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Nigerian Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction and sentence of a former Governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, to 12 years imprisonment for N1.6bn corruption charges. However, the five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, in its unanimous judgment, set aside the N100m fine imposed on him by the Court […]
Continue ReadingA video making rounds online, captured moment some policemen arrested their colleagues for allegedly collecting bribe, according to reports. The policemen attached to the Nigeria Police special squad ‘Operation Puff Adder’ who stormed the scene in patrol vans, arrested the alleged bribe-taking officers at Ijesha area of Lagos state, Nigeria. Police officers arrest Police officers […]
Continue ReadingA female police officer identified simply as Rose, who fiddled with late Chima’s private while he was being tortured at E-crack Squad cell in Mile One Police Station, Port Harcourt has been arrested. The female security operative is currently being detained at Mile One Police Station following her alleged involvement in the arrest and torture of Chima and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Government has reduced its visa application charges for citizens of the United States from $180 to $160. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the old amount comprised $160 as visa fee and $20 as “processing and expedient fees”. According to the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Muhammad Babandede, the reduction followed […]
Continue ReadingA doctor who was once one of the highest paid medics in Britain has been reportedly sacked and struck off for watching a teenage girl as she showered. Dr Jonathan Fielden’s said victim, 15, realised she was being spied on after he crawled into the attic and spied on her through a hole next to […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, unregistered 74 political parties as preparations for the 2023 general elections are in top gear. With this new development, Nigeria will now be dealing with 18 political parties, according to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a press conference in Abuja. The successful parties are Accord […]
Continue ReadingDays after United States slammed immigration ban on Nigeria, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on Wednesday in Abuja, launched an application tagged ‘Crime Records Information Management System (CRIMS) in response to the ban. It is coming after President Muhammadu Buhari formed a committee, chaired by the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to study […]
Continue ReadingThe clash between okada riders and police officers in Iyana Ipaja has allegedly led to the death of a female student. In a video shared online, a schoolgirl clad in her school uniform can be seen lying motionless on the floor. Blood soaked through her school uniform and concerned people tried to tie a cloth […]
Continue ReadingOndo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, renewed his campaign for the legalization of marijuana in a meeting with President Buhari yesterday February 4, at the state house in Abuja. Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, the Ondo State Governor said he met with President Buhari to officially invite him for the commissioning of a N5 billion […]
Continue ReadingEdo State Government on Wednesday made good its threat when it demolished Latifa Hotel belonging to Mr. Tony Adun, a former aide of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The government of Godwin Obaseki had threatened to demolish the property for allegedly violating building laws of the state. It […]
Continue ReadingAt a conference in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, all Bishops from the Catholic dioceses in the six states of the Southwest geopolitical zone, Nigeria, on Tuesday, threw their weight behind the recently launched Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun. While describing the security situation in the country as worrisome and worsening, the […]
Continue ReadingThere was pandemonium in Iyana Ipaja this moring as bike riders and task force clashed due to the okada and keke ban in Lagos. In videos shared online, people can be seen running for their lives as the riot broke out. Aggrieved Lagosians also lit tyres and planks on fire during the riot. Thick black […]
Continue ReadingThe immediate past majority leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Yinka Mafe, has passed away. According to reports, Mafe died on Tuesday night, February 4, shortly after celebrating his 46th birthday. The lawmaker was said to have complained of chest pain after the celebration and died shortly after. His remains have been deposited at […]
Continue ReadingThe Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Adnan Bostaji is dead. The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria, which announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said that the envoy died in his sleep. “With the deepest sense of sadness and complete submission to the Will of Allah, the Royal Embassy announces the passing away […]
Continue ReadingLesotho’s first lady has been charged with murder in connection with the 2017 killing of prime minister Thomas Thabane’s former wife, Lipolelo Thabane. Maesiah Thabane, who fled the country on January 10 after being summoned as part of an investigation, returned on Tuesday afternoon and turned herself in for questioning over the brutal killing. Police […]
Continue ReadingThe National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested two sisters identified simply as Juliet and Chioma for allegedly selling their mentally challenged sister’s son for N350,000. The sisters were arrested alongside a Pastor’s wife identified as Efe and 45-year-old Mrs. Alabi who allegedly bought the month-old-boy, after their brother, Chibuzor filed […]
Continue ReadingChairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, Dr. Akinyemi Omonijo, has dragged the management of the university before the National Industrial Court in Akure, Ondo State, over what he called illegal suspension slammed on him by the university authority. In the action with suit number NICN/AK/21/2019, filed […]
Continue ReadingKidnapped staff of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Engr. Emeka Chiaghana has been reportedly found dead. Recall that Chiaghana was kidnapped in his house in Nibo, Awka South council area of the state on October 25, 2019, with no trace of his whereabouts. The body of the deceased was reportedly found in a […]
Continue ReadingThe Government of Jersey, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the United States of America, on Monday, 3 February 2020, entered into an Asset Recovery Agreement to repatriate over US$308 million of forfeited assets to Nigeria. The funds were laundered through the US banking system and then held in bank accounts in […]
Continue ReadingTwo former Nigerian Presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, met at the World Summit 2020, holding at Seoul, South Korea. Speaking after his meeting with Obasanjo, Jonathan said he was in Seoul to join the discussion on how to maintain world peace. On his Twitter page, Jonathan wrote: ”I was delighted […]
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