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President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty with immediate effect joining countries like Britain, Zambia, Canada, Togo, Germany, Rwanda, South Africa and many more. Amnesty International hailed the decision as a “beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region”, but expressed regret that the death penalty […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed admiration for the lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. The former Anambra State Governor disclosed this in a tweet on Friday, following his visit to Farotimi, who recently returned from a correctional facility in Ekiti. Obi noted that Farotimi remains in […]
Continue ReadingA Catholic Reverend Father in Nigeria has allegedly shot a boy dead after the latter set off knockouts within the a Nigerian church premises. The incident which occurred during the New Year Mass held on January 1, 2025, in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, has attracted reactions from social media users. […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, As we enter 2025, I wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. May you be rich in joy, success, and good health. As the new year dawns, it brings many hopes, aspirations, and prospects for better days. By the grace of God, 2025 will be a year of great promise in which […]
Continue ReadingSenator Babafemi Ojudu, former presidential aide, has voiced his concerns about President Bola Tinubu’s suitability to lead Nigeria at this critical time. Chatting with Edmund Obilo’s State Affairs podcast as a guest on Monday, Ojudu, who previously served in the office of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, expressed his belief that Nigeria would have been […]
Continue ReadingJimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit foundation said Sunday. Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia — the same small town where […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Jigawa State, Nigeria, Umar Namadi, has lost his eldest son, Abdulwahab, in a ghastly motor accident that occurred on Thursday. This incident comes just a day after the governor mourned the passing of his mother, Maryam Namadi, who died on Wednesday after a brief illness. Reports say, the governor’s son was involved in […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the appointment of Prince Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijeshaland. Adeleke also approved the appointment of Prince Johnson Adekanmi Abikoye as the Asaoni of Ora Igbomina. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, obtained in Osogbo, on Friday, […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Osun State, Ademola Jackson Adeleke, has pardoned the widely known ‘death-for-fowl’ convict, Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo. Olowookere, who was 17 years old at the time of his arrest in November 2010, was convicted and sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to […]
Continue ReadingWidow of Rotimi Akeredolu, the late former Governor of Ondo State, Betty Akeredolu, has rejected the planned memorial lecture in his honour, being organised by the state government. The lecture, scheduled for Friday in Akure, is part of a series of activities to commemorate the first anniversary of Akeredolu’s death on December 27, 2023. The […]
Continue ReadingAsma al-Assad, the wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly filed for divorce and is seeking to relocate to London. According to Turkish and Arab media sources, cited by the Jerusalem Post, Asma has submitted her divorce request to a Russian court and is awaiting approval to move to the UK. Asma, who […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese in Nigeria, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on the Federal and State Governments in Nigeria, to address unemployment and religious extremism as critical measures to combat Nigeria’s widespread insecurity. In his 2024 Christmas homily at the Holy Family Cathedral Catholic Church, Sokoto on Wednesday, Bishop Kukah described insecurity as a […]
Continue ReadingDelta State Police Command in Nigeria has arrested a 48-year-old Nigerian man, Mr Efe Onoetiyi, for killing his best friend, Paulinus Okon, after collecting over N50m from the deceased victim and his family. The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this on Monday while parading the man alongside four other killers. Abaniwonda said: […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) in its report (B8B/LPDC/1571/2024), has rejected the request from Chief Afe Babalola’s SAN law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the practising licence of lawyer and author Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. A petition submitted by a lawyer from Emmanuel […]
Continue ReadingA Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, has ordered the remand of three persons in connection with last week’s deadly stampede which occurred at Bashorun Islamic High School. The defendants are Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the school principal; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the proprietor of Agidigbo FM; and Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi has been released from the Ekiti State correctional facility after meeting the conditions for his bail. His release took place on Tuesday morning. He was granted bail last Friday by an Ado-Ekiti magistrate court, set at ₦30 million, with two sureties. Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun stipulated that the […]
Continue ReadingJust a few days after it secured a final forfeiture of 753 duplexes and other apartments in Abuja, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has again secured another final forfeiture of a property along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The property is a warehouse measuring 1.925 hectares and situated on Km 8, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, […]
Continue ReadingA stampede in Okija, Anambra State, Nigeria, has claimed the lives of many individuals who went to collect food items. This happened when one of the prominent men in the town of Okija offered food items to residents as Christmas gifts, thereby attracting an overwhelming crowd. The deceased who were mostly women were evacuated to […]
Continue ReadingJustice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded an activist identified as Olamide Thomas, arraigned for her social media comments against Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. On December 13, the activist, who is also a nurse, was arrested and arraigned in Lagos, on a three-count charge bordering on cyberbullying. […]
Continue ReadingAbout ten persons have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria, on Saturday, 21st December 2024, during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly persons. The tragic event, which happened at about 6:30 am, claimed the lives of ten individuals, including four children, and left […]
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