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 …
In the Okangbang community, 8 miles off Nasarawa in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, four children of the same parents were buried alive by a mudslide. The incident was confirmed by the physically challenged father of the deceased children, Ndifreke Nkanta. The remaining two children, he claimed, suffered varying degrees of injuries and have been admitted to the hospital, while …
The use of SPY vehicle number plates is forbidden, according to Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba. It doesn’t matter if it has permission or not because all permissions have been permanently revoked. The directive was announced by the force’s public relations representative on Wednesday, Muyiwa Adejobi. It happened after people with SPY plates continued to violate traffic laws, regulations, and …
A new attack on the Anter community in the Mbalagh Council Ward of the Benue State’s Makurdi Local Government Area has claimed five lives. The incident occurred on Tuesday night, the villagers told our correspondent. The victims were listed as Ave Usaar, Temanenge Kyer, Kpungu Orbakpa, Aondoakura Akume, and Terkimbir Orbakpa by the locals. The bodies of the first three …
As they resumed office, newly inaugurated administrations in three of the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory [FCT] bemoaned the emptiness of the councils’ treasuries, massive debts, and depressed workforce. Alhaji Abubakar Jibrin Giri, Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, who revealed the situation in some of the FCT area councils, bemoaned the fact that the immediate preceding administrations …
Prince Emma Buchi, a Nollywood actor, has died after allegedly being murdered by someone close to him. According to a source familiar with the case, he was allegedly murdered in Asaba, Delta state, by his personal assistant, simply identified as Sunny. According to the source, the suspect fled with the actor’s property after murdering him. The deceased’s decomposing body was …
Operation Safe Haven troops apprehended two notorious kidnappers, Abdulrazaq Umar and Idris Abdullahi, at Heipang in Plateau’s Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Director, Defence Media Operations, confirmed the development on Tuesday. Onyeuko stated that the kidnappers were apprehended on July 7 and 8. He stated that the operation was carried out in collaboration with the police. He …
Babachir Lawal, former Secretary General of the Federation, has reacted to the All Progressives Congress, APC’s ‘Muslim-Muslim’ Ticket. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’s 2023 flagbearer, announced Ex-Borno Governor Kashim Shettima, also a Muslim, as his running mate last weekend. Nigerians have reacted angrily to the news, with many condemning the move. Lawal stated in an Op-ed published in …
Galadima Abba-Itas, the Peoples Democratic Party’s North-East Zonal Treasurer, has resigned his position and party membership. He stated that his decision was made in response to the party’s “unfair and unjust treatment” of former presidential aspirant and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, during and after the party’s primary. He stated that the eventual selection of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa …
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has described Senator Kashim Shettima’s selection as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Presidential Candidate as a masterstroke. According to his spokesperson, Ismaila Uba Misilli, the governor’s choice of the former Borno state governor will help the party sail to victory in the upcoming presidential election. Senator Shettima, he said, is a great asset …
