•Peter Obi The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has criticised Nigeria’s legal system for what he described as “harsh inequalities” in the administration of justice. Obi’s remarks followed a controversial theft case involving Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death for stealing a fowl in Osun State. I...
•Dele Farotimi arrives Ekiti court this morning A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has granted human rights activist Dele Farotimi bail in the sum of N30 million. The 2023 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, announced the development on his X (Twitter) handle today. The bail conditions include a N30 million bond,...
Renowned activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, arrived at the Ekiti Magistrate Court this morning amidst a heavy presence of police officers and other law enforcement agents. The court premises were fortified with tight security as the much-anticipated hearing involving Farotimi unfolded, reports Vanguard. Farotimi’s arrest was prompted by a pet...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced the attack on its 330kV Shiroro–Katampe transmission by vandals on Wednesday. A statement signed by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, and made available to our correspondent today in Abuja, said the resultant effect saw the circuit lose supply on the national grid at approxim...
•Youths protesting the killings Yoruba elders under the auspices of Kaaro Oojiire ÌmÍ Oodua Foundation, KOOOF, yesterday, expressed worry over the rising cases of ritual killing and body parts harvesting in the South West. The Yoruba elders, in a statement by their Vice President/Diaspora Counsel, Gbenga Adewusi, wondered how cases of human de...
•The police station The Lagos State Police Command has debunked claims that Monalisa Osayi, arrested for assaulting a Federal Road Safety Corps official on December 7, 2024, is a police officer. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement yesterday. He stated that Osayi was arrested and prosecuted by the Ajah D...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar A United States-based Nigerian, Oluwole Adegboruwa, and his accomplice, Enrique Isong, have been sentenced to 40 years combined jail term for coordinating the sales and distribution of a banned drug through the dark web across several states in the US. It was gathered from a statement obtained on the ...
•IGP Egbetokun and Governor Sanwo-Olu test-riding one of the vehicles donated to the police by the Lagos State Government The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said that the days of armed robbery and bank robbery in Lagos State are long gone. Speaking at the Lagos State Security Trust Fund 18th Annual Town Hall […]
•Policemen Delta State Police Command has announced that “the ban on fireworks is still in force as part of measures to ensure a safe and peaceful yuletide in the state”. This was contained in a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, copies of which were made available to journalists in […]
The website of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has been taken over by hackers. The NBS announced the takeover of its website in a post on X last night. The Bureau in its post on X said it was working to recover the website where it publishes crucial statistics concerning key sectors in the […]
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