By Our Correspondent Ademoye Adewale, a food vendor, contracted by Chrisland School to prepare snacks for its students during inter-house sports, has denied his tools caused electrocution of its student, Whitney Adeniran. Adewale made the denial told a Corona inquest during cross-examination before the Corona, Mrs Oyenike Fajana, on Monday in Lagos. He said that […]
The Police in Anambra, on Wednesday, arraigned a septuagenarian, Albert Eligbue, for allegedly maltreating a widow in Awka. Eligbue, 75 and native of Atani in Ogbaru, allegedly forced the widow to drink water used to bathe a corpse. The Police arraigned him before the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court in Awka. The Prosecutor, Insp. Onyema […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has joined others in pleading with the UK government to show leniency with former Nigeria Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of NiDCOM made the plea in a statement on Wednesday, in Abuja. The NewsZenith reports that Ekweremadu is awaiting the verdict of the UK court […]
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has pleaded with the UK government to be lenient with former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu for organ harvesting. The plea followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Toby Okechukwu (PDP-Enugu) at a plenary, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Okechukwu titled the motion “Need for Clemency for […]
The Nigeria Police says it has arrested the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Mr Hudu Yunusa-Ari. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi announced this in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja. “The Nigeria Police Force hereby confirms the arrest of Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC). […]
The Senate has given the Ministry of Interior 24 hours to defend the N700 million collected from Service Wide Votes to monitor Ondo and Edo governorship elections. The money was released in two batches N400 million for Ondo governorship election and N300 million for Edo governorship election. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Shuaib […]
No fewer than 3,298 people are on death sentence in various Nigerian Correctional Facilities are on the death sentence. Mr Abubakar Umar, the Spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service, announced this in Abuja, on Wednesday. Umar said that authorities have abrogated the term ‘condemned criminal’. He said that with the implementation of the new NCoS […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is ready to prosecute 200 electoral crime suspects in the 2023 general elections. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, announced this at the weekend in Abuja. Oyekanmi said the commission had received more than 50 case files from the Police authorities. “There are […]
The Centre for Media, Policy and Accountability (CMPA), has begun the implementation of the Nigeria Anti-Corruption Performance Public Reporting (NAPPR) Project 2023 in the country. The project is in partnership with Anti-Corruption Agencies (ACAs) in the country. Ibrahim Yusuf, CMPA’s Director of Communications, Outreach and Advocacy, announced this in a statement mailed the statement to […]
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, sentenced a 29-year-old man, Adegboro Wale, to one-year imprisonment for theft. The trial Magistrate, Mr Bankole Oluwasanmi, sentenced the convict following the establishment of his guilty plea. Wale’s guilty plea is based on the facts of the case and available evidence before the court. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale […]