A police officer and three others were confirmed dead in a flood that injured several people and washed away at least 12 communities in Yobe State’s Gulani Local Government Area. Mohammed Goje, Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), confirmed the incident, stating that it occurred within 24 hours of a heavy downpour. “With shock, the Yobe State …
The Zamfara State government, led by Governor Bello Matawalle, has suspended the Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto, Alhaji Aliyu Marafa, for bestowing a chieftaincy title on a popular notorious bandit leader, Ada Aleru. According to reports, the emirate decided to give Aleru a traditional title in order to achieve long-term peace in the crisis-torn Tsafe and Yandoton Daji emirates, as well …
Dr. Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue State, has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke, governor-elect of Osun State, on his victory in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. He congratulated Senator Adeleke on his victory, saying “the people have spoken.” In a message of congratulations to Adeleke, Governor Ortom also praised the people of Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the media, civil …
Engr Kingsley Okorafor, a senior official with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been kidnapped near his home in Umuadara Umulogho autonomous community in Imo State. According to reports, the dare-devil armed men kidnapped him in the early hours of Saturday morning, about three kilometres away from a military checkpoint in the area. The latest development has already been …
Kano State police have intercepted 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected of being Indian hemp. SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s spokesman, confirmed this in a press statement. He stated that the arrest was made in response to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police, ordering a heightened patrol to combat crime in the state. Kiyawa explained that while on …
Samuel Kanu-Uche, Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, has named the presidential candidate he will support in 2023. Kanu-Uche has stated that he will only back a presidential candidate who does not engage in vote-buying. The Prelate made the announcement on Friday at the graduation ceremony of 160 church members from the Enugu diocese who were trained in various …
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly informed President Muhammadu Buhari that the All Progressives Congress (APCdecision )’s to run a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket will destabilise Nigeria. According to reports, the warning was contained in a classified report recently sent to President Buhari by the agency. “To put it simply, we believe the alliance will destabilise Nigeria and embolden …
Following the attack on its staff in the area, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at the ward level in Enugu State’s Igboeze North Local Government Area. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, stated this in a statement made in Abuja on Thursday. The Community Primary …
Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, urged Osun voters on Thursday to be on the lookout for vote fraud by the APC, the state’s current government, during the state’s governorship election on Saturday. In Osun, Mr. Abubakar, the PDP’s governorship candidate for the July 16 election, was canvassing votes for Senator Ademola Adeleke, the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 …
Michake Ogbar was found guilty of defiling and raping his three daughters, who were then aged 10, 20, and 24, by an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses Court on Thursday. He was given a life sentence. According to Justice Abiola Soladoye, Mr. Ogbar’s charges of defilement and rape were proven beyond a reasonable doubt by the prosecution. The prosecution …
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has characterised the race for governor of Kaduna state in the 2023 election as a do-or-die contest. Alhaji Ibrahim Wosono, the state secretary, made this statement to Coalition of Southern Kaduna Young Persons participants who were honouring Isa Ashiru, the party’s flagbearer for the governorship, during Sallah. “We are prepared and determined to defend our …
During a kidnapping operation at Boto, a village in the Tafawa Balewa LGA of the State, the Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the death of one Mua’zu Danladi, a 25-year-old man. According to reports, the village is where Ahmed Adamu Muazu, a former state governor, is from. The Command has also confirmed that three people were taken during the …
On Thursday, three men were each given a 10-month prison term for marijuana possession by a Dei-dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja. All three of the convicted inmates—Mallanta Lawal, Lawal Mohammed, and Sani Lawali—have no fixed addresses and all three entered guilty pleas while pleading with the judge to be forgiving. Lawal, Mohammed, and Lawali were sentenced based on …
Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, a troubled Nollywood actor, was found guilty on Thursday of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor by an Ikeja Special Offenses Court. Since Baba Ijesha’s arrest and arraignment in June 2021, the rape trial has lasted more than a year. Baba Ijesha has been embroiled in a messy rape trial since April 22, 2022 for allegedly …
The Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos sentenced a businessman to 60 years in prison for a N184 million fraud. Chukwuemeka Ekwunife was sentenced by Justice Sherifat Solebo after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission found him guilty on counts one through six of the charges brought against him (EFCC). The judge sentenced him to ten years in prison for …
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty and was told his trial would take place the following year. The actor is charged with sexually assaulting three men more than ten years ago. Spacey, 62, responded “not guilty” to each of the five charges at a hearing at London’s Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey, while standing in …
According to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), terrorists have claimed the lives of 14,500 people in West Africa over the course of the past 4.5 years. 5.5 million people have reportedly been displaced by the region’s insecurity, according to outgoing ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Brou. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja as the new management of the Commission, …
As momentum for the 2023 general election builds, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, has postponed the formal introduction of Senator Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno State, to the party’s top leadership. Shettima was scheduled to be officially introduced at 1 o’clock today (Thursday) at the APC secretariat in Abuja, but it has been learned that …
As his greatest legacy will be ensuring that they receive a quality education, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he will not be leaving anything for his children to inherit. In a statement, Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president for media and publicity, said that Buhari made the remarks on Wednesday while paying homage to the Sallah …
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nominated Funke Akindele to run for deputy governor, according to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagso State. This highlights the PDP’s lack of seriousness, according to the APC. After Funke Akindele confirmed her entry into politics, the party’s spokesman, Mr. Seye Oladejo, made this statement. By giving electoral tickets to political novices who have nothing …
