I’ll Die A Hero, Says Kano Cleric Sentenced To Death For Blasphemy, Blasts Judge In Court
A Kano Upper Shari’a Court, sitting at Kofar Kudu, Kano, on Thursday, sentenced a cleric, Sheikh Kabara Abduljabbar, to death by hanging. In its judgement, which lasted for over two hours, Khadi (judge) Ibrahim Yola said, “This honourable court is convinced that the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt, prompting the court to convict the defendant of all...
EFCC To Auction Forfeited Real Estate Soon – Bawa
Following the success of its recent public auction of over 649 vehicles, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will soon commence the process of the sale of forfeited properties comprising 160 flats and apartments in 16 locations across the country. The Commission’s Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa disclosed this today, Thursday, December 15, 2022, while giving account of the Agency’s activities...
Court To Rule On Ekweremadu’s Seized Property Jan 25
A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed January 25 for ruling on Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s application, seeking an order setting aside the November 4 interim forfeiture order on 40 landed properties linked to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Thursday after Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, who appeared for Ekweremadu, and the...
Hold Your Govt Responsible, Stop Blaming Celebrities – Peter Okoye Tells Nigerians
Popular singer and internet personality Peter Okoye has asked entitled Nigerians who are fond of blaming celebrities for their poor standards to hold the government responsible. The singer during an Instagram live session told Nigerians to stop looking for people to blame as they are not entitled to help them. ”Those in power are sending their children abroad for quality education...
2023: Publish And Prosecute Names Of Politicians Buying PVCs Immediately – HURIWA Tells INEC
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Wednesday, challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the details of politicians buying and storing up Permanent Voter Cards to rig the 2023 general elections. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, said such politicians must be named, shamed and prosecuted immediately, insisting that there must be no...
4th Mainland Bridge: You’ll Be Properly Compensated, Lagos State Government Assures Land Owners
Lagos State government on Wednesday said those whose properties will be demolished to pave way for the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge will be adequately compensated in line with international best practices. The state government made this known at the panel review meeting on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge Project in Lagos and...
Northern Elders Says Buying PVCs Attempt To Suppress Vote In Their Region
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has described the move by politicians to buy up permanent voters’ cards and financially induce unsuspecting Nigerians to compromise their Voters Identification Number as an attempt to suppress votes in the region. In a statement issued yesterday, NEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said, “Northern Elders Forum had followed this worrying phenomenon,...
Rival Cult Clash Claims 5 In Akwa Ibom
On Tuesday, a clash between Vikings and Mafians confraternities in Akwa Ibom State claimed at least five lives in Uyo, the state capital. The clash, it was gathered, occurred about 6:30 pm on and lasted for over two hours before police and soldiers came to the scene to quell the situation. A tricycle operator in Uyo who was at the scene...
Buhari Participates At US-Africa Leaders Summit In Washington (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined dozens of other African leaders in Washington DC, United States for a summit aimed at rebooting US relations on the continent. The US-Africa summit, the first since 2014, is the biggest international gathering in Washington since the pandemic and the most substantial commitment by a US administration in boosting its influence in Africa for almost...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Slams Crime Against Humanity Suit On Simon Ekpa
Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Counsel to the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has sued a self-acclaimed discipline of Kanu, Mazi Simon Ekpa for crime against humanity in the South Easterner part of Nigeria. Defendants in the suit include: Simon Ekpa, Anibueze Juliet, Obinna Uzoaganaobi, Chukwuemeka Livingstone, and Raphael Ajaere. The suit marked: CU/788/2022 was filed...
