A 16-year-old boy identified as Adeniyi Muhammed has been arrested in Ogun state after being caught with 14 used female panties. Ogun state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested after a resident of Kano Street in the Ayetoro area of the state lodged a complaint over the theft of her panties on Tuesday August 18. Oyeyemi said; “A…
Pastor Daniel Olukoya, the general overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has raised an alarm of an alleged plot by some people to destroy the global image of his church. In a statement released by his media aide Collins Edomaruse, Olukoya alleged that a former pastor who was stopped from ”stealing” a branch of his church…
Governor Babagana Zulum has raised an alarm of internally displaced persons (IDPs) being recruited by Boko Haram insurgents. In an interview with the Hausa Service of BBC, the Borno state Governor noted that his government has been able to return displaced persons to Mafa and Kukawa, while plans were on to return people to Kawuri. He added that…
Abiodun Ogunyemi, the Anglican bishop of Zaria diocese has been arraigned before a chief magistrate’s court in Kaduna over alleged“defamatory remarks” he made against Governor Nasir el-Rufai. The Bishop who was arraigned on charges bordering on criminal defamation, injurious falsehood and criminal intimidation, had criticised the governor over the planned demolition of 110-year-old St George Cathedral in…
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the death of three soldiers in a clash with insurgents in Kukawa town of Borno State. Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Major General John Enenche disclosed that 8 terrorists were killed in the clash which also left two other soldiers injured. Eneche maintained that the attack by the terrorists was…
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has admitted that the elections that produced Olumide Akpata as President were not perfect but cannot be cancelled in response to a petition from one of the contestants, Dele Adesina. Dele Adesina (SAN) who came third in the election, had petitioned NBA BoT to cancel…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro has reacted to the association’s withdrawal of Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s invitation as a guest speaker at its Annual General Conference. In a statement released on Friday August 21, Usoro who insisted that they will remain an association with no religious or ethnic bias or predisposition, revealed that he was among the…
The Catholic Bishops of Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province has reacted to the killings which has occurred in Southern Kaduna in the last few weeks. The Ecclesiastical Province in a statement released by its secretary John Niyiring, stated that the region has been abandoned by their Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in their grief. Recalling how the military announced that it had degraded…
The lawmaker representing Katsina-Ala East state constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Jonathan Agbidye has been remanded in prison over an alleged criminal conspiracy and kidnapping. Agbidye and one Denen Zuamo of Katsina-Ala town who he was remanded in prison with after being arraigned before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court on Friday August 21, were accused of conspiring…
Prof. Yemi Akinseye-George , a Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN) and the President of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, has revealed that the Nigerian justice system has been stagnant for over a decade as the President, Muhammadu Buhari led government has been using the same laws used by the former administration to fight corruption. According to Professor…