NSCIA Talks Tough Over Burning Of Qur’an In Sweden, Says It’s Islamophobia
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has condemned the provocative and blasphemous act of burning the Qur’an in front of the main Mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Christian refugee man from Al-Hamdaniya District, east of Mosul, Iraq, stomped on the Islamic holy book and set several pages alight in front of the Swedish capital’s largest...
14-Year-Old Girl I Married In 2010 Now A Masters Degree Student — Ex-Governor Yerima
A former Zamfara State governor, Senator Ahmad Yerima, has said that his Egyptian wife who he allegedly married as a 14 years old in 2010, is in the process of obtaining a masters degree. Recall that Yerima sent shockwaves across the globe when reports emerged that he had married a minor at the national mosque in Abuja in 2010. The outrage...
Police Kill 4 Gunmen Attempting To Enforce Sit-At-Home In Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has crushed a gang of gunmen, who attempted to enforce an illegal sit-at-home in Enugu in the early hours of Friday. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement he issued in Enugu Friday evening. The Police had earlier on Friday reported that operatives of...
Inside Abba Kyari’s N50m Bail For Drug Offences
Federal High Court in Abuja has granted suspended DCP Abba Kyari N50 million bail in a charge in which he and two of his siblings were accused of failing to declare assets to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. NDLEA had filed the 24-count charge against Kyari and his brothers — Mohammed Baba Kyari and Ali Kyari. In a ruling...
Ten Persons Killed, 200 Houses Destroyed As Flood Ravages Katsina
Ten persons have been killed and over 200 houses destroyed in Katsina State capital and Bindawa Local Government Area of the state, as heavy rain overran buildings and roads in the neighbourhood causing havoc. According to residents of the affected areas in the Katsina metropolis, the heavy rain started at 4p.m., on Tuesday till late night of the same day. Ungwan...
Police Dismiss Officer Who Killed Generator Technician In Lagos
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has approved the dismissal of a police officer, Kabiru Odeyemi, who allegedly shot and killed a 24-year-old generator technician, Idris Bakare on Sunday, May 28, in the Oregun area of Lagos State. Odeyemi, who was attached to Alausa Police Division reportedly stormed a party in the community alongside his colleagues. The trigger-happy policemen were...
Gospel Singer, Felix Ndukwe Escapes From Kidnappers
A renowned gospel musician, Felix Ndukwe has narrated how he escaped from kidnappers along Oji flyover while he was returning from a birthday party in Imo State. Speaking with ABN TV on Wednesday, Mr. Ndukwe said he had stopped along the express at odd hour on June 24 to urinate when the kidnappers surrounded him at gunpoint and ordered him...
Bouncer Rapes Minor In Port Harcourt
Rivers Police have arrested one Obadiah said to be in his early 40s, a bouncer, who works in one of the night clubs in Port Harcourt for alleged defilement of a thirteen year old girl at Ojike street, Mile 1 Diobu . A source in the area told our Correspondent that the said Obadiah sent the thirteen year old girl...
Ozekhome, NBA President Maikyau, Afe Babalola To Storm Abia As Law Teachers’ Conference Holds
Renowned human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekohme; legal luminary, Afe Babalola; and the National President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Y. C Maikyau are among the eggheads in the legal profession expected at the forthcoming Nigerian Association of Law Teachers, NALT, 54th annual conference in Abia. This is as Self determination and national integration; as well as internal security and...
Imo Community Sues Uzodimma Over Alleged Forceful Land Acquisition
The people of the Amatta Autonomous community in the Ikeduru Council Area of Imo State have sued state Governor Hope Uzodinma over what they allege is the illegal and forceful acquisition of community land without notice. The plaintiffs are praying the State High Court sitting at Iho Judicial division in Ikeduru council declare the acquisition as illegal, null and void. In...
