Renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, has disclosed the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the human rights Lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Babalola said that Farotimi defamed him in a recently published book. The accusation stems from a Supreme Court judgment involving a land dispute that spanned over two…
Hussaini Isma’il, one of the leaders of the terrorist group, Boko Haram was sentenced to a 20-year imprisonment on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to four counts bordering on terrorism preferred against him by the Federal Government Justice Emeka Nwite of Federal High Court Abuja in the judgment, sentenced Isma’il, popularly known as Maitangaran him…
The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police. The newly appointed DIGs are Sadiq Abubakar, Commandant Police Academy, Wudil, Kano; Benjamin Okolo, AIG Department of Information Communication Technology, Force Headquarters Abuja; and Williams Adebowale, Commandant, Police Staff College Jos, Bzigu Bali, AIG FCID, Annex Enugu; Idegwu Basil Ukuoma,…
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has approved the demotion of a court registrar, Adamu Salisu, for forgery and falsification of affidavits of service. The commission announced this in a statement. It stated that the decision was part of the resolutions reached at the JSC’s 84th meeting, held on Friday. After deliberations, the commission demoted…
Iran has reportedly fired six missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq, retaliating the bombing of its nuclear sites by the US military. Explosions have been heard over Doha after Iran launched a missile attack on a US base in Qatar. Qatar has confirmed the attack on the US-run Al Udeid base, calling it…
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, has called on the federal government to take decisive action against perpetrators of attacks on Christian communities. In a statement posted on X, Meloni condemned the latest outbreak of violence, describing the attacks as heinous and unacceptable. She urged the government to intensify security measures and ensure those behind the…
There was a heated exchange at the Senate Ethics Committee hearing on Tuesday when Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi of Ebonyi North clashed with former Minister of Solid Minerals, Oby Ezekwesili, over an ongoing investigation into sexual harassment allegations leveled against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio by Suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a viral video from the hearing,…
Bandits have abducted a mobile police (Mopol) officer in Kampani, a community in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, while a soldier accompanying him managed to escape. The incident happened on Wednesday evening as the officer and the soldier were traveling from Zurak to Kampani. According to sources, the two security personnel were ambushed…
The largest of the Los Angeles’ fires spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods Saturday, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes that the disaster was coming under control. Across the city, at least 11 people have died as multiple fires have ripped through residential areas since Tuesday, razing thousands of homes in destruction that US President Joe…
The certified voting results for Big Brother Naija Season 10 (10/10 edition) have been released, showing how viewers kept and cut their favourite housemates week after week. According to the official data published on the official Big Brother Naija website on Friday, the season featured several twists, including split launch shows, fake nominations, a “Nullify…