Lagos State has reaffirmed the enforcement of a rarely-discussed legal provision which mandates any man who impregnates a woman outside marriage to take full responsibility for her welfare until she gives birth. Under Section 277 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, men are legally required to provide food, shelter and cover medical expenses for…
The Kwara State Government has demoted a school teacher accused of maltreating a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin. The government demoted Fatimoh Hamzat by two grade levels and has also transferred her out of the school. The sanctions were announced on Wednesday by the Commissioner of…
A Professor of Law at Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, Hagley Okorie, has urged the Federal Government to amend Nigeria’s criminal code, penal code, and anti-corruption laws to classify large-scale corruption as a crime against humanity, punishable by life imprisonment. Delivering the institution’s 79th Inaugural Lecture entitled: “Legal Intersection between Armed Conflict, Other Situations of…
Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2023, says President Bola Tinubu is performing well in politics but failing woefully in governance. In an interview with Vanguard, Adebayo wondered how the president will “graduate with substantive legacy” with his failure rate in governance. The politician said Tinubu has mastered the…
The Katsina State Government on Saturday called for the cancellation of the English language examination recently conducted by the West African Examination Council. The call followed an incident that led to the commencement of the examination several hours behind the scheduled time nationwide on Wednesday. The position of the state was announced in Katsina by…
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, said he suspended the signing of Certificates of Occupancy to property owners because of the alleged possession of about 14,000 hectares of land by a 17-year-old. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Governor said this during an audience with members of the Shift Najia Initiative, a Non-governmental organisation in Benin…
Ido-Ayegunle community in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State has been deserted following a violent attack by gunmen on Thursday that left four people dead and several houses razed. The incident, believed to be linked to a lingering land dispute between Ido-Ayegunle and neighbouring Esa-Oke, occurred around 10 a.m., prompting residents to flee for…
The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an illegal internet fraud training facility, known as a “Yahoo School,” in the Iju area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that four principal suspects were arrested alongside six trainees. According to him, among the trainees was an…
The Senior Special Assistant to Osun State Governor on Community Engagement, Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan has called the children the future hope on occasion of Children’s Day Celebration. Hon. Sulaimon maintained that childrens are innocent, and wonderful gifts that must be cherished. He said, “Today, we celebrate the joy, innocence, and boundless energy that children…
Nigerian customers of Moniepoint, a fintech bank, have expressed widespread frustration and discontent with the company’s operations, citing numerous difficulties and challenges. One such customer, Suleiman Abubakar Audu, shared his ordeal with PM News, revealing that his account, containing N522,000, had been inexplicably closed for over ten weeks. Audu noted that despite providing all necessary…
