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The International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) in Uganda on Friday, October 8, sentenced a pastor to life imprisonment after he was convicted of six counts of aggravated trafficking in children and six counts of aggravated defilement. Mr Didas Mpagi, alias Bakulu, who was the headmaster of Real Infant Primary School in Wakiso […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Lagos state and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has returned to the country after months spent in the UK for medical reasons. He arrived Nigeria on Friday night October 8 and was received by the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other APC chieftains.
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, presided over by Justice Okon Abang, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced the son of former Chairman of the Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT), Faisal Maina, to 14 years imprisonment. Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, was found guilty on three counts of money laundering filed against him by […]
Continue ReadingSuspected hoodlums set a Kano-bound train ablaze at Offa Railway Station in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria, on Tuesday. The train which was coming from Lagos was reportedly set ablaze by the hoodlums when it had a stop-over for repairs at the Offa Railway station. Head of Media and Publicity of Kwara […]
Continue ReadingA young Nigerian woman identified as Wasilat Attahir, has died three days to her wedding. It was gathered that Wasilat’s wedding fatiha was set to hold on Saturday, October 9, in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State. A friend of the deceased, Xahreet Uthman Faruq shared her wedding invite with the caption “just 3 days to her wedding […]
Continue ReadingBudget of Economic Growth and Sustainability Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Thursday, October 7, 2021 PROTOCOLS 1. It is my great pleasure to be here once again to present the 2022 Federal Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Session […]
Continue ReadingRemains of Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo arrived on Wednesday in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, from London, where he transitioned to glory on Sunday, August 8 2021, at the age of 63. The iconic philanthropist is survived by a prosperous family, wife, and twelve children. His memory has been honoured by family, close friends and […]
Continue ReadingBarely four months after the death of Hajiya Aisha Jummai Alhassan, aka Mama Taraba, a former Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs, her younger brother, a former Nigerian senator, Abubakar Abdulazeez Ibrahim has also died. He died on Tuesday in his house in Jalingo after a brief illness, aged 64. Abubakar was elected twice into the […]
Continue ReadingA woman identified as Mrs Yusuf Bosede Khadija, has reportedly committed suicide in Kogi State, Nigeria. According to reports, the incident happened a few days ago at Okuhapa in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area of the state. The woman, said to be a secondary school teacher, took her own life by jumping into a well. […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, October 5, signed the Lagos State’s Administration of Criminal Justice (Amendment) Law (ACJL) 2021. The ACJL was first passed in Lagos State in 2007 and amended in 2011 to ensure the fundamental rights of suspects and persons that come into contact with the justice system, as enshrined in […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) operative identified as Prince Nwachinaemere Ezemuonye Ozuzu has been shot dead in Owerri, the Imo state capital. According to Daily Trust, the officer, from Umuoyo, Irete in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state was murdered on Owerri-Onitsha Road. The incident occurred less than 48 hours after […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian Christian nurse will Tuesday tell an Employment Tribunal that she was bullied out of her job for wearing a cross around her neck at work. NHS theatre practitioner, Mary Onuoha alleged that series of campaign by bosses at Croydon University Hospital forced her remove the gold symbol. She had been a staff member for 18 years and […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has reportedly arrested Hafsat Ganduje, wife of Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, over alleged bribery and land fraud case reported by her son, Abdulazeez Ganduje. Premium Times reports that Mrs Ganduje had earlier been invited to report to the EFCC’s Abuja headquarters on September 13 but she did […]
Continue Reading27-year-old woman, Rachel Tetteh has allegedly beheaded her husband in Eastern Region, Ghana. The incident happened at Tei Glover, a farming Community near Akyem Bosuso in the Fanteakwa South District on Sunday, October 3, 2021. The suspect was arrested by police while the headless body of her husband, Lartey Daniel, 35, has been deposited at […]
Continue ReadingWhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram Apps appear to be inaccessible for some users around the world. Reports say, this began around 4:30 pm (Nigerian time) today October 4, according to online outage trackers affecting users globally. Soon after the first report came through, the hashtag #facebookdown was trending on Twitter, with users worldwide reporting issues connecting. […]
Continue ReadingA stray bullet has reportedly killed a student of College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University identified as Chioma Mbionu. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of this report but it was gathered that the 300 level Medical Rehabilitaion student was hit by stray bullet fired by gunmen during the attack […]
Continue ReadingNo less than 10 Nigerian politicians have been allegedly implicated in the Pandora Papers, according to Punch. At least eight African countries featured in the document, Punch further reports. In all, there are 336 politicians listed in the document, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which published the earth-shaking papers on Sunday. The […]
Continue ReadingOsun State Police Command has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a couple in Ilesha, Nigeria. The husband, Olasunkanmi, 55, and wife, Fisayo Eso, 50, were found lying dead in their apartment on Friday, October 1. Although the cause of the death has not been determined, one Isaac Haastrup said carbon monoxide […]
Continue ReadingThe Nnewi, Anambra state home of Joe Igbokwe, a Special Adviser for Drainage and Water Resources to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been attacked. In a series of post shared online, Igbokwe alleged that IPOB members were behind the attack. He added that no life was lost during the attack. “IPOB invaded my […]
Continue ReadingLadi Williams, eldest son of late Chief Rotimi Alade Williams, the all time celebrated lawyer in Nigeria, has passed away. He reportedly died of COVID-19 complication. Chief Ladi Rotimi-Williams passed away at about 3 am at St Nicholas isolation hospital from Covid-19 complications. despite being vaccinated. His death was confirmed by his younger brother, Chief […]
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