Judiciary: Public Opinion Can’t Topple Constitution, Says CJN Ariwoola
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said that public opinion cannot supersede the constitution in any judgment, warning judicial officers to remain impartial and not be swayed. Ariwoola disclosed this yesterday while administering oath on 23 newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to him: “Several vitriolic attacks are regularly heaped on the...
Senate Summons IGP, Health Minister, Wike Over Death Of Abuja One-chance Victim Rejected By Hospital
The Senate has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; Minister of Health, Ali Pate, and his Federal Capital Territory counterpart, Nyesom Wike, over what it described as the “avoidable death of Ms Greatness Olorunfemi, at the Maitama General Hospital”. Citizen Olorunfemi, who was a victim of vehicle robbers known in common parlance as “one chance, bled to death after...
Mohbad’s Childhood Friend Primeboy Surrenders 24 Hours After Being Declared Wanted
Owodunni Ibrahim popularly, aka, Primeboy, who was declared wanted over the death of Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has surrendered to the police. The Lagos State Police Command had declared him wanted and placed a N1 million bounty on him. According to Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman of the Lagos police command, the actions were taken after Primeboy, who was MohBad’s childhood...
22 Drown After Boat Accident In Niger State, 6 Bodies Recovered
No fewer than 22 passengers drowned on Monday in a boat accident in Niger State. The victims were said to be going from Kasabu village in the Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri in Kebbi State, on Monday morning when the boat capsized due to a downpour accompanied by heavy wind. As of Tuesday night, a search and...
Benue Pastor Dies After Church Building Collapse
A Dunamis Church located at Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the Benue State capital has collapsed. The incident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday left a pastor dead as the building caved in. According to sources four individuals including the pastor were observing prayers at the church building before the incident occurred. The other three individuals escaped the wreckage. Residential...
Four Family Members Electrocuted In Taraba
The Taraba police command says four members of a family have been killed by electrocution in the Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the state capital. In a statement on Monday, Abdullahi Usman, police spokesperson in Taraba, said an electric spark was suspected to have been triggered by a high voltage experienced when power was restored in the area. Usman said the incident...
How 18 Persons Including Pregnant Woman Died In Rivers Illegal Refining Site
No fewer than 18 people, including a pregnant woman, have lost their lives following an explosion in an illegal oil refining site in the Ibas community in the Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was learned that the incident occurred late Sunday night when some people in the community were scooping petroleum products. A resident in the community, who...
With Dedication To God, Nigeria Can Triumph Over Insurgents, Cherubim and Seraphim Cleric Says
The Senior Pastor/Leader-in-charge of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Kubwa branch, Abuja Pastor Alex Ogundipe, has expressed optimism that with dedication to God, Nigeria can win war against insurgency. The clergyman spoke Sunday at the church’s 18th annual harvest thanksgiving service, with the theme: “Higher Ground” in Abuja on Sunday. He also appealed to Nigerians to use their tongue in...
Italian Man Who Killed Nigeria’s Ogorchukwu To Spend 24 Years In Prison
Filippo Ferlazzo, the Italian who killed an Italy-based Nigerian man, Alika Ogorchukwu, in July 2022 has bagged a 24-year jail term. The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement signed by NiDCOM spokesperson, Gabriel Odu, commended the Nigerian Mission in Rome, for following through with the case and other...
Court Fixes Date To Rule On Late Osinachi’s Husband, No Case Submission
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Wuse 2, has fixed October 17 to rule on the application filed by Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. Osinachi died on April 8, 2022, over alleged maltreatment and domestic violence from her husband. Following public outcry, the Nigeria Police Force arrested Nwachukwu and handed his case file to the...
