Pedestrian Bridge Collapses In Lagos, Injures Two
A section of the pedestrian bridge at the Alapere Estate, Ketu area of Lagos, collapsed following a collision involving a truck. The incident occurred around midnight on Thursday when the truck collided with the bridge. Two persons were reportedly injured during the accident. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the incident, stating that the truck, loaded with metal and exceeding...
Lagos State Govt Seals Churches, Mosques Over Noise Pollution
Fourteen hotels, churches, including Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG and mosque have been sealed across the state over noise pollution and other offences by Lagos State government. Other establishments sealed by the state government, through its Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, for noise pollution, were Ifelodun Mosque, Children of God Healings Deliverance and Adoration Ministry, City of Testimony Church, Cherubim...
Appeal Court Judge, Ikyegh Passes Away At 65
The Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt Division, Justice Joseph Shagbaor Ikyegh has died. Justice Ikyegh who hailed from Benue State reportedly died Wednesday afternoon at his Makurdi residence located at the Achussa Community area of the state capital. The death of Justice Ikyegh was reportedly made known when the Chief Judge of Benue state, Justice Maurice Ikpambese during a public...
I’m Over 70 Years, It’s Situation Of Nigeria That Caused It, APC Chieftain Convicted For Vote Buying Begs Court
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Wahab Hammed, a ward Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Surulere Local Government Area of the state, to a one-year jail term or in the alternative a fine of N1m. Justice Ismail Ijelu sentenced the defendant after convicting him on a two-count charge of conspiracy and bribery. At his...
Nigerian Man To Die By Hanging For Killing His Friend Over N100
Mr. Anas Dahiru has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his friend, Shamsu Ibrahim with a knife. Dahiru had during a quarrel in 2017, killed his friend over one hundred naira at Unguwar Dallatu area of Gusau, in Zamfara State. Ruling on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Justice Mukhtar Yusha’u of the Zamfara State High Court, convicted the suspect according...
NJC Recommends Appointment If Eleven Justices Into Supreme Court [Full List]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 11 justices to the Supreme Court. A statement by the apex court’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, said the recommendation was made at the 104th meeting of the council in Abuja on Wednesday. The recommended candidates would be sworn-in after the approval of their recommendation by President Bola Tinubu and the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Ihedioha’s Suit Seeking To Remove Uzodimma From Office
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Imo State seeking to be issued a certificate of return as rightful Governor of Imo State, stating that Governor Hope Uzodinma wasn’t qualified to run in the first place. In a ruling read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar on Tuesday, the apex court dismissed...
FG Urges Senate To Approve Funds To Hire Aircraft To Convey Judges To Trial Locations
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has appealed to Senate to approve more funds for the Ministry to enable it charter some aircraft to convey judges for their safety because of the high level of insecurity in the country. The minister who spoke, yesterday, when he appeared before Senator Muhammed Munguno(APC, Borno North)...
Three Kidnapped On The Ogun Farm
No fewer than six suspected hoodlums have reportedly attacked a poultry farm and kidnapped three workers in Atoyo town in the Itele area of Ogun. PUNCH Online gathered that the armed suspects attacked the farm around 5 pm on Saturday. Though the state police command said two persons had been arrested in connection with the crime, the three victims were yet...
Don’t Give On Nigeria, There’s Hope, SGF Urges Nigerians
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, has expressed optimism about Nigeria’s future, urging citizens not to give up on the government. Akume expressed the optimism at the ‘National Solemn Assembly: A Day of Praise, Worship, and Thanksgiving to God for Nigeria,’ held at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja weekend. He said Nigeria was undoubtedly...
