Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre on Sunday. Kanu was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho after he was found guilty on all seven counts of terrorism offences. The charges related to his secessionist…
A South African court on Thursday sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, in a case that horrified the country. Joshlin Smith went missing in February last year from her home in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres (85 miles) north of Cape Town, and has never…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, fixed November 20 to deliver its judgement on the seven-count terrorism charge the Federal Government filed against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho okayed the matter for judgement after Kanu failed to open his defence to the…
The Senate on Wednesday mandated the Senate Committee on Communications to investigate the recent increase in the cost of data and recommend solutions for a more sustainable and business-friendly telecommunications sector. This was part of resolutions after a debate on a bill sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South), which highlights the financial strain…
The bodies of 27 victims, including women and children, killed in last Tuesday’s deadly attack on a community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, are being transported from the hospital morgue back to the community for mass burial. The victims, who sustained fatal injuries during the night assault by unidentified gunmen, had been…
Abducted National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Olajuni, has been released after 12 days in the kidnappers’ den. The National Secretary of the Youths Council, Biodun Aderohunmu, confirmed his release to PUNCH correspondent in a short WhatsApp message on Saturday. “He has been released”, the message read. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Olajuni was…
Shock waves and mourning has enveloped the Taraba State University community following the discovery of a female student’s lifeless body in the Bakasi area of Jalingo, metropolis. The deceased, identified as Comfort Jimtop Oliver, was a 100-level student in the Department of Mass Communication and hailed from Takum local government council of the state According…
Two former governors of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and Gbenga Daniel, have vowed to support Federal Government’s efforts to recover the national assets seized by a French court. A Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, had got judgment from the court, which led to the seizure of three presidential jets– a Dassault Falcon…
The protesters of the ongoing protest in Osun state have suspended demonstration against hunger and others over the upcoming 2024 Osun Osogbo festival. The decision was reached after presenting protest letter to Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, which was received by his deputy, Kola Adewusi at state secretariat. Adewusi assured the protesters that the governor…
The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended the lawmaker representing Makurdi North, Alfred Berger; his Kian state constituency counterpart, Terna Shimawua; Cyril Ekong of Obi state constituency, and James Umoru, representing Apa state constituency for six months. This, according to the House, followed an attempt to impeach the Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, on Thursday night….
