A 57-count fraud case involving N56.491 million allegedly collected for the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage has landed Lawal Babale Musa before an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accusing him of stealing by conversion, forgery and altering of documents. Musa was arraigned yesterday, Friday, August ...
•Daga Three years ago, Daniel Daga was Nigeria’s next big thing. A defensive midfielder in the Sunday Oliseh mould — strong, intelligent, with delicate long-range passing and an eye for goal. At 17 he was an Enyimba Football Club mainstay, playing for Nigeria’s most successful club. He then played for the Flying Eagles at back-to-back [&hellip...
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano yesterday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old woman, Maimuna Idris, in a correctional centre for allegedly cutting off her boyfriend’s manhood. The victim was identified as Ashiru Sani. Idris, who resides in Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa, is facing a two-count charge of attempted culpable homici...
•Omoyele Sowore and Tinubu The Department of State Services (DSS) has requested that a Federal High Court in Abuja orders that the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, be returned to prison custody over his inability to meet the conditions attached to the bail granted him. The DSS is [&h...
•Omoyele Sowore Remand of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in Kuje Prison has triggered fresh concerns about the state of civil liberties in Nigeria. The concerns were raised by the Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi; Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP); the Aare Ona Kakanfo o...
•Senegal supporters clash during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) final football match between Senegal and Morocco Moroccan prosecutors today sought jail terms of up to two years for 18 Senegalese football fans imprisoned in Rabat since last month’s AFCON final over “hooliganism”. Seeking the maximum penalty for some, the prosecution told the ...
•Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable A State High Court in Ota, Ogun State, has denied bail to controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable. The singer was being arraigned on a nine-count criminal charge bordering on assault, theft, causing harm, and resisting arrest, reports Channels TV. The presiding judge declin...
The Edo State High Court, Criminal Court 2, has ordered the remand of some youths involved in the protest that rocked the Ekpoma area of the state at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre. This followed the plea of the prosecution for a 14-day remand period, reports Channels TV. Our correspondent observed that some of the protesters […]
•Tinubu and detainee The detention of social media commentator Abubakar Salim Musa at the Keffi Correctional Centre has sparked widespread outrage across Nigeria, with netizens, activists and political leaders condemning what they describe as an attack on free speech. Musa, popularly known as @AM_Saleeeem on X, was reportedly arrested on Janua...
•Ambassadorial nominees A former permanent secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joe Keshi, has faulted the ambassadorial list sent to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu for confirmation. Keshi questioned the character of some of the nominees, who he claimed should have no business being in the diplomatic service “by any standard”. “I...
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