A resident doctor at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Oluwafemi Rotifa, has died after reportedly working a gruelling 72-hour non-stop shift in the hospital’s emergency unit. The incident, which has sparked outrage across the medical community, occurred shortly after the doctor, fondly known as Femoski by colleagues, retreated to the call room to…
Abayomi Fasina, a professor of pedology and the vice chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) who was voice-recorded sexually harassing a subordinate, has been asked to proceed on leave. The leave approval was granted by the Governing Council chaired by Victor Ndoma-Egba on Monday, although insiders told FIJ it was a hurried move and…
An Osun State traditional ruler, the Ajeniju of Halleluyah, Oba Jelili Olaiya has disclosed that youth that laid siege on his palace beat him in the presence of security operatives. The monarch was beaten by some youths who were angry over his decision to appoint a Chief Imam for the community, thereby vandalizing his palace…
The National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Wale Oke, has attributed the continued survival of Nigeria to the prayers of Christians across the country, declaring that without such intercessions, “Nigeria would have collapsed.” Speaking in an exclusive interview, Bishop Oke reflected on the 40-year journey of the PFN, the state of…
Nigeria’s leading DNA centre, Smart DNA, has released its 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, highlighting a surge in immigration-related DNA cases amid the country’s ongoing “Japa” wave, while paternity disputes remain a persistent concern. According to the report, released on Sunday in Lagos, immigration-related DNA testing rose sharply to 13.1 per cent of all cases…
The Presidency, Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) Oyo State Chapter, under the vibrant leadership of Comrade Adeyemi Olagbenro (LEGACY), on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, hosted a memorable and impactful International Youth Day 2025 Celebration at the House of Chiefs, Oyo State House of Assembly Complex, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. One of the most remarkable highlights of the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between Friday and Monday. JAMB rescheduled the exam following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME. The board admitted to technical and human errors, especially in…
Three Nigerians who were recently deported from the United States and left in Ghana have filed a suit before a court in Washington DC, challenging the legality of their deportation. Two Gambians were also part of the plaintiffs who alleged inhuman treatment during the 16-hour flight from the US to Ghana. The suit, filed on…
The FBI has identified Izunna Okonkwo, a celebrated Pastel tech startup co-founder who made the highly coveted Forbes 30-under-30 list in 2023, as a person of interest and co-conspirator in an insider trading and money laundering scheme that generated $41 million in illegal profit from several companies within five years, court filings reviewed by Peoples…
