Kano Man, 67, Gets 14-Year Jail Term For Defiling Teenagers
Zuhier R. Akar, 67, was found guilty of sexually abusing two teenage girls by a Federal High Court in Kano and given a 14-year prison sentence. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Kano Command, arraigned Akar of Gidan Wanka, Unity Road, Fagge Local Government Area, Kano with a two-count charge of trafficking and sexual exploitation. Delivering judgement,...
Tinubu, Former Leaders, Others To Storm Imo For Chief Iwuanyanwu’s Burial Nov 1
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to attend the burial ceremony of the late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, in Imo State. The Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee, Charles Amadi (Chalvon), disclosed this during a press briefing in Owerri, outlining the one-week schedule of activities leading up to the burial on November 1, 2024. Amadi confirmed...
Court Adjourns Money Laundering Case Against Obiano Till Nov 13
The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, shifted the alleged money laundering charge filed by the EFCC against former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano, to Nov. 13 for continuation of trial. The matter, which is before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit. The judge was said to be attending a seminar at the National Judicial Institute (NJI)...
Restore Peace, Stability In Rivers Now, Tinubu Orders IGP
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Police to provide security to Rivers State local government officials and to restore and maintain peace, law, and order immediately. While instructing law enforcement agencies to bring the situation under control, President Tinubu emphasised the need to ensure the security of public institutions. The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and...
Ikwerre, Eleme, Emuoha LG Secretariats In Rivers On Fire
The newly built council secretariat at Isiokpo in the Ikwerre Local Government area has been set ablaze. A resident in the area confirmed the incident on Monday even as videos circulating on social media show the administrative building on fire. Police authorities have not commented on the incident and the extent of damage is still unclear. This followed the withdrawal of the...
Nigerian Pastor Slumps, Dies During Child Dedication
Tragedy struck at Church of the Brethren (EYN) Moduganari in Maiduguri, Borno State, when a pastor, Reverend Alaku Vincent, suddenly slumped and died during a child dedication on Sunday. According to social media reports on Sunday, Vincent was in the midst of the ceremony when he collapsed and lost consciousness. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead...
Court Issues Public Summons Against Yahaya Bello Over Alleged ₦110bn Fraud
Justice Maryanne Anenih of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued a public summons against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to attend court and answer to a fresh 16-count pending allegations against him. By the summons, the former Governor is to attend court on October 24 in response to the summons and for...
#FearlessInOctober: Police Disperse Abuja Protesters With Teargas
Police officers on Tuesday fired teargas at protesters during the “Fearless In October” protest over bad governance in Abuja, Nigeria. The protesters had gathered at the Utako area in Abuja, the country’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), waving the Nigerian Green-White-Green flag and banners with various inscriptions such as “EndBadGovernance”, “DiasporaVoting”, “EndHighLivingCosts”, amongst others but were dispersed by policemen. The October 1,...
Navy Accuses Benue Community Of Hostility
The Nigerian Navy has decried hostility from its host Mbaikyar community of North Bank in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State over alleged compensation for land donated to them by the state government to build their base. Governor Hyacinth Alia, in September, last year donated 150 hectares of land to the Nigerian Navy for the construction of a naval...
EFCC: Bobrisky Slams VeryDarkMan With N1bn Lawsuit, Says Voice Recording AI-Generated
Nigerian social media personality and cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has filed a lawsuit against internet activist and influencer, VeryDarkMan, seeking N1 billion in damages. The legal battle stems from VDM sharing a voice recording, which he alleged was that of Bobrisky claiming to have bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, with N15 million...
