Ogun govt vows crackdown on gender-based violence, warns criminal perpetrators
The Ogun State Government has pledged to intensify efforts to combat gender-based violence (GBV), particularly against women and children, warning perpetrators to desist or face the full weight of the…
Lawyers threaten legal action over failure to comply with NRS Act, appointments rotation
A Makurdi-based legal practitioner, Moses Lubem Ukpo, has issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government to immediately correct what he described as a breach of law in the appointment of…
Outcry over church burnings, killings in Taraba communities
A former Commissioner for Works and Finance in Taraba State, Bulus Maiyaki, has condemned the recent attacks and burning of churches in communities in Donga and Takum Local Councils. Maiyaki,…
Criminal list: Crackdown as US set to deport 79 Nigerians
The United States Department of Homeland Security has said it will deport no fewer than 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its ‘worst-of-the-worst’ criminal list. Fndings on the DHS website on…
Makoko Demolition: When Economic Interest Overrides Humanity
By Ademola Oni When American missionary and science teacher, Jack Kyle, arrived in the mega slum of Makoko, Lagos in August 2023, I doubt if he ever thought that one…
Court remands nine over killing of 150 in Benue
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday remanded nine suspects accused of involvement in the Yelwata attack in Benue State, in which about 150 persons were killed. The suspects…
CPJ raises alarm again over killings of journalists in Gaza
Members of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have raised fresh alarm over renewed killings of journalists in the Gaza region. At least 234 Palestinian journalists and media workers have…
Sharia Court hands life imprisonment to Bauchi man who buried two victims
A Sharia Court sitting in Katagum, Bauchi State, has sentenced Ibrahim Umar, popularly known as Maidada, to life imprisonment after convicting him of killing two men identified as Kabiru Idi…
EFCC arraigns man for allegedly defrauding American business investors
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Victor Ekpong Thompson before the Federal High Court in Uyo for allegedly defrauding American investors of $525,276. Thompson…
Third Mainland Bridge: Bus catches fire, six injured
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that six individuals sustained varying degrees of injuries after a commercial bus was ravaged by fire opposite the UNILAG waterfront, inward…