Sad as several journalists injured in Bauchi accident
A few weeks after the tragic road accident in Gombe State that killed not less than seven journalists and media workers, another fatal accident involving journalists in Bauchi State occurred…
Man bags 12 years prison sentence for violently defiling girl in Delta
A Delta State High Court sitting in Abraka, Ethiope-East Local Government Area has sentenced one Mr Ernest Okporu to twelve years in prison for violently defiling an 11-year old girl…
Ondo Police arrest landlady for allegedly poisoning tenant’s 3-year-old son
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly poisoning a three-year-old boy, Abdulrasheed, in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The…
CDHR kick against Senate over rejection of mandatory e-transmission of election results
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has condemned the Nigerian Senate’s decision to reject an amendment seeking to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory. CDHR described…
Police react to allegations of extortion on Lagos-Calabar coastal road
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging that its officers were arresting and extorting dispatch riders operating along the newly constructed coastal road in…
Driver sentenced to life imprisonment for killing FRSC officer in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has hailed the life imprisonment of Okpara Onyekachi as a landmark victory for justice and road safety enforcement in Nigeria. The Lagos State High…
Assembly begins audit of Lagos 57 LGAs, LCDAs
Lagos State House of Assembly has launched a comprehensive audit of all 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state. The exercise was officially inaugurated…
African leaders charged to resist foreign dictatorship
AFRICAN leaders have been urged to protect their sovereign autonomy, with warnings that failure to do so could leave the continent perpetually dependent despite its vast natural endowments. This admonition…
OSOPADEC crisis: AUPCTRE seeks Aiyedatiwa intervention
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) has appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to urgently intervene in the crisis rocking the Ondo State…
EFCC arraigns Bichi over N19.7m bribery allegations
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutsinma, Katsina State, Professor Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, over alleged…